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Occasional inland. According to Dr. J. A. Allen " a few some- 

 times remain in summer." 



March 15 to May 15 (June 18) ; September 17 to December 10 

 (December 24). 



Bristol County : " Rather common transient visitant in fall." Cam- 

 bridge : Casual, one instance, October. Cohasset : " Rather rare in fall." 

 Dedham : "A few taken." Essex County: "May and September. Not 

 abundant." Ipswich: "Uncommon transient visitant, occasionally in 

 large flocks." Nantucket: "Common." Springfield: "Tolerably com- 

 mon autumn visitor," rare in spring. Wellesley : " Occasional on Ne- 

 ponset Meadows in fall." 



96. Gallinago delicata (Ord). WILSON'S SNIPE. 



A common spring and autumn migrant, occurring rarely as a 

 winter resident on Cape Cod and at other "favorable localities." 

 It has been reported as breeding at Brookline 1 and perhaps at 

 South Sherborne, at which latter place half-grown young were 

 found August i. 2 Their breeding in the State, however, needs 

 confirmation. 



(February 28) March 20 to May 18 ; August i to November 30 ; 

 Winter. 



Amherst: " Few instances." Berkshire: "Rare transient spring and 

 autumn visitant." Bristol County : " Rather common transient visitant." 

 Brookline: "An uncommon migrant." Found breeding. Cambridge: 

 Common transient visitant. Cohasset : " Rather common in fall in the 

 marshes in dry seasons." Dedham: "Common migrant." Essex 

 County: " Summer visitant. Common." [ ?] Ipswich: " Rather common 

 transient visitant." Nantucket: "Common." Springfield: "Common 

 spring and autumn visitor." Also recorded in mid-summer and winter. 

 Templeton: "A rare transient visitant." Wellesley: "Migrant.... 

 common locally in spring and fall." 



97. Philohela minor (GmeL). AMERICAN WOODCOCK. 



A common spring and autumn migrant ; and as a summer resi- 

 dent now rare in the eastern part of the State, but still not uncom- 

 mon in the western portions, though yearly becoming rarer. Per- 

 haps accidentally wintering. 



{February 18 and 20) March 19 to November 25 (December 

 10). 



1 Francis ; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, No. 4, Oct., 1883, p. 243. 



2 Morse ; Birds of Wellesley, 1897, p. 17. 



