Whether they scatter widely to dense hiding-places and by sitting close escape discovery, or whether, like some of the snipe, they make a short northern migration in the molting season in search of solitude and a change of food, is yet to be discovered.
"A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories"
William Long
That was molting time and they caught them in their hands.
"The Young Alaskans on the Missouri"
Emerson Hough
Link, following the example of those around him, took from his pocket the molting dandy brush and set to work once more on Chum's coat.
"His Dog"
Albert Payson Terhune