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FRANK FORESTER’S FIELD SPORTS. 
during the month of May of last year, at Egg Harbor, killed 
thirty-three Red-breasted Snipe, by discharging both barrels 
into a flock as they were passing by him. This number, al¬ 
though small in comparison with those mentioned above, is 
large, and exceeds any exploit of my own, either with the 
present or former species—of both of which I have killed a 
goodly number, but do not deem it important to tax my memory 
with the number shot on any one occasion, to further illustrate 
the gregarious habits of this familiar bird. 
“ In the Fauna Boreali Americana, it is stated that the Yel¬ 
low-shanks is a very common bird in the fur countries, and is 
seen either solitary or in pairs, on the banks of every river, 
lake, and marsh, up to the northern extremity of the continent. 
“ Mr. Audubon found a few on the coast of Labrador, but did 
not discover their nests—and adds that he has been informed 
that they breed in considerable numbers about Pictou. In the 
latter part of August, the Yellow-shank commences moving 
southward, and in September they have usually all retired from 
the shores of Long Island.” 
No. 5. Tell-Tale Tatler — Totanus Vociferus; Wilson .— 
Vulgo, the Greater Yellow-Legs. 
Tell-tale Godwit or Snipe, Scolopax vociferus, Wils. Amer. Ora. Totanus me 
lanoleucus, Bonap. Syn. Totanus vociferus, Tell-tale, Sw. & Rich. Tell 
tale or Greater Yellow-shanks, Nutt. Man. Tell-tale Godwit, Totanus me- 
lanoleucus, Aud. Orn. Biog. 
“ Specific Character. —Bill along the ridge two and one-fourth 
inches; tarsi two and one-half; legs yellow. Adult with the 
bill black, at the base bluish; upper part of the head, loral 
space, cheeks, and neck, streaked with brownish black and 
white; throat white ; a white line from the bill to the eye ; a 
white ring round the eye; breast and abdomen white, spotted 
and barred with brownish-black; sides and tail coverts the 
same ; lower surface of the primaries light-gray—upper brown¬ 
ish black, the inner spotted white; wing coverts and back, 
