. Birds of Michigan . Woodcock, head and outer primaries, natural PLILOHELA Gbay. 100-228-1605). Philohela minor (Gmel). *American Woodcock. Common from March, rarely February, to October or November; • occasionallyevery month of the year (Gibbs); throughout the state; formerly very common inWayne county, but goes as the marshes are drained (Dr. W. C. Brownell); R. saw one January 1,1888, at Grand Rapids, when the snow was one foot deep;reported from Presque Isle Co.; Grand Traverse Co. (Dr. M. L. Leach); MackinacIsland (S. E. White); Iron Mountain (E. E. Brewster); Keween
. Birds of Michigan . Woodcock, head and outer primaries, natural PLILOHELA Gbay. 100-228-1605). Philohela minor (Gmel). *American Woodcock. Common from March, rarely February, to October or November; • occasionallyevery month of the year (Gibbs); throughout the state; formerly very common inWayne county, but goes as the marshes are drained (Dr. W. C. Brownell); R. saw one January 1,1888, at Grand Rapids, when the snow was one foot deep;reported from Presque Isle Co.; Grand Traverse Co. (Dr. M. L. Leach); MackinacIsland (S. E. White); Iron Mountain (E. E. Brewster); Keweenaw Point (Knee-land); breeds; nests in April, on the ground in thick brush; eggs four, gray, speckedand spotted with dark brown; esteemed as a game bird; taken at the College, October30, 1892. ZOOLOGICAL, DEPARTMENT. ^9 Genus GALLINAGO Wilsons Snipe, reduceJ, 101-230-(608). (iallinago dglicata(Ord). * Wilsons Snipe; Jack Snipe; American™ Snipe. Common in April and October ; throughout the state; not very rare in summerreported in Presque Isle and Muskegon Counties; Mackinac Island (S. E. White) Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); said to breed; found breeding once (Dr. M. Gibbs)nests on the ground, in May; eggs four, colors as above; prized as a game bird; Ihave seen it, but only as a migrant (Dr. W. C. Brownell); somewhat gregarious; thisbird, according to Butler, is known as English Snipe, Jack Snipe, Common Snipe andGutter Snipe. Genus MACBORHAMPH03 Leach. 102-232-(610). Macrorhainplins scolopaceus (Son/). Red-breasted Snipe; GraySnipe; Gratbaok; Gray-backed Snipe; Long-billed Dowitcher; ; a small flock was seen in Kalamazoo county May 21, 1888 (Dr. ); occasionally seen in Hillsdale and Lenawee counties (); doubt-fully given as a Michigan migrant by Dr. J. B. Steere; Keweenaw Point (Kne
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