THE BIRDS OF FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA. 199 
resident. I saw an immature bird near Charles City on 
August 12, 1915, and several times have seen young birds 
near Floyd; perhaps it still breeds there. 
51. Philohela minor (Gmel.) Woodcock. Mr. J. R. Waller 
killed one specimen near Floyd in 1904, and on August 23, 
1917, I made a sight identification in a swampy area north 
of Charles City. The latter may well be questioned. Mr. C. H. 
Belanski states that on several occasions he has made question- 
able identifications of the species in the neighborhood of Nora 
Springs. Other records have come in, but it is probable that 
they refer to the Wilson’s Snipe rather than to the Wood- 
cock. In general, it may be said that the species is rare as a 
migrant and probably absent as a summer resident. 
52. Gallinago delicata. (Ord.) Wilson’s Snipe. This 
species is a fairly common migrant in both Floyd and Cerro 
Gordo counties, arriving in early April. March 31, 1918, I 
saw seven birds in a swampy area along Lime Creek, near 
Hackberry Grove in Cerro Gordo county. In the swamp, now 
drained, north of the Willow Pond sanctuary in Charles City 
there are frequently small flocks of these birds throughout 
April. One bird was observed at this locality on May 6, 1917. 
Definite early records are lacking. Mr. Waller tells of hav- 
ing killed many of the birds in the now drained swamps and 
sloughs west of Charles City. Webster states that near Rock- 
ford, at the time of his childhood, the “Jack Snipe’ was a 
common game bird. There are no nesting records. 
53. Micropalama himantopus (Bonap.) Still Sandpiper. 
Keyes and Williams state: “Observed but once, and that in 
early autumn on the open prairie in Floyd County. There 
were four individuals wading about in a small pond; a single 
specimen only was secured.” (Bds. of Iowa, 1889, 122.) There 
are no other records for Floyd or adjoining counties, so far 
as I can discover. 
54. Pisobia maculata (Vieill.) Pectoral Sandpiper. Al- 
though Anderson (Bds. of Iowa, 1909, 217) states that this 
species is “an abundant migrant in nearly all parts of the 
state” it is rare in Floyd County. In June, 1913, I observed 
two individuals near Patten’s Pond, southeast of Charles City. 
