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Highlands of Scotland, that, as a general rule, the 

 Woodcocks, old and young, leave their breeding- 

 quarters very early in September, and that for at 

 least a month, that is till the arrival of the autumn 

 flights, many of the favourite summer and winter 

 resorts of this species may be carefully beaten without 

 producing a single " cock." The question of course 

 occurs, whither do our British-bred Woodcocks 

 migrate X as records of their appearance in September 

 are, so far as I can ascertain, very scarce, not only in 

 our own country, but also in France. To this 



"Woodcock- Ready- to rise. 



question I most certainly can give no answer, and 

 should be very glad to elicit a satisfactory one. On 

 this subject I may again refer my readers to the 

 authorities quoted by Mr. Seebohm in his previously 

 cited article on the Woodcock, and I could adduce 

 many others. 



