. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 147 After this he crept nearer and with a slender twig three feet long raised the bill tip and down, as shown on page 141 and finally getting closer to the bird, took hold of its bill with his fingers when the woodcock flushed from the nest, exposing a fine set of four eggs. The picture on page 134 shows a typical nesting site and the character of its surroundings with the author pointing to a nest containing four eggs. The latter were photographed as shown on page From Ph
. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 147 After this he crept nearer and with a slender twig three feet long raised the bill tip and down, as shown on page 141 and finally getting closer to the bird, took hold of its bill with his fingers when the woodcock flushed from the nest, exposing a fine set of four eggs. The picture on page 134 shows a typical nesting site and the character of its surroundings with the author pointing to a nest containing four eggs. The latter were photographed as shown on page From Photo by Ed. Reinecke After a while we went on and to our astonishment found a pair of woodcock strutting around us, and not more than five to ten feet away. They reminded us of a turkey cock as they went along with heads erect, tails spread vertically, wings drooping and bills pointing downward close to their breasts. We used every effort to find their nests without success. What a difference in the fall of the year, when the sportsman is after them. The woodcock was formerly found in large numbers in the vicinity of Buffalo, but of late years it has been growing scarcer each season and with the wood duck is regarded by some orni- thologists as being doomed to early extermination. It is said 2. 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 Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Buffalo, N. Y. : Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
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