. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . anup to the 56th parallel of latitude, where, as they pass the summer,they no doubt propagate there, as well as in the Middle States of theUnion. Their appearance in the north of Europe, is merely acciden-tal, like the visit of the Ruft in America, which has, indeed, no betterclaim in our
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . anup to the 56th parallel of latitude, where, as they pass the summer,they no doubt propagate there, as well as in the Middle States of theUnion. Their appearance in the north of Europe, is merely acciden-tal, like the visit of the Ruft in America, which has, indeed, no betterclaim in our Fauna, than that of the Willet in Europe, both beingstragglers from their native abodes and ordinary migrating the scarcity of this species on the shores of Massachusetts Bay,it is more than probable, that tlieir northern migrations are madechiefly up the great valley of the Mississippi; and they have beenseen, in the spring,by Mr. Say, nearEngineer Canton-ment, on the bankof the Missouri. Afew straggling fam-ilies or flocks ofthe young, are oc-casionally seen,about the middleof August, on themuddy flats of Co-hasset beach; butthey never bieed inthis part of NewEngland, thoughnests are found inthe vicinity of NewBedford, The Willet probably passes the winter within tne tropics, or along. 328 THE RUFF AND KEEVE. the extensive shores of the Mexican Gulf. About the middle oiMarch, however, their lively vociferations of piU-will-willet, pill-mil-willet^ begin commonly to be heard in all the marshes of the seaislands of Georgia and South Carolina. In the Middle States theyarrive about the 15th of April, or sometimes later, according to theseason; and from that period to the close of July, their loud andahrill cries, audible for half a mile, are heard incessantly throughoutthe marshes where they now reside. OF THE SANDPIPERS IN GENERAL. The Sandpipers have a straight and slender bill, about an inchand a half long ; small nostrils ; and a slender tongue. The toes arediv
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