

SNIPE CHICKS. 

 The buffish white, and black, stripes, and tlie rich chestnut ground colour which 

 make up the coloration of the young snipe cause it to harmonise most perfectly with 

 its surroundings. 



Photos by Miss E. L. Turner. 



YOUNG SNIPE ON THE BACK OF THE MOTHER. 

 The protective value of the striped liveries of the adult and nestling snipe is 

 well shown by the difSculty one has to find the birds in this illustration. 



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