. Bird-life : a guide to the study of our common birds . ll ofa Nighthawk, but is the Woodcock sounding the firstnotes of his lo-ve song. He is on the ground, and as youlisten, the call ceases and the bird springs from the groundto mount skyward on whistling wings. He may risethree hundred feet, then, after a seconds pause, one hearsa twittering whistle and the bird shoots down steepinclines earthward. Unless disturbed, he will probablyreturn to near the spot from which he started and atonce resume his peenting. This, with the twitteringnote, is vocal; the whistling sound, heard as the bird ri
. Bird-life : a guide to the study of our common birds . ll ofa Nighthawk, but is the Woodcock sounding the firstnotes of his lo-ve song. He is on the ground, and as youlisten, the call ceases and the bird springs from the groundto mount skyward on whistling wings. He may risethree hundred feet, then, after a seconds pause, one hearsa twittering whistle and the bird shoots down steepinclines earthward. Unless disturbed, he will probablyreturn to near the spot from which he started and atonce resume his peenting. This, with the twitteringnote, is vocal; the whistling sound, heard as the bird rises,is produced by the rapid passage of air through its stif-fened primaries. Our only other common summer resident Snipe is the Spotted Sandpiper. It frequents the shores of lakes, Spotted Sandpiper, P^^^^^, and rivers, and is also found Actitis mnciiiaria. ucar the sea, but wherever seen may be Plate XL known by its singular tipping, teter- ing motion, which has given it the names of Tip-up and Teter Snipe. It is also called Peet-weet, from its sharp. Plate XXXI. CRESTED FLYCATCHER. Paob 123. Length, 9-00 inches. Upper parts browisb olive-green; inner vane oftail-feathers rusty; breast gray; belly pale yellow. WILSONS SNIPE. 97 cfJl, rapidly repeated as it flies over the water. Aftergaining headway it sails for some distance, when its wide-stretched wings show a white bar or band. The Spotted Sandpiper arrives from the South latein April and remains until October. It nests in the lat-ter half of May, laying four pear-shaped eggs, in colorwhite or buff, thickly spotted and speckled with choco-late, chiefly at the larger end. The young, like those ofall Snipe, are born with a covering of downy feathers,and can run as soon as dry. The egg is, therefore, largein proportion to the size of the bird, and measures 125 by•95 inches. (See Fig. 24:a.) Unlike the two preceding birds, AVilsons or theEnglish Snipe is not a summer resident in the MiddleWilsons Snipe States, but as .a rule
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