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their appearance at Washington, March 14, 1874, but were driven South 

 again by the cold snap, ii., 9, 135— Found in Texas, ii., 9, 139— 

 Common at Pine Brook, N. J., April 2, 1874. ii., 11, 163— Abundant 

 on the Kissiumaee, Lake Okeechobee region, Florida— Fred. A. Ober. 

 ii., 15, 233— Abundant in Newfoundiaua— Alex. Murray, iii. 4, 59— 

 Advocating spring protection, as they are then bound North to breed ; 

 believes some breed further South than is supposed, as they have been 

 taken May 20, 1805, at Bergen, N. J.; Spencerport, N. Y., July 28, 

 1864, young of the year ; Piennont, N. Y., May 24,1864; formerly bred 

 at Macedon, N. Y.— W. F. Steele, iii., 6, 86— Sever.d shot Sept. 2, 

 1874, at Delaware City, Del. — "Non." iii., 8, 118— Common at 

 Barnegat, N. J., Sept 28, 1874. iii., 10, 150— Very common at Mon- 

 tello. Wis., Oct. 6, i874. iii., 11, 163— Snipe and snipe shooting; a 

 sportsman's account— "Homo" (Chas. S. Westcott). iii., 11, 170— 

 Ai"e beginning to arrive at the Delaware from the North, Oct. 15, 1874. 

 iii., 13, 190— Breeds in Newfomidland ; arriving the last of April — M. 

 Harvey, ill., 14, 211— Found near Mandeville, La. iii., 15, 230— 

 Found at Calais, Me.— G. A. B.(oardman). iii., 17, 267— Found at 

 Salem, Mass., Nov. 25, 1874, in considerable numbers; have seen 

 stragglers as late as Dec. 11 and Dec 23. iii., 19, 294 — Asks why our 

 game laws do not protect them in the spring, as the females are full of 

 eggs when with us— "Check Cord" (Robt. B. White), iii., 22, 340— 

 Abundant in Eastern Florida in winter and spring — Editors, iii., 22, 

 347— That they protect Snipe in Maine in spring, and should else- 

 where — "Mac"(H. C. McDougall). iv., 1, 11 — Believes in spring 

 protection, as not only are these birds shot, but Woodcock at the same 

 time— "Mortimer." iv., 3, 43 — The breeding birds at Sackville, N. 

 B., have been very scarce the past few years, and it is attributed to 

 their being shot off in the States on their spring migration, and they 

 state even the small boys would be ashamed to shoot them in New 

 Brunswick in spring; they breed at Sackville, N. B. iv., 5, 74— A 

 few arrive at Smyrna, Del., March 8, 1875, but in poor condition — J. 

 H. iv., 6, 85— One shot Dec. 16, 1874, at Mechanicsville, N. Y., 

 thermometer at the time being 8 deg. below zero — Frederick S. Web- 

 ster, iv., 7, 106 — First one of the season shot at Long Branch, N. J., 

 March 30, 1875. iv., 7, 106— First arrival at Muirkirk Furnace, 

 Maryland, March 16, 1875— C. E. C. Coffin), iv., 8. 123— Several shot 

 at East Newark, N. J., March 16, 1875— Harry'C. McD.(ougall). iv., 

 8, 122— Arrived at Midway, Ky., March 18, 1875— J. Sutton, iv., 10, 

 150— First one of the season at Salem, Mass., April 9, 1875— "Teal" 

 (R. L. Newcomb). iv , 12, 185 — Believes in abolishing spring shoot- 

 ing— "Check Cord" (Robt. B. White), iv., 18, 285— The-sportsmen 

 have, by connnon consent, given up spring shooting in Wis. — " Green- 

 head." iv., 21, 326 — Noting some artifices used by the bird to escape 

 attention — E. R. v., 5, 75— Two killed at Carman House, Forked 

 River, N. J., Sept. 4, 1875— E. H. F. v., 11, 171— Abundant at Car- 

 man House, Forked River, N. J., Oct. 11, 1875— F. v., 14, 219— 

 Abundant, but wild, at Fort Scott, Kansas, Oct. 30, 1875. v., 14, 220 

 —Abound near Fargo, D. T.— G. J. Keeney. v., 21, 323— Two al- 

 bino specimens noted by W. Russell Rotainson. v., 26, 410 — Six 

 Snipe seen Near Hackensack, N. J., Januarv 25, 1876— R. W. v., 

 26, 410— Abundant near Columbia, S. C, January 26, 1876— H. S. 

 vi., 3, 43— Killed near Alexandria, Va., February 17. 1876, vi., 5, 

 74— Arrived at Tenafly, N. J., February 20, 1876— A. I. Huvler. vi., 

 7, 106— First arrivals at Blacksburg, Va., March 8, 1876— E.(lzey, M. 

 G) vi . 9, 132— Arrives in Mass., between April 10 and 20— J. A. 

 Allen, vi., 10, 147— Abundant at Reelfoot Lake, Tenn., Nov. 27, 

 1875— "Pat." vi., 11, 163— First arrivals at Leesburg, Va.. March 

 31, 1876— E. Ingersoll (authority), vi., 11, 163— Appeared at Tren- 

 ton, N. J., late in March, 1876, and then went South again— C. C. 

 Abbott, vi., 11, 171— First arrivals at Salem, Mass., April 11, 1876— 



