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... snipe flies slowly and heavily , and without twisting ; the flights it makes are short , like those of the jack — indeed , its habits much more closely resemble those of the jack than those of the THE FULL SNIPE AND HIS COUSINS 13.
... snipe flies slowly and heavily , and without twisting ; the flights it makes are short , like those of the jack — indeed , its habits much more closely resemble those of the jack than those of the THE FULL SNIPE AND HIS COUSINS 13.
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... - bably from its fatness , and not being a shy bird ) , and pitches again , like the Jack Snipe , after a short flight of thirty or forty yards . I never heard a cry from it ; but sportsmen abroad have told me it has one , not 14 THE SNIPE.
... - bably from its fatness , and not being a shy bird ) , and pitches again , like the Jack Snipe , after a short flight of thirty or forty yards . I never heard a cry from it ; but sportsmen abroad have told me it has one , not 14 THE SNIPE.
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... 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 where the full snipe cannot exist even now . The main body of jack reach ...
... 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 where the full snipe cannot exist even now . The main body of jack reach ...
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... its small size , its short bill , and its dark back , the jack may be distinguished at a glance from the full snipe . The jack , differing entirely in this respect from the full snipe , is partly a vegetarian . In open 18 THE SNIPE.
... its small size , its short bill , and its dark back , the jack may be distinguished at a glance from the full snipe . The jack , differing entirely in this respect from the full snipe , is partly a vegetarian . In open 18 THE SNIPE.
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... short flights . Not that his wing power and staying power are anywise lacking , for they carry him huge distances at the times of the spring and autumn migrations . It is simply that the bird is dull and heavy by day and has but little ...
... short flights . Not that his wing power and staying power are anywise lacking , for they carry him huge distances at the times of the spring and autumn migrations . It is simply that the bird is dull and heavy by day and has but little ...
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