tin- tu i meat*. I I. m:.\ lie expected where the gnus is long, 



near m.-i- r ponds. :unl \\ii.-n- there are sonn- | "iiiiw uf marshy ground : l>ut it avoids 



show in:: itx-lf niiirli ill tin- iijn-11. Tin- IMH-I has \.-iy appropriately di-si^natcd this l>iid 

 li>tl--s t '..niii.' fni -its lli^'lii N >|o\\ and short, and, if j-ossilil.-, will be avoid**! altogvtli 



In c..n-.-,pi.-iio- of threw rhurari- -hi- l.ii.l. if <>nce seen, is al ii to be 



'bagged.' It will allow tli.- .s]M>rt.sinan to almost ii.|. o\.-r it before it will ris,- ; th<-n a .slow, 

 la/\ . owl-lik.- tli^'lit of aU.nt t\vo Innulntl junls will satisfy its organ of camion. I'jion being 

 PIII-II.--!, it will aipiiu li- rl.is... ami has to ! aliuo>t kickixl l*-foiv it will I.-UM- tin- cr-mml ; 

 aft<-r wlii.-h it.s slow Ili^lit a (Ton Is even an iiiclilf.-i.-nt shot an excellent chance of killing, for 

 th Goran can carry off very little shot" 



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QWUT I-UM KK OR TUIC-K KXKB.-C 



THE Wading Birds are well farnished with legs and feet formed for walking, and in 

 many species the legs are greatly rlongated, so as to enable them to walk in the water w hi].. 

 they pick their food out of the waves. 



The Plovers head the list of Waders, of which our first example is the GRKAT PLOVER, 

 or THICK-KNKE. 



It is found in various parts of Europe, when- it is known nnd.-r tin- names of STONK Ct i: 

 I.MV and NORFOLK PLOVER. As it comes from the south, it is more common in the southern 

 than in the northern countries. It moves about chiefly in the dark, its large full eyes enabling 

 it to.take advantage of the waning liirht. and to pounce upon tin- slugs, worms, and insects 

 that come forth by night. The bird is also thought to kill and devour lizards, frogs, and 

 mil-.- ; and tli-- remains of the large hard-shelled beetles have been found within its stomach. 



The note of this lMov-r is almost human in its intonation, sounding like that strange 

 whistle produced by putting the ringers in the mouth and Mowing shrilly through tin-in. The 

 Thick-knw frequents open country and plains, di-likinir in'Iosures, and being very fond of 

 downs where sheep are fed in large flocks. It is a cautious and very shy bird, so that the 

 sportsman cannot, without great trouble, come within shot range. Moreover, it is singularly 

 tenacious of life, and will carry away a large charge of shot without seeming much the worse 

 at the time. 



