36 THE BIRDS OF MONTREAL. 



Family Scolopacidce. Snipe, Sandpipers, etc. 



Subfamily Scolopacince. "Woodcock and Snipe. 



Genus Scolopax. Linnaeus. 



64. European Woodcock. S. rusticola. Linn. 



" Accidental Visitant," rare. The record of this 

 species occurring here was published in the " Cana- 

 dian Sportman and Naturalist," Montreal. The 

 specimen was shot on the llth of November, 1882, 

 at Chambly by a French-Canadian, and was secured 

 by Mr. Brock Willett who sent it to the late Mr. 

 "Wm. Cowper to be stuffed. I believe this is the 

 third record only of this species taken in North 

 America. 



Genus Philohela. Gray. 



65. American Woodcock. (Cock ; Timber-doodle.) 



P. minor. (Gmel.) 



" Summer Resident," scarce. Breeds at Chambly, 

 St. Hubert, L'Acadie, Berthier, Sorel, and in other 

 suitable localities, but they are more plentiful dur- 

 ing the autumn migration. I flushed one June 19, 

 1881, on Jones' Island, in Lake of Two Mountains, 

 and another one, May 24, 1882, in the Hochelaga 

 woods, and I have shot them at Chambly, L'Acadie, 

 and between Lake St. Peter and Berthier. This 

 gamy bird is much sought after and prized by 

 sportsmen ; but unfortunately it has greatly dimin- 

 ished in number from what it used to be in 

 former years here, probably caused by the destruc- 



