air in thewood during the day, and go out to feed at the sheltered places where thefrost has relaxed its hold on the ground. The bird drives his bill m the mud to a great depth, and performs THE WOODCOCK. 217 the operation of plunging and drawing back so fast that you can hardlykeep count. When he… … THE WOODCOCK. The woodcocks begin to make their nest very early in the }-ear. At onetime it was supposed that they did not remain in England after the end ofthe winter; but latterly many of them have done so, and reared their young.The reason is supposed to be because of the increase of fir and…
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