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SNIPE. 



A few Snipe may be found along the lake shores 

 near Watkins, New York; also along the Conewago 

 creek near Conewago, Lancaster county ; on the Patux 

 ent river near Croonie, Prince George county, Mary- 

 land, and along Ramney creek near Perryman, Har- 

 ford county, Maryland. In March and April, or during 

 the A'emal migrations there is usually very good Snipe 

 shooting along the Patuxent river, especially in the 

 marshes in the neighborhood of Bristol, Md. It is 

 nothing unusual for a skillful marksman to make a 

 bag of twenty-five or thirty English or Wilson's Snipe 

 in a day at this place. You can reach Bristol by river 

 steamer from Baltimore, but the quickest way to get 

 there from Philadelphia is via the Pennsylvania rail- 

 road to Marlboro, and then drive about five miles. No 

 guides are necessary and good hotel accommodations 

 can be had. 



REED BIRDS. 



Reed Birds are found in good numbers along the 

 Patuxent rivcM- near Marlboro, Croome, and Glendale. 

 I'rince George county, Alaryland, and in the marshe.s 

 near Bennings, I). C. Good boatmen can be secured 

 at very reasonable rates, and the hotel accommoda- 

 tions are good. During the tirst two weeks in Septem- 

 ber Reed Birds are usually very abundant on the Pat- 

 uxent river marshes in the neighborhood of Marlboro. 

 Bristol and Croome. These places can be i-eached in 

 a few hours ride from Philadelphia. 



