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gentleman you see in the case and annexed him. 

 There was no merit in the shot as it was easy 

 enough. When I saw he was a fine specimen I 

 decided upon putting him into my collection. The 

 bird wasn't anything like dead when we picked him 

 up, and the first thing he did was to go for us with 

 his beak. This is the characteristic feature of the 

 Heron family, and unless you watch them they are 

 dangerous, as the spot they make for is the eye. 



In regard to habitat abroad, Howard Saunders 

 says: "On the coast of Norway it ranges to 68 

 deg"rees N. latitude, although it does not reach 

 beyond 57 degrees in Sweden and Russia, while 

 southwards it is found in suitable localities over the 

 greater part of Europe, and considerable numbers 

 breed in colonies in the marshes of Northern and 

 Central Italy, the valley of the Danube and 

 Southern Russia." 



CASE 58. 



REDSHANK, SANDERLING, RINGED 



PLOVER, COMMON SANDPIPER, 



DUNLIN, TURNSTONE, 



SNOW BUNTING. 



The Redshank. 

 Order, Limicolcs. Family, CharadriidcE. 



This species seems to be pretty well distributed 

 over the British Islands. In the spring season the 



