Snipe

“Snipe is the name of a common family of birds. The common American snipe is about equal in size to the common snipe of Europe, and much resembles it also in plumage. The tail has 16 feathers. This species is abundant in summer in the N. parts of the United States and in Canada, and in the more S. States in winter. It is much in request for the table, and is often caught in snares. It is much esteemed as a delicious and well-flavored dish."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Keywords

bird, snipe, common american snipe, tail has 16 feathers

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Source

Everybody's Cyclopedia (New York, NY: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1912)

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