136 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS. 



water so deeply that it nearly floats, it 

 seldom swims. A number will sometimes 

 sit together in the water moving the pri- 

 maries up an down with a fan-like move- 

 ment while the secondaries are kept motion- 

 less. Breeds from northern U. S. west of the 

 Mississippi southward to Fla., the Bahamas, 

 and Antilles in late April and early May. 



Fig. 105 



American Woodcock. 1-6. 



Common but rare in Eastern U. S. north of 

 Fla. Arrives in Fla. in March, goes south 

 in early Oct. 



WOODCOCK AND SNIPE. 



Birds of fresh water swamps and marshes. 

 Bill much longer than head; wings and legs, 



