Gallinago dellcata . 
Lake Umbagog, Maine. 
Evening at Moose Point. 
1900. 
George (Farnsworth) and I went to Moose Point at evening.^ 
Sept.8. 
He took his former station while I chose a new one along the 
shore to the westward. I had scarce settled myself comforta¬ 
bly in the canoe which was drawn up on the shore when a Snipe 
appeared' on the high bank within three or four yards of me. 
After looking at me steadfastly for a moment it began feeding, 
moving from place to place by short, quick runs like a Sand¬ 
piper, at times walking more slowly. After trying repeatedly 
to probe in 'the haiM-packed sandy loam it began picking up 
small objects with the tip of its bill precisely as X Sand- 
pi per^weuid do. Finally it discovered a worm on or very near 
the surface and seizing it firmly drew it out with one vigor¬ 
ous tug and at once swallowed it. Then it skulked off into 
the tall grass on the marsh.but quickly returned and came 
even nearer to me than at first, giving me a fine view, for 
. the bank was nearly bare and the daylight still strong. 
Shortly after this it moved off along the bank behind me. As 
twilight was fading into night I heard it scaipe a dozen 
times or more in quick succession. • The sound came from the 
same spot each time and there can be no question that the 
„ bird uttered it while on the f.;round . a thing new to my experi¬ 
ence. The call was answered by that of another Snipe out in 
the marsh and presently both birds rose and, as I could tell 
by their cries, joined one another in the air and flew off 
