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flight, often of many miles, disappearing to a 
speck in the sky. It needs good eyesight to 
mark the bird for perhaps a quarter of an 
hour as he flies round, but it is wise to do 
this if possible, for he will often come back 
fo almost the Spot: from: which he rose. 
If not too much alarmed he will pitch again 
about a hundred yards ahead. The jack 
never seems to get very frightened, even 
though you may hunt him closely after 
having fired at and missed him several times ! 
He will only fly a short distance ahead and 
pitch again. Both species alight on the 
sround very quickly and in a slanting direc- 
tion. It is very difficult to see either kind 
sitting ; their markings blend with almost 
any soil or grass, and they can squat in a 
slight hollow so as to be quite out of sight.? 
The full snipe stands seven to eight inches 
high. Both species have long legs and long 
soft beaks eee for the Saad as 
TA ae who aay himself a —- REE 
told me he had been out shooting and had seen lots 
of snipe sitting on trees! They cannot perch! 
