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... wind , the snipe invariably does the reverse . Why , it is impossible to say . The bird , its shanks flat upon the ground and its beak pointing downwards and pressed against the breast , poses itself in the form of the letter V , the ...
... wind , the snipe invariably does the reverse . Why , it is impossible to say . The bird , its shanks flat upon the ground and its beak pointing downwards and pressed against the breast , poses itself in the form of the letter V , the ...
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... wind . ' Until the first twist , ' I once wrote , ' one wing - let ine say the left is held on a higher plane than the other . This tilting of the wings and body - the under surface of the left wing receiving the full force of the wind ...
... wind . ' Until the first twist , ' I once wrote , ' one wing - let ine say the left is held on a higher plane than the other . This tilting of the wings and body - the under surface of the left wing receiving the full force of the wind ...
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... wind and the bias of the line of flight being now . towards the left . The following twist again reverses matters ... wind . He rises against the wind in order that he may mount the air more rapidly and more easily , for by facing the ...
... wind and the bias of the line of flight being now . towards the left . The following twist again reverses matters ... wind . He rises against the wind in order that he may mount the air more rapidly and more easily , for by facing the ...
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... wind between north and east generally brings them to our English snipe - grounds , a change of the wind to a milder quarter being nearly always the signal for the prompt disappearance of all save the small body of regular residents ...
... wind between north and east generally brings them to our English snipe - grounds , a change of the wind to a milder quarter being nearly always the signal for the prompt disappearance of all save the small body of regular residents ...
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... wind on snipe , ' while B says , ' When walking after snipe , you should always walk up wind ' ; C says , ' Always shoot at a snipe the very first moment you feel that you are likely to kill the bird , ' while D says , ' Never think of ...
... wind on snipe , ' while B says , ' When walking after snipe , you should always walk up wind ' ; C says , ' Always shoot at a snipe the very first moment you feel that you are likely to kill the bird , ' while D says , ' Never think of ...
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