YELLOW-SHANKS SNIPE. 
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^OTJyus FLAFIPES, VIEILL. SCOLOPAX FLAPIPES, WILSON. 
YELl.OW-SIIANKS SNIPE. 
WII..SON, PLATE IVIII. FIG. IV. 
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^ this species I have hut little to say. It inhabits 
q„ coasts and salt marshes during summer j fre- 
(q j the flats at low water, and seems particularly 
gjjij walkinjr among the mud, ndiere it doubtless 
* Its favourite food in abuudanco. I have never 
its iii®t, nor with any person acijuaiiited with 
pi Piifticular place or manner of breeding. It is a 
loarb species, and great numbers are brought to 
cul 1 * New York, and Philadelphia, parti- 
pg _ y in autumn. Though these bird.s do not often 
I far inland, yet, on the 5th September, 
Seb *'*! ?®'’ci'al dozens of them in the meadows of 
viyi 'y'iiilli below Philadelphia. There had been a 
northeast storm a day or tn'o previous, and a 
^®ck of these, accompauied by several species of 
Pcaf”/ uml vast uumbere of the short-tailed tern, ap- 
labl once among the meadows. As a bird for the 
*'®l)m yclloiv-shanks, when fat, is in considerable 
Sea chief residence is in the vicinity of the 
Wg’i ''.'lore there are extensive mud flats. It has a sharp 
atig*';?’ of (hree or four notes, when about to take n ing, 
great'*- •’ These birds may be shot down with 
Will i-'*® sportsman, after the first discharge. 
Uqjj ®i'iy lie close, and permit the wounded birds to 
g,;- “ihout without picking them up ; the flock will 
the ^ Make a circuit, aud alight repeatedly, until 
j^Sreater part of them may be shot down. 
pf the yellow-shanks, ten inches; extent, 
ienotr ’ slender, .straight, an inch and a halt in 
'Cat ’ m hlack ; line over the eye, chin, belly, and 
of (.l’ " oite ; breast and throat, gray ; general colour 
®sh tl Picioagc above, dusky browu olive, inclining to 
) thickly marked with small triangular spots of dull 
