90 SECOND BIENNIAL EEPORT [W. VA. 



are species that haunt swamp, and river bank, and sea shore, and the lack of 

 favorite feeding grounds, within the bounds of this state, will explain the fact 

 that so few species, out of the great number of species to be found in the 

 eastern part of the United States, are found in our state. Tn any state that 

 has considerable extent of sea or ocean beach, the list of shore birds is much 

 larger. 



"In the brief time at my disposal, I can do no more than name the species 

 that represent this order in West Virginia: 

 "1. Northern Phalarope. 

 "2. American Woodcock. 

 "3. Wilson's Snipe. 

 "4. Stilt Sandpiper. 

 "5. Pectoral Sandpiper. 

 "6. Bonaparte's Sandpiper. 

 "7. Least Sandpiper. 

 "8. Greater Yellow-legs. 

 1 ' 9. Yellow-legs. 

 * "10. Solitary Sandpiper. 

 "11. Willet. 



"12. Bartramiam Sandpiper. 

 "13. Spotted Sandpiper. 

 "14. Golden Plover. 

 "15. Killdeer. 

 "16. Eing Plover. 



"Nearly all these species are very rare in our state, but few of them being 

 known to the average bird-student and hunter. The entire family hardly needs 

 to be given a place among the game birds of West Virginia, for few are seen 

 and still fewer are taken. With proper protection the American Woodcock 

 may increase in abundance until it becomes a game bird of great importance 

 to West Virginians. This species should be protected most carefully. 



"After passing by these species which seems to be of lesser importance to 

 the hunter of game birds in West Virginia, we come to that order of birds 

 which is very small in number of species, but very great in number of in- 

 dividuals. I speak now of the Gallinaceous birds, the Order Gallinae. Three 

 species represent this order in our state. They are the Buffed Grouse and 

 the Bob-white, belonging to the Grouse and Bob-white family, and the Wild 

 Turkey belonging to the Pheasant family. Eight here I may as well stop that I 

 may try to clear up some of the endless -confusion in the names of the different 

 species belonging to this order. The correct names of the three species have 

 just been given. But, the truth is, these correct names are not often used. If 

 they were, there would be much less confusion. It is just as easy to learn the 

 correct name of a bird or flower or tree as to learn an incorrect name. Why 

 not have these names right now, and then remember them and use them? Let 

 us notice these names, one by one 



"(1). 'Pheasant.' This is the name of a large family of birds compris- 

 ing at least ninety species. 'With the exception of the Yucatan Turkey and 

 the four races of our Wild Turkey, the some ninety species included in this 

 family are inhabitants of the Old World, and are most numerously represented 

 in southern Asia, where are found the Peacock, many of the Pheasants, and the 



