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Bird -Lore 



sunset during the open seasons prescribed 

 therefor in this regulation, by the means 

 and in the numbers permitted by Rcguhi- 

 tions 3 and 5 hereof, respectively, and when 

 so taken, each species may be possessed 

 any day during the respective open seasons 

 herein prescribed therefor and for an 

 additional period of 10 days next succeed- 

 ing said open season. 



Waterfowl (except wood duck, eider 

 ducks, a>id swans), coot, gallinules, and 

 Wilson snipe or jacksnipe. — The open 

 seasons for waterfowl (except wood duck, 

 eider ducks, and swans), coot, gallinules, 

 and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe shall be as 

 follows: 



In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, 

 Massachusetts, New York (except Long 

 Island), Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir- 

 ginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wis- 

 consin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis- 

 souri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ne- 

 braska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, 

 Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and that portion 

 of Oregon and Washington lying east of 

 the summit of the Cascade Mountains 

 the open season shall be from September 

 16 to December 31 ; 



In Rhode Island, Connecticut, Utah, 

 and that portion of Oregon and Wash- 

 ington lying west of the summit of the 

 Cascade Mountains the open season 

 shall be from October i to January 15; 



In that portion of New York known as 

 Long Island, and in New Jersey, Dela- 

 ware, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, 

 Arizona, and California the open season 

 shall be from October 16 to January 31; 



In Maryland, the District of Columbia, 

 Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

 Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, 

 Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana the 

 open season shall be from November i to 

 January 31 ; and 



In Alaska the open season shall be from 

 September i to December 15. 



Rails {except- coot and gallinules.) — The 

 open season for sora and other rails 

 (except coot and gallinules) shall be from 

 September i to November 30, except 

 as follows: 



In Louisiana the open season shall be 

 from November i to January 31. 



Black-bellied and golden plovers and 

 greater and lesser yellowlegs. — The open 

 seasons for black-bellied and golden plovers 

 and greater and lesser yellowlegs shall be 

 as follows: 



In Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu- 

 setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New 

 York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, 

 and Virginia the open season shall be 

 from August 16 to November 30; 



In the District of Columbia, North 

 Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ar- 



kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, 

 California, and Alaska the open season 

 shall be from September 1 to December 



15; 



In Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West 

 Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Min- 

 nesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

 Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, 

 Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and that por- 

 tion of Oregon and Washington lying east 

 of the summit of the Cascade Mountains 

 the open season shall be from September 

 16 to December 31 ; 



In Utah and in that portion of Oregon 

 and Washington lying west of the sum- 

 mit of the Cascade Mountains the open 

 season shall be from October i to Janu- 

 ary 15; and 



In Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Miss- 

 issippi, Louisiana, and Texas the open 

 season shall be from November i to 

 January 31. 



Woodcock. — The open seasons for wood- 

 cock shall be as follows: 



In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, 

 Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti- 

 cut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, 

 Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South 

 Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, the open 

 season shall be from October i to Nov- 

 ember 30; and 



In Delaware, Maryland, the District of 

 Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South 

 Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, 

 Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisi- 

 ana, Texas, and Oklahoma the open 

 season shall be from November i to 

 December 31. 



Doves. — The open seasons for mourn- 

 ing and white-winged doves shall be as 

 follows: 



In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Ten- 

 nessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Okla- 

 homa, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, 

 Arizona, California, Nevada, Idaho, and 

 Oregon the open season shall be from 

 September i to December 15; and 



In North Carolina, South Carolina, 

 Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, 

 and Louisiana the open season shall be 

 from September 16 to December 31. 



Regulation 5. — Bag Limits on Certain 

 Migratory Game Birds 



A person may take in any one day dur- 

 ing the open seasons prescribed there- 

 for in Regulation 4 not to exceed the 

 following numbers of migratory game 

 birds: 



Ducks {except wood duck and eider ducks). 

 — Twenty-five in the aggregate of all kinds. 



