WOODCOCK. 



137 



short; tail, short and rounded, All of the 

 species are well-known game birds. Sexes 

 similar. 



95. AMERICAN WOODCOCK. 

 A short-necked stout-bodied species 11 

 long which lives in wooded or bushy swamps. 



Fisf. 106 



Wilson Snipe 



Wings very short folding, at base of tail, 

 with the outer j)rimaries much narrowed, 



Fig. 107 



Wilson Snipe . 1-6. 



fig. 104; brown above with the buify bars 

 crossing top of head, elsewhere faintly 



