St Nicholas [serial] . fisherman found a redheaddrowned in his nets which had been set at adepth of ninety feet. Another bird whose bill serves quite a differentpurpose is the woodcock. Extremely long andslender, his bill seems out of proportion to hissize, and yet it is most efficient, serving his pur-pose admirably. The woodcock haunts damp,wooded places shaded by ferns and defended bybriers, the home of fat worms and luscious his long, sensitive bill comes into it he bores deep and drags forth his unwill-ing victims, thus keeping his plump form inproper contour. Quite
St Nicholas [serial] . fisherman found a redheaddrowned in his nets which had been set at adepth of ninety feet. Another bird whose bill serves quite a differentpurpose is the woodcock. Extremely long andslender, his bill seems out of proportion to hissize, and yet it is most efficient, serving his pur-pose admirably. The woodcock haunts damp,wooded places shaded by ferns and defended bybriers, the home of fat worms and luscious his long, sensitive bill comes into it he bores deep and drags forth his unwill-ing victims, thus keeping his plump form inproper contour. Quite as shy as the woodcock and infinitelymore droll and amusing is the opossum, to mymind one of our cleverest and cutest his most peculiar feat and one that israrely witnessed is his great acrobatic stunt ofhanging from a limb by his snaky tail, while withhis uncanny, hand-like paws he gathers in per-simmons. His range of diet is wide, but, to mixmetaphors, persimmons are the apple of hiseye. nicetybefore. The cleanest and daintiest animal in regard t<
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