THE ENGLISH ANGLER IN FLORIDA 



but have been gradually exterminated in certain localities by 



native hunters who trap them. 



Quail {Ortyx virginianus) and snipe {Scolopax) may be 



found within easy driving distance of many of the pleasure 



resorts, and are abundant throughout the state, 

 Quail. 



especially in the southern portion. Dogs are, of 



course, necessary. 



Migratory wild fowl of all kinds once visited Florida 



in incredible numbers, and over decoys or stools a bag of 



one hundred birds in a day's shooting was not uncommon. 



The birds are. now scarcer, but the regular visitors still include 



wigeon {Mareca americand), pintail {Dafila acuta), shoveller 



{Spatula clypeatd), blue and green wing teal {Nettion carolinensis 



and N. discors\ ringneck {Aythya collaris), ruddy duck {Eris- 



matura rnbida\ black Scoter {OEdemia americand), and blue 



bill or greater scaup. 



Other birds one frequently sees are several varieties of 



bitterns principally {Botaurus lentiginosus), egrets {Ardea candi- 



Miscel- ^issii>ici)^ the white, blue. Ward's and Wiirdemann's 



laneous herons, ibis, cranes, rails, sandpipers, curlews. 



Birds. , , , , , , 



avocets, golden and other plovers, oyster catchers, 



surf-birds, turnstones, and great northern divers. 



