Show THE appalachian by hugh hutton author ot of nutty natural history athis TRAVELERS often catch sight ot of this solitary bird of prey soaring from some lonely crag overlooking ft a tobacco field it Is the chief enemy odthe of the snipe which Is found in abundance along the well frequented highways in tills this u ll strIct when an unsuspecting snipe Is sighted the dives headlong at it and carries it off in its strong talons to its lair laurito to cool off 4 besides the snipe the subsists on well done breaded veal cutlets the writer luckily got this picture of the while watching a live snipe in the process of cooling its head Is a single peanut and Is fastened at the upper front end of a brazil nut the wings are split almond shells and the feet beet split peanuts short pieces of toothpick are fastened to the peanuts with chewing gum to form talons M metropolitan service I 1 |