Birds in France and Germany 47 



40. Fulica atra — Coot. 



Saw quite a few from the train in France on the way to Brest, 

 during the second week in April, 1919. Also many mounted speci- 

 mens in Germany. 



41. Lariis argentatus — Herring Gull. 



These birds stayed with the convoy all the way over. None 

 were seen on the return trip, however, until the day we sighted 

 land. 



42. Tacliyhaptes fiuviafiUs — Little Grebe. 



December 4, 1918, as we crossed the bridge from Ectenbroch, 

 Luxembourg, into Germany, I saw a pair of these Grebes in the 

 water under the bridge. The long line of artillery over them did 

 not seem to bother them in the least. 



Mounted specimens of the following birds were seen in Ahr- 

 wieler and Bad Neuenahr, Germany. 



43. Qiierqucdula crcccci — Common Teal. 



44. Tctrao tctrix — Black Grouse. 



45. Rallus aquoticus — Water Rail. 

 Much like our Virginia Rail. 



46. Numenius arquatus — Curlew. 



A snipe which I never identified as either the Common or the 

 Jack Snipe was seen a number of times. A friend of mine, whom 

 I had hunted with a great deal in Illinois, Corporal Lyman Barr, 

 had a machine gun set up near a small swamp and reported see- 

 ing many snipe there. This swamp used to get many " Overs," 

 which were fired at a gun position near it, but according to Ban-, 

 the bursting shells and gas disturbed the birds very little, as they 

 just flew a short ways. He saw them h^re every day for nearly 

 two weeks. 



Being so unsettled, and moving so often, I did not get much 

 chance to watch the nests I found. It seemed that we always 

 moved within a day or so after I would find a nest. I was greatly 

 aided in my identifications by a pair of eight-power binoculars, 

 which belonged to the B. C. Detail and which I had access to. 



