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occasions. Once I came suddenly upon two of them to- 

 gether, standing side by side, their bills pointing in one 

 way. They crouched, or squatted, when they saw me, and 

 presently took to wing, but made no sound of any kind or 

 indulged in the customary zigzag flight. They evidently 

 felt settled or had not approached the wild and erratic state. 



But shortly after this my observations had ceased, owing 

 to the changed conditions brought about by "the man with 

 the gun" ; and on September 10th the last snipe was seen. 



In summarizing the foregoing, we observe : First — That 

 the Wilson Snipe occasionally resorts to open mud-flats, un- 

 mindful of the cover of darkness, and that its stay is gov- 

 erned by the supply of food ; second, it feeds at all hours of 

 the day ; third, the "suction " theory of procuring its food, 

 however erroneous it may now seem, really has reasons for 

 some foundation. 



NOTES ON THE WINTER BIRDS OF ARKANSAS. 



BY N. HOLLISTER. 



The following fragmentary notes on the winter birds of 

 Arkansas, are taken from my notes and collections made on 

 three hunting trips in Lonoke, Prairie, and Arkansas coun- 

 ties during the greater part of January and November, 1899, 

 and November, 1900. The part of the state comprising 

 these three counties includes Grand and White River Prair- 

 ies, large tracts of well- grassed open country, dotted here 

 and there with patches of timber, principally oak, gum, hick- 

 ory, etc., of varying acreage, from the scattering persimmon 

 clumps and "slashings" to the larger "islands" of wood 

 and vast forests and cypress swamps bordering the prairies 

 and extending for many miles ; still almost unbroken and 

 affording shelter and range for deer, bear, turkeys, wild cats, 

 and an occasional panther. 



