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American Woodcock —(Philohela minor). 
A common, muddy-wood-living, long-billed, short-legged, much-mottled, brown 
snipe, with eyes far back on the head and the back of the crown with two dark 
cross stripes; the three outer primaries are abruptly shorter than the fourth 
and are peculiarly narrow and stiff. 
Breeds in eastern United States to Canada. Winters about the same. Resi¬ 
dent, though much less common in winter. 
Wilson’s Snipe; “English Snipe ”—(Gallinago delicata). 
A common, grassy-meadow-living, long-billed, very much mottled, brownish 
snipe, with a buff breast and white belly. The eyes are above the ears, and the 
mottling of the head is so arranged as to give a central, lengthened, light band 
between two darker ones. 
Breeds in northern United States, northward. Winters, southern United 
States to northern South America. Common transient, frequenting open swamps 
and meadows, both inland and on the coast. Occurs in the spring, March 20th 
to May 10th, and in fall during October. 
Dowitcher; Red-breasted Snipe in summer; Gray Snipe in 
winter— (Macrorliamplius griseus). 
A common, large, shore-living, long-billed, long-legged, generally variegated, 
brownish-bodied snipe, with darker wings, lighter, much-barred tail, and nearly 
white belly. 
Breeds far northward. Winters in gulf States and Mexico, to West Indies 
and South America. Common transient on the New Jersey coast. 
Long-billed Dowitcher; Western Dowitcher; Rod-bellied 
Snipe —(Macrorliamphus scolopacens). 
In winter this bird and the last are practically alike except in size, but :n 
summer the long-billed has the breast and belly more uniformly rufous and the 
sides more heavily barred with black. 
Breeds in northwestern North America. Winters, Mexico to South America. 
Stilt Sandpiper— (Micropalama himantopus). 
A rare, very long-legged, long-billed, very much mottled sandpiper, with the 
center of each of the feathers blackish (in general) and the edges brownish- 
gray. The tail and throat and line over the eye are much lighter. 
Breeds far northward. W inters south to West Indies. Very rare transient 
on the New Jersey coast. 
Knot; Robin Snipe —(Tringa canutus). 
A very largo, and, as usually seen in the United States, mottled, gray- 
backed, white-bellied plover-like sandpiper, with more or less of a red, robin- 
like breast. The back and wings are more beautifully marked in the summer 
than in the winter with black, brown and buff. 
Breeds far northward. Winters nearly throughout the Southern Hemi¬ 
sphere. Formerly a common transient on the New Jersey coast, but now 
becoming quite rare. 
