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126.t Recur virostra americana Gmelin. Avoset. 

 This species must occur in Florida as a winter visitor, but I have 

 as yet seen no specimens that were collected there. 



GRUID^S. 



127.* Grus canadensis Temminck. Bbown Crane. 

 Abundant. 



In 1853, in the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History,* 

 Dr. Bryant discussed at length the question of the relationship of G 

 americana Ord to the G. canadensis, and arrived at the conclusion that 

 ■while the young of the G. americana, or white whooping crane, might be 

 brown like the mature G. canadensis, or sand-hill crane, that the two were 

 distinct species ; and this conclusion ornithologists seem to have generally 

 adopted. I saw none of the white birds in Florida, where the brown were 

 very numerous. In Iowa I have seen both, but only at a distance. The 

 account given by Dr. Bryant of the breeding of the sand-hill crane in 

 Florida is very complete and interesting. According to this author the 

 eggs, two in number, are laid from early in February till about the middle 

 of April, f 



RALLIDiE. 



128.* Rallus elegans Audubon. Marsh Hair. 

 Common. 



129* Rallus crepitans Gmelin. Clapper Rail. 



Common. 



130.t RaUus virginianus Linne". Virginia Rail. 



" Common along the St. John's River." — Boardman. 



I3i.t Porzana Carolina Vieillot. Carolina Rail. 

 " Common." — Maynard. 



132. (t?) Porzana noveboracensis Cassin. Yellow Rail. 

 " Common throughout the winter along the St. John's." — Boardman. 



I33.t Pulica americana Gmelin. Coot. 

 Abundant. As numerous the 1st of April as during the winter. 



134.* Gallinula galeata Bonaparte. Florida Gallinule. 

 Abundant. 



* Vol. IV, p. 303. 



t See also on this point the same Proceedings, Vol VU, p. H. 



