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driven by an east wind in the spring, or a 

 strong north wind in the autumn. Their 

 natural progress is to and from Finland and 

 Siberia, through the continent of Europe to 

 and from the east and south,* In autumn 

 they pass more east, both because they are 

 aided by west winds, and because the 

 marshes in the east of Europe are wetter in 

 that season; and in spring they return, but 

 a larger proportion through Italy, where 

 they are carried by the Sirocco, and which 

 at that time is extremely wet. Come, let us 

 have another bottle of claret: a pint per 

 man is not too much after such a day's 

 fatigue. 



HAL. You have made me president for 

 these four days, and I forbid it. A half 



* From the food, or rather I should say the remains 

 of food, found in the stomach of the double snipe, I 

 think it is probable that it requires a kind of worm, 

 which is not found in winter even in the temperate 

 climes of Europe; and that it feeds differently from 

 the snipe. There are certainly none found after the 

 middle of October, in either Illyria or Italy; and I 

 believe the same may be said of the middle of May, as 

 to their summer migration, or their breeding migration. 



