. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, Family SCOLOPACID/E '-"27. Ki'RopEAN Woodcock. Srolopaj- rusiii ola. This Kuropean bird is .similar to thp American MZhu*"" V^'''^' '""» '« "arred beneath Their habits are the same as those of our species. 228. Woodcock. Philohela minor. BHHfh*%T^f'*™ w^""'' America, north to the British Provinces, breeding throughout Its range 1,.,^*
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, Family SCOLOPACID/E '-"27. Ki'RopEAN Woodcock. Srolopaj- rusiii ola. This Kuropean bird is .similar to thp American MZhu*"" V^'''^' '""» '« "arred beneath Their habits are the same as those of our species. 228. Woodcock. Philohela minor. BHHfh*%T^f'*™ w^""'' America, north to the British Provinces, breeding throughout Its range 1,.,^*"* }\u''^ *" *•»« ""OS' eagerly sought game »ir^^°' '^^ *""'• '^•'«"' *"sht Is very rapid and erratic, and accompanied by a peculiar whlstline sound made by the rapid motion of the wings U requires a skillful ""igs, u marksman to bring them down. They frequent J^oggy places es- pecially "runs" lined with alders, where they bore in the soft ground for worms and grubs. Their eggs are laid up- on the bare ground among nnffy di-iy. the_leaves and sticks; they are of about the color of dead leaves, as Is also the bird, making It quite difficult to dls(.over their nests. They lay three sp.^"""" sir; ^'5"o xTll'"'"^' ^'"" >-"-'«" -own. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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