. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States, and British provinces, of North America. . UPLAND SHOOTING. 137 SPRING SNIPE-SHOOTING,. American Snipe,— Scolopax Wilsonil,—which is commonlyknown in this country as the English Snipe, but which isundoubtedly a distinct species, winters, as we have seen, in theSouthern States, and yet southward of the most southern; beingrarely found in the winter northward, or in the summer south-ward, of the Carolinas. The great multitude breed far to the northward, not only ofthe United States, but of the British Provinces, in the vast marshytracts which
. Frank Forester's field sports of the United States, and British provinces, of North America. . UPLAND SHOOTING. 137 SPRING SNIPE-SHOOTING,. American Snipe,— Scolopax Wilsonil,—which is commonlyknown in this country as the English Snipe, but which isundoubtedly a distinct species, winters, as we have seen, in theSouthern States, and yet southward of the most southern; beingrarely found in the winter northward, or in the summer south-ward, of the Carolinas. The great multitude breed far to the northward, not only ofthe United States, but of the British Provinces, in the vast marshytracts which extend inland nearly to the Arctic Ocean. Many,however, make their nests and rear their young in the secludedmorasses of Maine, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick; and afew pairs, here and there throughout the Eastern and MiddleStates, becoming less frequent as they advance toward the South,so far probably as the north of Pennsylvania. In Western Canada, in the neighborhood of Amherstberg, theyare likewise found during the breeding season, and probably onthe southern verge of the Great Lakes likewise. They are, however, with us, from
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