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THE GODWIT. 



THE GODWIT. 



The Godwit^ belongs to a division of the Linnrcan genus Scolopax 

 equally extensive with the Curlews, and containing more British spe- 

 cies It is only sixteen inches long, being smaller than the Curlew 

 It seldom remains more than a day in one place. On a fine moonlight 

 night they may often be seen passing from one place to another, fly? 

 at a great height in the air. 



The P.irre belongs to the family of Sandpipers, of which there are 

 about seventeen British species, the Purre being one of the most 



