32 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 



"Took a nest of woodcock on the edge of a swamp next 

 to Hopewell Branch. Set of 4; incubation slight. Nest 

 was about 6 inches above the level of the marsh. Mater- 

 ial: leaves and pine straw. The old bird was pointed on 

 the nest by my setter 'Jeff Bo/ and I flushed and fortu- 

 nately missed it when I fired, not being aware that she 

 was sitting — reflection, woodcock should not be shot in 

 Alabama after the middle of January." 



No. 291. Female. Greensboro. Dec. 3, 1889. Gaillard Harvey. 



40. GALLINAGO DELICATA (Ord.) 



Wilson's Snipe. 

 "Snipe." 



The earliest record found of this species is a note 

 dated Jan. 17, 1878, giving measurements of an adult 

 male taken at Greensboro. It reads further, "I have shot 

 snipe as early as the middle of September; they gener- 

 ally appear late in the fall and are abundant till April." 



"Gallinago wilsonii has been abundant since the latter 

 part of February. Wilson's snipe is always on the move 

 here; hundreds appear at times and after remaining a 

 few days suddenly disappear. A few, however, spend the 

 winter here." (1884). 



"Spring and autumn migrant. Once abundant ; now not 

 common." (1890d). 



The following appears among the Doctor's original 

 notes for 1891 : "September 12 : Wilson's snipe were seen 

 it Cocke's Pond September 14 ; four or five Wilson's snipe 

 were seen at Cocke's Pond and one was bagged by Mr. 

 Cocke's son Webb. September 16; collected at Cocke's 

 Pond two yellow shanks (Totanics flavipes) ; also Wil- 

 son's snipe (Gallinago delicata)." 



On the label of the specimen listed below was found the 

 interesting bit of information that the "stomach contain- 

 ed two leeches." 



No. 987. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 19, 1892. W. C. Avery. 



41. PISOBIA MACULATA (Vieillot). 



Pectoral. Sandpiper. 



"Not common. Spring migrant." 1890d). 



