Xii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



The Woodcock. — Scarce in Scandinavia.- — The Cause. — Two Species ? 

 Varieties. — Its Habits. — Its Food. — Mode of Feeding. — The 

 Call-note. — Incubation. — Woodcock carrying her Young. — Her 

 Maternal Affection. — Anecdote. — Migration. — Always Nocturnal. 

 With the Wind. — Cause of Migration. — " The" Lament ".. .^^ag'e 185 



. CHAPTER XV. 



The " Kors-Drag." — Ekstrom's Descriptiou. — The Lark -pipe. — 

 Shooting at the Drag.- -The Poacher's Expedient. — Shooting 

 with the Pointer. — In Scania. — On the West Coast. — In the 

 Island of Gotland. — In Southern Europe. — Traps and Snares ... 203 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Solitary Snipe. — Geographical Range. — Two Species] — Flight. 

 — Retired Disposition. — Favourite Haunts. — Aversion to 

 Wood.— Food. — Feeds only at Night. — Breeding Habits. — 

 Migration. — Dish for a King. — Shooting at the Pairing-gi-ound. — 

 To the Pointer. — Capture in Nets. — Diminished Numbers ... 214 



CHAPTER XVIL 



The Common Snipe. — Widely dispersed. — Accidental Varieties. — 

 Resorts. — Food. — Social Habits. — Breeding. — It drums. — 

 Curious Legend. — Migi-ation. — The Jack Snipe. — Extensively 

 spread. — Snipe-shooting. — Widtskcifle. — The Ruff. — Its 

 Pugnacity 231 



