12 The Wilson Bulletin. 



and one-half days' shooting by two market hunters, and not 

 one bird in the bunch but would be called a ''crip" by a 

 Northern or Western sportsman, so emaciated was their 

 condition. In November, however, they are in most excel- 

 lent shape and equal in weight to a Minnesota or Wiscon- 

 sin "corn-fed" mallard. 



Mareca americana. Bald-PATE. A very few seen in the 

 bags of the market shooters. 



Nettion carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. A few seen 

 in January in the bags of market hunters. 



Dafila acuta. Pintail. A few seen in January. 



Aix sponsa. WOOD Duck. Next to the mallard the 

 commonest duck observed on the Bayou Meto in Novem- 

 ber, 1899. Found anywhere in oak timber, miles from any 

 stream. It seems odd to flush ducks from the tree-tops 

 when quail shooting. 



Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. All the geese seen 

 wild were evidently typical canadensis — one killed in Janu- 

 ary certainly was. 



Branta canadensis hutchinsii. Hutchin's Goose. Two 

 captive geese in the possession of parties in Stuttgart, 

 winged the year before our first visit, are among the small- 

 est geese I have ever seen, and are typical hutchinsii. 



Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail, One seen in Jan- 

 uary, 1899. 



Philohela minor. WOODCOCK. Common in both Janu- 

 ary and November. Often found in the perfectly dry woods 

 miles from any water, while quail hunting. 



Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. None seen in No- 

 vember, but common in January. The abundance of the 

 Jack Snipe depends entirely on the rainfall. 



Aegialitis vocifera. KlLLDEER. Common. January and 

 November. 



Colinus virginianus. Bob-white. Nowhere that I have 

 ever hunted are the quail so abundant as they are in these 

 counties. They are everywhere. It is a typical, a perfect 

 quail country, and with reasonable game laws they should 



