8 BXJEEAXT OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. [S. K. A., 



(other than an airplane, powerboat, sailboat, any boat under sail, or any 

 floating device towed by powerboat or sailboat). 



[As amended July 28, 1919, March 3, 1921, and May 17, 1921.] 



REGULATION 4.— OPEN SEASONS ON AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MIGRATORY 



GAME BIRDS. 



For the purpose of this regulation, each period of time herein prescribed as 

 an open season shall be construed to include the first and last days thereof. 



Waterfowl (except wood duck, eider ducks, and swans), rails, coot, gallinules, 

 black-bellied and golden plovers, greater and lesser yellowlegs, woodcock, Wil- 

 son snipe or jacksnipe, and mourning doves may be taken each day from half 

 an hour before sunrise to sunset during the open seasons prescribed therefor 

 in this regulation, by the means and in the numbers permitted by Regulations 

 3 and 5 hereof, respectively, and when so taken, may be possessed any day in 

 any State, Territory, or District during the period constituting the open season 

 where killed and for an additional period of 10 days next succeeding said open 

 season, but no such birds shall be possessed in a State, Territory, or District at 

 a time when such State, Territory, or District prohibits the possession thereof. 



Waterfowl (except loood duck, eider ducks, and swans), coot, galUrmles, and 

 Wilson snipe or jacksnipe. — ^The open seasons for waterfowl (except wood duck, 

 elder ducks, and swans), coot, gallinules, and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe shall 

 be as follows: 



In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York (except Long 

 Island), Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wis- 

 consin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

 Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and that por- 

 tion of Oregon and Washington lying east of the summit of the Cascade Moun- 

 tains the open season shall be from September 16 to December 31 ; 



In Bhode Island, Connecticut, Utah, California, and that portion of Oregon 

 and Washington lying west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains the open 

 season shall be from October 1 to January 15 ; 



In that portion of New York known as Long Island, and in New Jersey, Dela- 

 ware, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona the open season shall be 

 from October 16 to January 31 ; 



In Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro- 

 lina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisi- 

 ana the open season shall be from November 1 to January 31 ; and 



In Alaska the open season shall be from September 1 to December 15. 



Rails (except coot and galUnules). — The open season for sora and other rails 

 (except coot and gallinules) shall be from Septeinber 1 to November 30, except 

 as follows: 



In Louisiana the open season shall be from November 1 to January 31. 



Blaok-bellied and golden plovers and greater and lesser yellowlegs. — ^The open 

 seasons for black-bellied and golden plovers and greater and lesser yellowlegs 

 shall be as follows: 



In Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New 

 York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia the open season shaU be 

 from August 16 to November 30 ; 



In the District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

 Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Alaska the 

 open season shall be from September 1 to December 15 ; • 



In Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, AVest Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

 Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and that por- 



