History British Birds British, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from History British Birds British, Vol. 3 of 3 Nostrils lateral, basal, pierced longitudinally near the edges of the mandible, covered by a membrane. Legs moderate, slender, naked space on the tibia, but short, or entirely wanting; three toes before, one behind, the anterior toes entirely, or almost entirely, divided. Wings moderate, the first or the second quill-feather the longest in the wing. Although the eggs or the young of the Woodcock have been found, during one summer or another, in almost every county in England, as well as in several of those of Scotland, and also more frequently of late years than formerly, yet the great bulk of the species must be understood as only winter visitors, arriving early in October, or soon afterwards, and again departing northwards in March. Mr. Selby, one of our best observers, residing in the eastern part of Northumberland, and only four or five miles from the sea, says, "I have found that these birds always come over in the greatest bodies in hazy weather, with little wind, and that blowing from the north-east; and it is probable that they then find the upper region of the atmosphere, in which they fly, freer from counter currents of air, than in more open weather. After a night of this description I have frequently met with great numbers upon the edges of plantations, in hedges, and even in turnip-fields, and enjoyed excellent sport for the day; but on seeking, on the following morning, for a renewal of similar success, I have not found a single bird, the whole flight having proceeded on their course during the intervening night. It is during this time that Woodcocks, like most migratory birds, perform their journeys: and it seems probable that those which halt upon the eastern coast of Scotland, and the northern counties of England, have completed their task from shore to shore, between sunset and sunrise, as they appear but little fatigued on their arrival, provided the weather has been calm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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