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SNIPE frequently tower—also pigeons. I saw a mallard that flew nearly half a mile, towered, and, fell dead. Teal also tower, but their towering is different to the ordinary, as they are as often alive as dead when they tall. I have also remarked this in widgeons, and once in a partridge. In the latter case birds fell right and left, the second a towerer. It was in heavy turnips that had been planted when mangel had missed. The towerer fell on an isolated mangel; when picked up, he was at least ten yards from the mangel and still alive. Some years ago there was a discussion on this subject in Land and Water or the Field, and I think it was shown it was due to pulmonary hæmorrhage. At least I was quite aware of the cause, and that head or spine injuries had nothing to do with it.
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KINAHAN, G. Towering of Birds. Nature 15, 217 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/015217c0
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