Birds within Ten Miles of Point 
de Monts, Oan, Qom.e&u & Merri er; 
87* Gallinago wilsoni. Snipe. — A rather rare migrant. — Earliest 
killed May 9, 1882. 
Bull. N, O.O, 7 , Oct, 1882 , P .238 
Records f rom Toronto. B.B.T. Seton. 
American Snipe. Gallinago wilsoni. — A white specimen 
of this well-known bird was shot in Toronto marsh on the 3d of 
May, 1884, by Mr. H. Townson, in whose possession the bird 
now is. It was killed in company with two normal individuals 
of the same species. It is pure white, with the ordinary mark- 
ings indicated in pale, creamy buff, the only dark shades being a 
few dusky touches on the scapulars, flanks, and subterminal tail- 
band. The legs and bill are yellowish flesh-color. 
Atlk, 2, Oot. , 1885. p.336 
Last Dates Migratory Birds ob serve dW 
B. D . Wintle, Palll886, Montreal, Can. 
iPc/t- / £7 Wilson’s Snipe. 
O.&O. XI. Mar. 1880. p. VV 
Summer Birds of Bras D’Or Region 
Cape Breton Id,, N.S. J. Dwight, Jr. 
5. Gallinago delicata. 
-a.uk, 4, Jan., 1887. p. 16 
Birds of Magdalen Islands. 
Dr. L.B. Bishop. 
19. Gallinago delicata. Wilson’s Snipe.— Abundant. Breeds plenti- 
fully on all the islands. The young were able to fly by the latter part of 
June. 
Auk, VI. April. 1389. p. 146 
' 
Dwight, Summer Birds of 
Prince Bdward Island. 
Gallinago delicata. Wilson’s Snipe. — This species breeds, sparingly 
I fancy, at suitable places on the island. I saw a young bird in first 
plumage among Prof. Earle’s birds and talked with several men who had 
found nests. The tussocks in boggy places along brooks seem to be the 
usual site — in one case a nest was found in a bunch of iris. 
Auk X, Jan, 1893, p. S' 
Auk, XIII, Oct. ,1896, p 
Wilson’s Snipe in Nova Scotia in Winter. — During the months ot 
January and February, 1896, I frequently flushed a pair of Wilson’s Snipe 
( Gallinago delicata ) from a small fresh-water swamp near this town, 
known as Willow Hollow. This swamp is watered by many springs, 
situated in a well sheltered place, and remains open all winter. 
Is not this pretty far north for these birds to winter? The winter was 
severe with much snow. — Harold F. Tufts, IVoIfville, Nova Scotia. 
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