. Birds of North Carolina . yellow. Tarsus more than one and one-half times middle toe without claw. Legs du-sky. Tarsus much less tlian one and one-half times middle toe witliout claw. Helodromns. Genus Philohela (Gray)102. Philohela minor {(imel.). Woodcock. Ads.—Front of crown slaty, «ith buff, an indistinct blackish line in its center, andanother from eye to bill; back of head lilack, with two or tluee bars of ocluaceous-buff; restof uppeiparts black, margined with slaty, and barred an<l mottled with rufous or ochraceous-buff; tip of tail ashy gray above, silvery ben
. Birds of North Carolina . yellow. Tarsus more than one and one-half times middle toe without claw. Legs du-sky. Tarsus much less tlian one and one-half times middle toe witliout claw. Helodromns. Genus Philohela (Gray)102. Philohela minor {(imel.). Woodcock. Ads.—Front of crown slaty, «ith buff, an indistinct blackish line in its center, andanother from eye to bill; back of head lilack, with two or tluee bars of ocluaceous-buff; restof uppeiparts black, margined with slaty, and barred an<l mottled with rufous or ochraceous-buff; tip of tail ashy gray above, silvery beneath; undi-rparts between ochraceous-bufT andrufous; outer tlu-ee primaries very narrow and nuieli slilfeiied. L., ; W., ; Tar., ;B., (Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) Range.—Eastern North America, breeding from northern Florida to southern Canada, andwintering from southern New Jersey to southern Florida. Range in North Carolina.—Whole State at all seasons, in damp, shady woods and low-grountl Fig. 85. Woodcock. No bird so the heart of the average sportsinan as the Woodeoek, and therumor of its appearance in any j)lace is sure to send one or more enthusiastic gun-ners to explore the neighborhood. To find this shy bird one must penetrate thewoodland bogs and swamps, or occasionally standing corn near water. Rarely doesit venture on the open Hats so beloved by the Wilsons Snipe. When flusiied itsHight is usually short and comparatively weak, but the thick cover in which it isfound often saves it from the hunters aim. One may look for the Woodcock insuitable ))laces throughout the State. George B. Sennett in The Auk for July, 1887, speaks of finding one near thesummit of Roan Mountain, and in the swamps of Tyrrell County. It is so abun-dant some years that market-hunters find it profitable to pursue it. Descriptive List 125 The Woodcock is a resident in North Carohna, but our native population is con-siderably augmented during the colder month
Size: 1937px × 1290px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorpearsontgilbertthomasgilbert18731943, bookcentury1900
