og pO owBs be Po aur: 4k 
tains to breed; in the winter it haunts the fea 
coatts. | as | 
— Curlews are found in Greece, in Italy, and the 
: oan parts of Europe. and of Afia. 
They fcrape a few leaves together for a nett, 
and Jay three eggs ; the young are hatched in July, 
and they go back from the mountains to the 
marfhes in Auguff. | | 
The Whimbrel is another Curlew; its beak is 
bowed, its feet of a blueith caft, a it has dark 
brown diamond-fhaped fpots 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 : Itis — 
from April to May in Lincolnthire and on the 
= Kentith coafts, : 

_ 
The. Woodcock’ beak is ftrait, reddith, at the 
bate, i it is furrowed the whole length ; its legs are 
afh-coloured, the thighs are covered with feathers, 
and it hasa b! ack 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 eva a 
bird of paflage, but it is now fuppofed to retire in 
| the fummer. to the mountains, and to.return to 
i lower 
