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Definition of Red-breasted snipe
1. Noun. A dowitcher with a red breast.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red-breasted Snipe
Literary usage of Red-breasted snipe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1843)
"By the Creoles of Louisiana the red-breasted snipe is named "Becassine de Mer,"
as well as ... red-breasted snipe, Scolopax noveboracensis, Wils. Amer. ..."
2. The Birds of Manitoba by Ernest Thompson Seton (1891)
"Long-billed Dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe. Common, chiefly as a migrant in
the western part of the province ; Mouse River, at the boundary, ..."
3. A History of the Rarer British Birds by Thomas Campbell Eyton (1836)
"In Mr. Gould's " European Birds," an instance of its capture is mentioned as
having occurred near Yarmouth. The red-breasted snipe appears to form a ..."
4. The American Sportsman: Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on Shooting by Elisha Jarrett Lewis, George G. White (1863)
"... red-breasted snipe. SCOLOPAX NOVEBORACENSIS. HABITS, NOMENCLATURE, ETC.
THIS snipe resembles very much in size and plumage the common snipe, ..."
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