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The English woodcock, so called by which is 

 meant the woodcock of Europe is twice the bulk of 

 the American bird, and though in a general way sim- 

 ilar in color, the pattern is so different that the two 

 could never be confused, even though they were of the 

 same size. This European bird has occasionally been 



RANGE OF THE WOODCOCK 



taken in America. Any sportsman who may chance to 

 kill a woodcock twice the size of the ordinary bird, 

 paler in color and distinctly cross-barred, should by 

 all means have it at once examined by a naturalist ; and 

 if unable to reach a naturalist, he should have the skin 

 preserved, and should report the occurrence. 



Many of the woodcock pursue their winter journeys 

 as far south as the Gulf of Mexico, while others winter 

 much farther to the north. In fact, it is not altogether 



