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wet’ ground the snipe hkes so well. The plover is not as prolific as the 
snipe, and never'was a plentiful bird in Illinois, even when the country 
was new and there was much feeding ground to his liking. Still there 
were short seasons when a fairly good bag of these birds could be made. 
Now he is very scarce, and small bags in the best of seasons are the rule. 
The plover is a very handsome bird in his natural habitat, very 
wary at times and difficult to bring to bag. He migrates North and 
South with other shore birds. 
THE CURLEW. 
There are a number of varieties of the curlew, but the most com- 
mon variety that is found on the wet ground of our prairies is a bird 
The Curlew. 
of a great deal of quality. He is larger than the snipe or plover, and is 
at times very difficult to approach within shooting distance. He is a 
splendid table bird, being of similar quality as the snipe and other 
shore birds. He belongs to the group of shore birds that make annual 
