Description
Snipe (Capella gallinago)Quartermaster of the Grosbeak. Formerly, the quartermaster of the Cormorant. Snipe was a grumpy malcontent and a taskmaster. As a quartermaster, he was both demanding and fair, expecting each crew member to "pull his own weight" . He was able to produce an eerie, whistling sound in order to summon the crew.
Eggs: 4 pale olive-brown eggs, spotted with black, in a grass-lined depression concealed in a grass tussock in a marsh.
