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_ marthy places, where they cannot be difturbed by 
cattle: itis made of dry grafs and of sate 
and contains four or five eggs. 
The ‘young ones leave the neft as foon as they 
quit the fhell ; and their parents take care of them 
until their Jong bills.(which at fir are very foft) 
_ become 'fo hard, that they.can ufe them to provide — 
for themfelves. It is ver biealy that Snipes feed 
upon worms. | 
‘Snipes are very dificult to, re thot, becaufe 
they hide themfelves: carefully in marfhes, where it 
is not eafy to go tothem; but they may be taken 
in fnares, like Woodcocks. Snipes are very de- 
licate food. They do not feem to be fo plentiful 
as Woodcocks, but ‘hcg are found in olen every . 
part of the world, of? ese ellen 
They will not ee son'lwivbsis Ee therefore 
‘cannot ‘be brought up tame.’ | | 
In ‘thofe: iflands where they have. bes anit | 
turbed by men, they fhew no figns of fears.) ¢ 
They build their nefts in an open expofed fia | 
tion, and do not dip when they firft take their 
| a flight, » The-cock Snipe, whilft his mate is fitting, 

‘pores himfelf on his wings, and. makes fometimes , 
ne a whilfting, and fometimes a drumming noife, | 
When they are difturbed, _ elpecially in, the = 
ectins feafon, they foar to a vaft height, and 
PART UL es when | 
