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to the water’s edge. Here they wade stealthily knee-deep in the 
clear water, or stand motionless on some twisted half-sunk tree 
trunk, and feast on the minnows (Notropis cornutus) swarming 
around them. 
Virginia Eail. Rallus virginianus Linn. 
Common in the rushy places along the Kenton river, and in 
all the wet marshes about the lakes. More often heard than seen. 
Sora. Porzana Carolina (Linn.) 
A single individual was seen early on the morning of August 
15 crossing a point of land near camp on Lake 33. Probably 
more common than data indicate. 
Coot. Fulica americana Gmelin. 
Three were seen on Lake 16, and two spent the day of August 
17 on Lake 33. At Lake 16, the remains of what undoubtedly 
was a coot nest of that season’s make was found. 
Woodcock. Philohela minor (Gmelin). 
Rare. The writer was fortunate enough to flush a single in¬ 
dividual from a rather dense thicket near Kenton. The hunters 
say they have not seen or heard of woodcock in the neighborhood 
for some years, though they formerly were more common. 
Wilson Snipe. Gallinago delicata (Ord). 
Two ‘‘Jack” snipe were located in a rather high marsh, en¬ 
tirely free from sphagnum, just east of Kenton. 
Least Sandpiper. Pisobia minutilla (Vieillot). 
A single individual of this species was found wading along the 
sandy shore of Lake 33, evidently feeding. The bird was very 
tame, allowing the observer to get within ten feet of it. 
Spotted Sandpiper. Actitis macularia (Linnaeus). 
The most common of the sandpipers, but found only along 
water-courses where timber and an excess of vegetation is lack¬ 
ing. Often seen along the Kenton river in Houghton county, 
and about Lakes 33 and 16, and streams tributary to them. 
