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Subfamily GALLTNULIIsiE. Gallinules. 

 Genus GALLINULA Beiss. 



95 219-((>84). (iallimila §:aleata {Licht). *Plorida Gallinule. 



Common; "Hillsdale Co." (A. H. Boies); Mr. Boies thinks they migrate at 

 night, but not in flocks; "common at Saginaw'" (Miles' Birds of Michigan, p. 

 231); "breeds at Plymouth'' (J. B. Purdy); Mr. Robt. H. Wolcott writes me 

 that he took a nest at St. Clair Flats, July 20, 1893; " have seen thousands at 

 St. Clair Flats'* (Dr. W. C. Brownell); "very common summer resident at St. 

 Joseph and Albion, and breeds at both places " (O. B. Warren); taken at the 

 college; breeds; we have eggs in the museum taken near Grand Ledge; " many 

 nests found in Kalamazoo Co." Dr. M. Gibbs); nests and eggs as in the follow- 

 ing species; a fine table bird. 



Genus FULIGA Linn. 



Frontal Shield of Coot. 



y6-221-(686). Fulica americaiia Gmel. * American Coot; Coot; Mud Hen. 



Very common; throughout the entire state; "do not summer in Kalamazoo 

 County, but are abundant in migrations " (Dr. M. Gibbs); " very common and 

 fearless at St. Joseph, and common at Adrian" (O. B. Warren); "common in 

 Upper Peninsula" (E. E. Brewster); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); reported 

 from Mackinac Island; summer months; breeds; Robt. H. Wolcott took several 

 nests on St. Clair Flats, July 20, 1893; nests on the ground, frequently on float- 

 ing nests; eggs six to twelve, occasionally fifteen, elongate, yellowish drab, spotted 

 with fine dark spots. I have found the nests and eggs very common at Sagi- 

 naw Bay; "common along the shore marshes of Sanilac Co." (W. A. Oldfield). 



