Gallinago delicata . 
Lake Umbagog, Llaine. 
Singular behavior. 
18S6. 
On the mud,flats on the river beyond Richardson's Carry 
I saw about a dozen Snipe. They were behaving in a most in¬ 
teresting manner running about on the level and perfectly bare 
mud a hundred yards or more from any coveV - Every now and then 
they would draw together in a close bunch like Peeps. I had 
several opportunities to kill at least five or six at a shot 
had I wished. They probed a little but seemed to be chiefly 
engaged in picking up food. All the while the fog hung low 
and dense over the flat. Whenit cleared and the sun came out 
a little later the Snipe rose, one after another, and flew to 
the grass into which they.dropped. I followed them but they 
were very wild and I got only four shots bagging three birds. 
