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young one with her claws stretched down, as in the picture, but rather drawn 

 up somewhat closely, as St. John describes it in the same book. The position 

 of the legs would depend on the grip taken, and that would vary occasional- 

 ly no doubt. In this instance the bird was taken by surprise and may have 

 snatched her young one up anyhow. Hume and Marshall mention this 

 habit. In "Vol. iii, p. 319, they say : " Whether the woodcock ever does 

 remove its eggs, as has been asserted, it certainly does carry its young about, 

 one at a time, grasped between the two thighs and pressed against the lower 

 part of the breast." In " Nests and Eggs " there is only an account of the 

 taking of four hard-set eggs. 



These samples of my diary may suffice to give some idea of the pleasures 

 and risks of " Camping in Chamba." 



