114 RED-BREASTED SNIPE. 



ovaries of the females before they depart, and the short period 

 of time they are absent. Of all our sea-side Snipes it is the most 

 numerous, and the most delicious for the table. 



From these circumstances and the crowded manner in which 

 it flies and settles, it is the most eagerly sought after by our 

 gunners, who send them to market in great numbers. 



