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Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813. / American ornithology; or The natural history of the birds of the United States
(1829)

Species 4. Scolopax noveboracensis. Red-breasted snipe,   pp. [112]-114

Page 114


114                RED-BREASTED SNIPE.
ovaries of the females before they depart, and the short period
of time they are absent. Of all our sea-side Snipes it is the most
numerous, and the most delicious for the table.
  From these circumstances and the crowded manner in which
it flies and settles, it is the most eagerly sought after by our
gunners, who send them to market in great numbers.
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