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tains to breed; in the winter it haunts the fea 
coatts. 
Curlews are found in Greece, in Italy, and the 
northern parts of Europe and of Afia. 
They fcrape a few leaves together for a neft, 
and lay three eggs ; the young are hatched in July, 
and they go back from the mountains to the 
marfhes in Auguft. 
The Whimbrel is another Ghilew; its beak is 
bowed, its feet of a blueifh caft, and it has dark 
brown diamond-fhaped {pots on its back. It is 
not fo frequent in England as the common Cur- 
lew, and feems to go from one part of the king~ 
dom to another, if not to other countries: I[t is 
from April to May in Lincolnfhire and on the 
Kentifh coafts. 
The Woodcock’s beak is ftrait, reddifh, at the 
bafe, it is furrowed the whole length ; its legs are 
_ afh-coloured, the thighs are covered with feathers, 
and it has a black ftreak from the bill to the eyes ; 
the crown of the head and back of the neck are 
barred with black, 
The Woodcock was formerly thought to be a 
bird of paflage, but it is now fuppofed to retire in 
the fummer to the mountains, and to return to 
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