. . of the Woodcock shooting that our gunners getnow is furnished by birds from farther north and northeast. The fate of the Woodcocks rests largely with the people ofthe United States, in which mainly it lives. Its range includessouthern Canada, and recent information seems to indicatethat it may penetrate as far west as Oregon; but it is chieflya bird of the eastern United States. It is not disturbed byagriculture, and thrives well on rich and cultivated farms, pro-vided there are a few boggy runs or small swamps whereit can nest.
. . of the Woodcock shooting that our gunners getnow is furnished by birds from farther north and northeast. The fate of the Woodcocks rests largely with the people ofthe United States, in which mainly it lives. Its range includessouthern Canada, and recent information seems to indicatethat it may penetrate as far west as Oregon; but it is chieflya bird of the eastern United States. It is not disturbed byagriculture, and thrives well on rich and cultivated farms, pro-vided there are a few boggy runs or small swamps whereit can nest. Gardens and cornfields are favorite huntinggrounds of this bird. The food of the Woodcocks consists largely of earthwormsand insects. The long sensitive bill is provided with nervesand muscles and forms a very effective tool for exploring softground or searching beneath the leaves, for in such situationsthe bird gets most of its food. BIRDS HUNTED FOR FOOD OR SPORT. 245 WILSONS SNIPE {Gallinago delicata).Common or local names: Snipe; English Snipe; Jack -jifiifliii^^^^W/ Length. — inches; bill (average), Adult. — Crown dark brown or blackish, split along center by a light buffyline, and separated by a buffy stripe from a blackish line running frombill through eye; back and wings a mixture of dark brown or blackishand reddish brown, tan or buff, striped longitudinally with light buffyor whitish; wings brown and dusky, with light buffy markings on coverts;tail ending in a broad bar of reddish brown crossed near tip with black-ish and tipped with whitish; outer tail feathers pale buff or whitish,barred with black; tail coverts barred; throat gray; neck and upperbreast pale brown, mottled and streaked with blackish; flanks gray,barred with black; lower breast and belly white; legs and feet verypale ashy green. Field Marks. — A bird of fresh-water marshes mainly; may be known byits long bill and erratic flight. Notes. — Call, heard when bird is startled a
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