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Birds of Canada. 



beneath a log or bush ; eggs, four ; of a yellow- 

 ish-drab color, with dark brown blotches. Early 

 in November the Woodcock leaves for the south. 



WILSON'S SNIPE. 



Gallinago Wilsonii. Wilson's Snipe. 



Wilson's Snipe is a well-known summer visitor 

 in Canada. It arrives about the tenth of March. 

 Feeds upon earthworms principally. Nests, on 

 the ground ;'^ eggs, four, of an olive-drab color, 

 slightly marked with brown spots. General color, 

 above, brownish-black, marked with light rufous, 

 yellowish-brown, or ashy-white ; underneath, 

 white. Late in the fall this snipe goes south. 



