They hav a long, slender bill, and a rich brown plumage, and when they lite on the ground yu lose sight ov them az quick az yu do ov a drop ov water when it falls into a mill pond.
The fust thing yu generally see ov a woodkok iz a whizz, and the last thing a whurr.
How so many ov them are killed on the wing iz a mistery to me, for it iz a quicker job than snatching pennys oph a red-hot stove.
I hav shot at them often, but i never heard ov my killing one ov them yet.
They are one ov the game birds, and menny good judges think they are the most elegant vittles that wear feathers.
THE GUINA HEN.
The guina hen iz a spekled kritter, smaller than the goose, and bigger than the wild pigeon.
They hav a keen eye, and a red kokade on their heds, and alwas walk on the run.
They lay eggs in great profushun, but they lay them so 201 much on the sly, that they often kan’t find them themselfs.
They are az freckled az a coach dog, and just about az tuff tew eat az a half-biled krow.