Limicol ae in Bristol County. 
H.F. Dexter, Dartmouth, Maes. 
Woodcock, Philohela minor. A common 
summer visitor and breeds commonly with 
us, as is attested by the broods of young we 
llush from under our feet in early May. 
Have observed this species as late as De- 
cember 10th and as early as March 5th, 
thus showing it to be absent but a short time I 
from our county. 
a &0. XII. Sept. 1887 p.148 
Shore Birds of Cape Cod. 
John C. Cahoon. 
American Woodcock, Philohela minor (Gmel.) 
Summer resident. Breeds. Although this bird 
is not common in the summer, it is tolerably so 
in the spring and autumn flights. Its dates of 
arrival are the same as in other portions of 
New England. Its habits are pretty well 
known, and as it cannot properly be called a 
shore bird, I will not take up the space by an 
account of them. They have been taken as far- 
down towards the end of the Cape as Orleans, 
and I have seen borings in corn fields and 
flushed one from the edge of a swamp at that 
place. Quite a number are shot in the autumn 
at Barnstable, and are usually found in pines. 
O.&O. XIII, Aug. 1888 p. 12 ?,. 
Birds Known to Pass Breeding: Season 
nr. Winchendon, Mass. 'Wm. Brewster 
4. Philohela minor. 
Auk, V, Oct,, 1888, p.389 
General Notes, 
Stray Notes from Massachusetts. 
George H. Mackay. 
Philohela minor.— Oakham, Mass., Oct. 15, 1893. Mr. J F. Brown 
of Chelsea, Mass., informs me that in company with Mr. John Stone of 
Oakham he visited daily the Woodcock grounds in the vicinity of Oak- 
ham for fifteen consecutive days, commencing on the above date, but 
failed to Arid only a very few birds, although the grounds were extensive. 
Mr. Stone has shot over this ground for twenty-five years and this is 
the only year in His experience that no defined flight of Woodcock has 
been noted by him. From what I have learned I am of the belief that 
the flight in Massachusetts passed during the last few days in September 
and first few days in October. 
1 Auk XI. Jan. 1894 p. 84-85 
, _ >viav 4, 1 met H - G - Collins, 
Sunday morning, * which h e had just 
er, with an injure ^ 08ton . It was quite 
id HP 0,1 < ,e — head It had evidently flown 
many electric wires which cover the 
overhead. Jos. M. Wade. 
0 ,&O.XV.Hay.l 890 P.// 
