8 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. S. A. R., 
(other than an airplane, powerhoat. 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, gal- 
linules, black-bellied and golden plovers, greater and lesser yellowlegs, wood- 
cock, Wilson 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 pro- 
hibits the possession thereof. 
Waterfowl {except ivood duel:, eider ducks, and swans), coot, gallinules, 
and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe. — The open seasons for waterfowl (except wood 
duck, eider ducks, and swans), coot, gallinules. and Wilson snipe or jack- 
snipe shall be as follows : 
In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York (except Long 
Island), Pennsylvania. Ohio. West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan. 
Wisconsin, 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- 
tain* the open season shall be from September 16 to December 31: 
In Rhode Island. Connecticut. Now Mexico. Utah. California, and that por- 
tion 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. 
Delaware. Oklahoma. Texas, and Arizona the open season shall be from 
October 16 to January 31; 
In Maryland, the District of Columbia. Virginia, North Carolina. South 
Carolina, Georgia. Florida. Alabama. Mississippi, Tennessee. Arkansas, and 
Louisiana 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 gallinules). — The open season for sora and other rails 
(except coot and gallinules) shall be from September 1 to November 30, except 
as follows : 
In Louisiana the open season shall be from November 1 to January 31. 
Black-bellied and golden idm-ers and greater <md lesser yellowlegs. — The 
open seasons for black-bellied and golden plovers and greater and lesser 
yellowlegs shall be as follows: 
In Maine. \Vw Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, New 
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia the open season shall be 
from August 16 io 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, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana. Michigan, 
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa. Minnesota, North Dakota. South Dakota. 
