. La biblioteca del naturalista : contiene descrizioni scientifiche e popolari di uomo, quadrupidi, uccelli, pesci, rettili e insetti . u, e annuisce perennemente la testa.è così insospettoso da permettere che si avvicinino entro pochi metri di esso, senza apparire di prendere atto, o di essere il meno allarmato. IL seni ROSSI SANDPIPER3 è comunemente chiamato il hack grigio, o brovm indietro, sui nostri seni. E 'aparticolare preferito tra i pistoleri, essendo generalmente un uccello molto grumo, tenero, eeccellente per il tavolo. Essi di solito tenere in piccoli greggi, illuminato sulla sabbia-piani in un corpo vicino, dove Th

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. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . u, and perpetually nodding the head.It is so unsuspicious as to permit one to approach within a few yards of it, without appearing to take notice, or to be the least alarmed. THE RED-BREASTED SANDPIPER3 Is commonly called the gray hack, or brovm back, on our seacoasts. It is aparticular favorite among gunners, being generally a very plump, tender, andexcellent bird for the table. They usually keep in small flocks, alight onthe sand-flats in a close body, where they search for small bivalve shells.On the approach of the sportsman, they frequently stand fixed and silent forsome time; do not appear to be easily alarmed, neither do they run aboutm the water as much as some others, or with the same rapidity, but appearmore tranquil and deliberate. They retire to the south in November. The other individuals of this family, both American and foreign, are toonumerous to be particularized. Trinsca alpina, Lin. ^ Trin^a solitaries, Wilson. Trin^a rufa, Wilsos. 046 AVES—WOODCOCK. THE WOODCOCK.1. The woorlcock of the old continent inhabits and breeds in the northernregions during summer; but on the commencement of the frost, it beginsto migrate southward. The greater part of them leave England at the closeof February, or the beginning of March, after having paired; but they aresometimes detained for a while longer by the wind being adverse. The woodcock is about as large as a pigeon, Avith a bill three inches long.The crown of the head and back of the neck are barred with black, and t*black streak runs from the bill to the eyes. It flaps its wings with somvnoise when it rises, and its flight is pretty rapid, but neither high nor longand its descent is so sudden that it seems to fall like a stone. It flies verystraight in a wood of tall trees, but in a copse it is often obliged to wind, and frequently drops behind bushes, to conceal itself from th

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• bookauthordwightjonathan185
• bookcentury1800
• booksubjectzoology