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Scolopacid^e : Snipes, Woodcock, etc. — 

 Woodcock and snipes are usually found in fresh- 

 water swamps, especially in spring. The true 

 sandpipers, like peep, grass-birds, etc., haunt the 

 pools in marshes or accompany the sanderlings 

 on the beaches. The godwits are found on the 

 marshes, as are also red-breasted snipe, but the 

 curlews inhabit hill-tops, especially during the 

 autumnal migration. I have, however, found the 

 long-billed curlew on the beaches of Florida. 

 Willets and yellow-legs occur on the marshes or 

 on the borders of streams. 



Tantalid^e : Ibises and Spoonbills. — Occur 

 along the borders of streams and other bodies of 

 fresh water, or on mud-flats in the far south. 



Ardeid^e : Herons. — These are widely dis- 

 tributed birds. The true herons occur along the 

 margins of bodies of water, both on the coast and 

 in the interior, while the bitterns generally haunt 

 only the fresh water. 



Gruid^e : Cranes. — Are found on the prairies 

 of the west and south, frequenting the vicinity of 

 water. 



Aramid,e : Courlan. — The well-known crying- 

 bird is found only in Florida, inhabiting swamps 

 along the rivers and lakes of the interior. 



