COLLECTING. 
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ScoLOPAciDiE : 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. 
Tantalidas : 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. 
