. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . nd their lives amidst the fens, search-ing for their food in the mud and wet soil, where theyremain during the day, shaded and hidden among reedsand rushes, in that obscurity which their timidity makesthem prefer. They seldom remain above a day or twoin the same place ; and it often happens that in the morn-ing not one is to be found in those marshes where theywere numerous the evening before. They remove in aflock in the night, and when there is moonlight, may beseen and heard passing at a vast height. Their bills arelong and slend
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . nd their lives amidst the fens, search-ing for their food in the mud and wet soil, where theyremain during the day, shaded and hidden among reedsand rushes, in that obscurity which their timidity makesthem prefer. They seldom remain above a day or twoin the same place ; and it often happens that in the morn-ing not one is to be found in those marshes where theywere numerous the evening before. They remove in aflock in the night, and when there is moonlight, may beseen and heard passing at a vast height. Their bills arelong and slender, and, like the Common Snipes, aresmooth and blunt at the tip : their legs are of various co-lours, and long. When pursued by the sportsman, theyrun with great speed, are very restless, spring at a greatdistance, and make a scream as they rise. Their voiceis somewhat extraordinary, and has been compared tothe smothered bleating of a goat. They delight in saltmarshes, and are rare in countries remote from the flesh is delicate and excellent L S4 BRITISH BIRD&.
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