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marshes ; it cannot he expected of us, however, to describe all 

 these Birds. We shall, therefore, be forced to pass them by with 

 two exceptions, namely, the — 



SCOLOPAX FLAVIPES — YELLOW-SHANKS SNIPE: AND SCOLOPAX 

 VOCIFERUS— TELL-TALE SNIPE, GODWIT, OR GREATER YELLOW- 

 SHANKS SNIPE. 



Both these Birds are well bat not favorably known to the 

 market Shooters of Philadelphia and New York, as they are 

 extremely shy and very vigilant, and often give notice, by their 

 shrill whistle, of the approach of the Shooter when he would not 

 have been observed by the less wary fowl feeding around. This 

 habit of timely warning their careless companions of the danger 

 that is encompassing them, has given rise to their I'espective 

 appellations of Greater or Lesser Tell-Tale. Notwithstanding 

 their uncommon vigilance they are, nevertheless, often brought 

 to bag, and in the Autumn their flesh is not unfrequently very 

 savory. These Birds resemble each other so very much in their 

 general appearance and plumage that the difference in their size 

 alone is the most distinguishing characteristic. 



