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RED-BREASTED SNIPE. 
ovaries of the females before they depart, and the short period 
of time they are absent. Of all our sea-side Snipes it is the most 
numerous, and the most delicious for the table. 
From these circumstances and the crowded manner in which 
it flies and settles, it is the most eagerly sought after by our 
gunners, who send them to market in great numbers. 
