Taxidermy, birds mounted in a display case, 1 male and 1 female short billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, prepared by Edward Hart, Bow House, High Street, Christchurch, Dorset, about 1900
The male bird was shot by I Call or Cull? on sand dunes, Christchurch Harbour, Christchurch, Dorset, September 1872
The female bird was shot by Edward Hart, Stanpit Marsh, Stanpit, Christchurch, Dorset, 7 October 1902
Edward Hart's notes 'No 1 was killed by 'Dapper' Cull (a sobriquet aquired through his weakness for shooting the little Dabchick). He recorded this occurrence in 'Land and Water' as a 'Sabine's Snipe', stating that the differences between the common and 'Sabine's Snipe were the darker plumage and having twelve tail feathers; fortunately this in time led to this bird being correctly identified.
The male bird was shot by I Call or Cull? on sand dunes, Christchurch Harbour, Christchurch, Dorset, September 1872
The female bird was shot by Edward Hart, Stanpit Marsh, Stanpit, Christchurch, Dorset, 7 October 1902
Edward Hart's notes 'No 1 was killed by 'Dapper' Cull (a sobriquet aquired through his weakness for shooting the little Dabchick). He recorded this occurrence in 'Land and Water' as a 'Sabine's Snipe', stating that the differences between the common and 'Sabine's Snipe were the darker plumage and having twelve tail feathers; fortunately this in time led to this bird being correctly identified.
