. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. THE SNIPE. As we wander round the mountain lakes, over the seemingly interminable swamp, where the ground be- neath us trembles under our weight, and we have to pick our way carefully, stepping from one cluster of rushes to another, we are apt to ponder over the absence of bird life. True, we have passed a short while ago a company of Plovers on the higher grounds, and seen the Red Grouse in plenty on the drier land, still here all seems desolate. As we
. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. THE SNIPE. As we wander round the mountain lakes, over the seemingly interminable swamp, where the ground be- neath us trembles under our weight, and we have to pick our way carefully, stepping from one cluster of rushes to another, we are apt to ponder over the absence of bird life. True, we have passed a short while ago a company of Plovers on the higher grounds, and seen the Red Grouse in plenty on the drier land, still here all seems desolate. As we pause to admire the sublimity of Nature in her wildest aspects, the perfect silence seems oppressive, and a slight feeling of sadness creeps irresistibly upon us. Nothing breaks the solemn stillness of the wilderness save the incessant lap lap of the waters, stirred into motion by the mountain breeze, or the rustling murmurs of the reeds and the plash plash of our. 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 Dixon, Charles, 1858-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : Werner Co.
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