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... weather to the same extent as the full snipe's . During the mild and short winters of the present day , the jack picks up a comfortable living in countries where he could not have existed in the time of the old severe winters , and ...
... weather to the same extent as the full snipe's . During the mild and short winters of the present day , the jack picks up a comfortable living in countries where he could not have existed in the time of the old severe winters , and ...
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L. H. De Visme Shaw. full snipe , is partly a vegetarian . In open weather though worms , grubs , small snails and so forth consti- tute his principal fare , he never neglects to consume a certain quantity of vegetable matter ; in hard ...
L. H. De Visme Shaw. full snipe , is partly a vegetarian . In open weather though worms , grubs , small snails and so forth consti- tute his principal fare , he never neglects to consume a certain quantity of vegetable matter ; in hard ...
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... weather congregate on ploughed fields in preference to their usual feeding grounds . Besides being used for drinking - the snipe is a thirsty soul - water is required by the bird for the frequent washing of its bill , which quickly ...
... weather congregate on ploughed fields in preference to their usual feeding grounds . Besides being used for drinking - the snipe is a thirsty soul - water is required by the bird for the frequent washing of its bill , which quickly ...
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... weather it is rare to find anything at all in a full snipe , and when something can be found , that something is only grit and a small mollusc or two . In open weather the contents of the bird sometimes disclose traces of vegetable ...
... weather it is rare to find anything at all in a full snipe , and when something can be found , that something is only grit and a small mollusc or two . In open weather the contents of the bird sometimes disclose traces of vegetable ...
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... weather . When winter sets in early in the north , snipe reach us before their average time , while very * open weather will lead them to defer their journey . 24 THE SNIPE.
... weather . When winter sets in early in the north , snipe reach us before their average time , while very * open weather will lead them to defer their journey . 24 THE SNIPE.
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