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Franklin Benner. iii., 6, 85 — Five young ones /ound in the stomai 

 of a black snake — " Veteran " (Byron Reed). /iii., 9, 131 — Accou 

 of the species by a sportsman — 'Homo" (Ch^. S. Westcott). il 

 14, 311— Found near Mandeville, La. iii., 14, 218 — Advocating sui 

 mer shooting — "Horace." iii., 15, 230 — Found at Calais, Me. — ( 

 A. B.(oardman). iii., 15, 231 — Summer shooting will drive away tl 

 birds; advocating close season until Sept. 1 — "Nox. " iii., 17, 366- 

 One shot at Coriiith, Miss., Nov. 27, 1874. iii., 17, 267— Found 

 Salem, Mass., Nov. 35, 1874, in considerablenumbers ; have seen stra 

 glers as late as the middle of Dec. iii., 19, 294 -Asks if the pa 

 summer's experience has not taught us to abolish summer shooting 

 "Check Cord" (Robt. B. "White), iii., 23, 340— Is not common 

 Eastern Florida — Editors, iii., 35, 394— Thinks they should be pr 

 tected until Oct. 1, and states they can always be found on their bree 

 ing ground until late in the fall unless scarcity of proper food driv 

 them toothers — "Sanez." iv., ], 10 — Laying in the vicinity of Norfol 

 Va., Feb. 11, 1875. iv., 1, 11 — Believes in making close season 

 • Mass. until Aug. 1 ; his idea of making good shooting is to have tl 

 ground plowed on the first rising land from a meadow and planti 

 with corn in rows ; between these are good boring spots, tlie co 

 keeping the ground moist — S. K.(neeland), Jr. iv., 4, 55 — Thr 

 killed within two days by flying against the telegraph wires ne 

 Muirkirk Furnace, Md., Feb. 20, 1875— C. E. C.(offiu). iv., 4, 58 

 Claims that if summer shooting was abolished near Hannibal, Mc 

 there would be none, as the birds migrate South early — "Herbert 

 (G. W. Dorman). iv., 7, lOl— "Habits of the "Woodcock" ne 

 Dansville, N. T. — JohnDe Banes, iv., 8, 1 17— General account ■ 

 habits, as observed near Trenton, N. J.; does not believe in summ 

 shooting— Chas. 0. Abbott, iv., 9, 134— One killed flying again 

 the telegraph wires near Salem, Mass., March 31, 1875 — R. L. Nei 

 comb, iv., 10, 150— Thinks they should be sljot only when in co: 

 dilion — which is to be left to the discre ion of the sportsmen- 

 close season until Oct 1, in Maine, would leave little or no shootii 

 there— "Mac" (H. C. McDougall). _ iv., 11, 167— Describing the 

 habits before they ^re discovered., iv., 12, 185--Believes in abolis 

 ing summer shooting — "Check Cord" (Robt. B. White), iv., 1 

 204 — Common near St. Louis, Mo , where they breed early — "Pe 

 drix. iv. , 14, 315 —Describing their actions before they rise — Ge 

 H. M. iv., 17, 263 — Noting the song of the Woodcock, which mi 

 be heard in the spring just after dark, also before daybreak in tl 

 morning — "Aliquis." iv., 17, 269 — Still further, advocating clo 

 summer season — "Sanez." iv., 18, 279 — Instance of the old bii 

 flying away with a young one in its claws, iv., 23, 365 — Votii 

 against summer shooting — "JacobstafE" (Geo. B. Eaton), iv., 2 

 381 — Again protesting against July shooting — " Sanez." iv., 2 

 391 — Po'nting out the differences between this species and the Eur 

 pean Woodcock (Scolopax rusiieola) — J. H. Batty, v., 1, 4 — Oi 

 lived in confinement a week, showing no fear of people in the rooi 

 v., 3, 36— Abundant at Trout River, Penn., in Aug., 1875. v., 

 43 -Several reasons given why they should not be killed in summ 

 —"Mortimer." v., 4, 52 — Found at Hallowell, Maine — "Lord 

 v., 5, 68— Noting the courage displayed by the setting bird refusii 

 to leave the nest when approached and striking at the persoi 

 hand — Chas. E. Coffin, vi., 5,75 — Abundant at Monroe, Mich., i 

 to Aug. 30, 1875. v., 6, 90 — Abundant at Calais, Me. — B.(oardma 

 Geo. A.), v., 10, 150 — Does not believe they can be exterminat 

 in Maine by summer shooting — "Mao" (H. C. McDougall). v., l 

 319— Several shot at Fort Scott, Kansas, Oct. 30,1875. v., 14, 2 

 —Abundant at Fargo, D. T.— G. J. Keeney. v., 14, 220— Belie\ 

 in having close season until Sept. 1 — "Keg." v., 15, 238—0 

 caught sJive in Thirty-first street, N. T. City, but it soon died 



