Pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie-chickens, from September 1 to February 1.
Quails, from November 1 to February 1.
Woodcock are in the market from August 1 to February 1, and are fattest in October.
English snipe appear in the spring, and again in the autumn, when they are in their best condition, and are to be had in smaller quantities during the winter.
Yellow-legged snipe, robin or red-breasted snipe, dowicher and black-breasted or winter snipe, also common snipe, are abundant in the spring, and again from July through October, when they are best.
Upland, grass, or gray plover are in market through the spring and summer months, and are fattest in August and September.
Doe-birds are to be had at about the same time. They are plover of a larger size, and are considered not inferior to any other.
Golden plover, or frost-birds, are plentiful in the spring, and are in fine condition in September and October.
Sora, or Virginia rail, are best in September and October.
Reed-birds, or rice-birds, become very fat in August and September. When found among the reeds of New Jersey they are called reed-birds, and rice-birds when from the wild rice-fields of the South.