Archie Carr 



Department of Zoology 

 University of Florida 

 Gainesville, FL 32611 



Harold Hirth 

 Department ofBiology 

 University of Utah 

 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 



George Hughes 



Oceanographic Research Institute 



P.O. Box 736 



Durban, Natal 



South Africa 



Frank Lund 



P.O. Box 541 



Jupiter Island, FL 33458 



Peter Pritchard 

 Florida Audubon Society 

 P.O. Drawer 7 

 Maitland,FL 32751 



J. P. Schulz 

 Surinam Forest Service 

 P.O. Box 436 

 Paramaribo, Surinam 



Ross Witham 



Florida Department of Natural 



Resources 

 Marine Research Lab 

 P.O. Box 941 

 Jensen Beach, FL 33457 



PREPARER'S COMMENTS 



Nesting records for the U.S. are not complete, 

 as the entire coast has not been surveyed. Recruit- 

 ment in Florida is probably very low due to pre- 

 dation, particularly by raccoons [Procyon lotor). 



LITERATURE CITED/SELECTED 

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