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cover for nesting was not available. On October 8 an immature 

 female, with the streakings on the head of the juvenile plumage, was 

 shot on Eeelfoot Lake about 6 miles northeast of Tiptonville. Others 

 were seen here on October 21. A bird only recently hatched was 

 taken on Eeelfoot Lake on May 25, 1938. 



Family PHALACROCORACIDAE 



PHALACROCORAX AURITUS AURITUS (Lesson): Double-crested 



Cormorant 



Common on Eeelfoot Lake, where 12 were seen on May 7. Many 

 were recorded from October 6 to 21. A female in brown plumage, 

 taken 6 miles northeast of Tiptonville on October 8, is typical in size 

 of the larger, northern race, having the following measurements: 

 Wing 311, tail 140, culmen from base 56.2, and tarsus 64.8 nmi. 



Family ANHINGIDAE 



ANHINGA ANHINGA (Linnaeus): Water-turkey 



On Eeelfoot Lake two were seen on April 26 and another on 

 May 1. 



Family ARDEIDAE 



CASMERODIUS ALBUS EGRETTA (Gmelin): American Egret 



Observed at Eeelfoot Lake from April 24 to May 7 and from 

 October 5 to 22. 



BUTORIDES VIRESCENS VIRESCENS (Linnaeus) : Eastern Green Heron 



Observed as follows: Hickory Withe, April 14; Eads, April 21; 

 Hornbeak, May 4; Eeelfoot Lake, 6 miles northeast of Tiptonville, 

 October 6; Waynesboro, May 13 and 18; Pikeville, May 31; Eogers- 

 ville, June 1 ; Shady Valley, June 3 to 9. 



NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX HOACTLI (Gmelin): Black-crowned Night 



Heron 



Eecorded at Eeelfoot Lake April 30, May 7, and October 5. 



BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS (Montagu): American Bittern 



One seen at Eeelfoot Lake May 6. 



IXOBRYCHUS EXILIS EXILIS (Gmelin): Eastern Least Bittern 



On Green Island, Eeelfoot Lake, two were seen on May 7, and a 

 female was taken. 



