WIIIMBREL. 
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their actions I was convinced there could he little doubt they were nesting. A continuation of stormy 
weather, which set in with still greater fury, put an end to all hopes of exploring this terribly exposed coast 
before I left the district. 
To give an accurate description of the familiar cry of the Whimbrel is well nigh impossible. The 
note, hoAvever, is one of the easiest to imitate, and the birds in most instances readily respond and frequently 
approach without hesitation. 
The food of this species is probably much the same as that of the Curlew. As a rule, however, the 
localities it ficquents are more exposed to the influence of salt water than fresh, marine worms and insects 
doubtless forming their chief means of sustenance. 
