INDEX. 
381 
Scent, retention of, i, 269. 
Scolopacidae, i, 40: ii, 9. 
Scolopax, minor, i, 40, 86, 169, 
215. 
Wilsonii, i, 40, 91, 137. 
Noveboracensis, i, 40: ii, 24. 
Setter, the merits of, i, 180, 323. 
compared with Pointer, i, 324. 
Lewis, Dr.’s, opinion, i, 326. 
Lang, Mr.’s, opinion, i, 329. 
breeds and points of, i, 323. 
the English, i, 324. 
the Irish, i, 325. 
the Russian, i, 325. 
field management of, i, 360. 
kennel management of, i, 341. 
food of, i, 344. 
diseases of, i, 353. 
breaking of, i, 362. 
Shinnecock plains, i, 52. 
Sibley, Mr., ‘‘ Hal a Dahcotah,” ii, 
255. 
his Deerhounds, ii, 256. 
Skunk Duck, ii, 92. 
Slaughter river, ii, 153. 
Snipe, varieties of, i, 40. 
birds wrongly termed, i, 39. 
Bay, i, 39: ii, 9. 
Snipe, the Common, i, 40, 91, 137. 
wrongly termed English i, 
165. 
arrival of the, i, 141. 
alighting of the, i, 155. 
breeding of the, i, 160. 
cry of the, i, 161, 165. 
departure of the, i, 166. 
description of the, i, 91. 
flight of the, i, 145. 
habits of the, in spring, i, 145, 
160, 162. 
habits of the, in autumn, i, 
210 . 
migrations of the, i, 141, 166, 
210 . 
return of the, i, 166. 
weight of the, i, 167. 
swim with ease, i, 163. 
perch on trees, i, 161. 
drum with the wings, i, 160. 
never tower, i, 156. 
Snipe, how to cook, i, 167. 
Snipe shooting, i, 137, 210. 
in spring, i, 137. 
in autumn, i, 210, 266. 
knack of, i, 147. 
best dress for, i, 149. 
best dogs for, i, 147. 
best ground for, i, 144. 
best shot for, i, 148. 
best weather for, i, 142. 
best way to beat, i, 151. 
best way to mark, i, 156 
at Pine Brook, i, 166. 
at Chatham, i, 162. 
at Chateau Richer, i, 166. 
near Lorette, i, 164. 
near Niagara, i, 141. 
near Quebec, i, 140, 164, 166. 
on the Delaware, i, 140. 
in Salem co., N. J., i, 210. 
in Orange co., N. Y., 166. 
in Georgia, i, 211. 
on Long Island, i, 143. 
Snipe, only two proper, i, 40. 
the Red-breasted, i, 40: ii, 24. 
wrongly termed Quail, ii, 24. 
Dowitcher, ii, 24. 
the Robin, misnamed Red¬ 
breasted Sandpiper, ii, 9. 
the Lesser Yellow-leg, mis¬ 
named Yellow-shank Tat¬ 
tler, ii, 16. 
the Greater Yellow-leg, mis¬ 
named Tell-tale Tatler, ii, 
18. 
the Meadow, misnamed Pec¬ 
toral Sandpiper, ii, 14. 
the Quail, misnamed Red¬ 
breasted Snipe, ii, 24. 
the Horsefoot, misnamed Turn¬ 
stone, ii, 29. 
the Winter, misnamed Red- 
backed Sandpiper, ii, 12. 
the Jack, misnamed Pectoral 
Sandpiper, ii, 15. 
the Marlin, misnamed Great 
Marbled Godwit, ii, 22. 
the Ring-tailed Marlin, mis¬ 
named Hudsonian Godwit, 
ii, 23. 
