18 FRANK forester's FIELD SPORTS. 



during the month of May of last year, at Egg Harbor, killed 

 thirty-three Red-breasted Snipe, by discharging both barrels 

 into a flock as they were passing by him. This number, al- 

 though small in comparison with those mentioned above, is 

 large, and exceeds any exploit of my own, either with the 

 present or former species — of both of which I have killed a 

 goodly number, but do not deem it important to tax my memory 

 with the number shot on any one occasion, to further illustrate 

 the gregarious habits of this familiar bird. 



" In the Fauna Boreali Americana, it is stated that the Yel- 

 low-shanks is a very common bird in the fur countries, and is 

 seen either solitary or in pairs, on the banks of every river, 

 lake, and marsh, up to the northern extremity of the continent. 



" Mr. Audubon found a few on the coast of Labrador, but did 

 not discover their nests — and adds that he has been informed 

 that they breed in considerable numbers about Pictou. In the 

 latter part of August, the Yellow-shank commences moving 

 southward, and in September they have usually all retired from 

 the shores of Long Island." 



No. 5. Tell-Tale Tatler — Totanus Vociferus ; Wilson. — 

 VuJgo, the Greater Yellotv-Legs. 



Tell-tale Godwit or Snipe, Scolopax vociferus, Wils. Amer. Orn. Totanus me 

 lanoleucus, Bonap. Syn. Totanus vociferus, Tell-tale, Sw. & Rich. Tell 

 tale or Greater Yellow-shanks, Nutt. Man. Teli-tale Godwit, Totanus me 

 lanoleucus. And. Orn. Biog. 



" Specific Character. — Bill along the ridge two and one-fourth 

 inches; tarsi two and one-half; legs yellow. Adult with the 

 bill black, at the base bluish ; upper part of the head, loral 

 space, cheeks, and neck, streaked with brownish-black and 

 white ; throat white ; a white line from the bill to the eye ; a 

 white ring round the eye ; breast and abdomen white, spotted 

 and barred with brownish-black ; sides and tail coverts the 

 same ; lower surface of the primaries light-gray — upper brown- 

 ish black, the inner spotted white ; ^^■ing coverts and back, 



