. The birds of our country. . COMMON SANDPIPER. TOTANUS HYPOLEUCUS. Family Genus Totanus. Summer Snipe—Sand Lark—Willy Wicket. A summer visitor to the British Islands from April to October, but not a very numerous species. It is most common in the moorland districts of the North, where it breeds, but a few birds nest in Cornwall and Devonshire. The Summer Snipe frequents the banks of rivers and the margins of lakes and streams. It is parti- cularly partial to tidal rivers, where some yards of muddy banks are left as the water runs out; over this it may be seen lightly and quickly
. The birds of our country. . COMMON SANDPIPER. TOTANUS HYPOLEUCUS. Family Genus Totanus. Summer Snipe—Sand Lark—Willy Wicket. A summer visitor to the British Islands from April to October, but not a very numerous species. It is most common in the moorland districts of the North, where it breeds, but a few birds nest in Cornwall and Devonshire. The Summer Snipe frequents the banks of rivers and the margins of lakes and streams. It is parti- cularly partial to tidal rivers, where some yards of muddy banks are left as the water runs out; over this it may be seen lightly and quickly running, flirt- ing its tail like a Wagtail, and stopping every now and then to catch a passing insect or pick up some dainty morsel left by the receding tide. Its food is almost entirely composed of worms and insects, and their. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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