Family SCOLOPACID^E. 



WOODCOCK. 

 228. Philohela minor. 11 in. 



Bill long and heavy. Legs short. Eye 

 large and near back of head. Plumage varie- 

 gated with browns, gray and black. Below 

 rich buff. 



Note. Low peeps and twitterings, and a 

 whistling made by the wings during flight. 



Nest. Four buff eggs, with brown spots, 

 laid among leaves in thickets or woods. 



Range. Breeds in most of eastern U. S. 

 and southern Canada. Winters in the south- 

 ern states and north to N. J. and Mo. 



WILSON SNIPE. 

 230. Gallinago delicata. 11 in. 



Bill quite slender Not as stockily built 

 as the Woodcock. Handsomely marked with 

 black, brown, gray and white; streaked and 

 barred below with black. 



Note. Sharp whistles as they fly. 



Range. Breeds in Canada and northern 

 U. S. Winters chiefly in southern U. S. 



