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43. Yellow Rail 159 



44. Florida Gallinule 162 



45. Florida Gallinule, nest and eggs 163 



46. Coot, nest and eggs 164 



47. Wilson's Phalarope, foot 167 



48. Woodcock on nest 175 



49. Woodcock, primaries 171, 177 



50. Woodcock, nest and eggs 176 



51. Wilson's Snipe 178 



52. Wilson's Snipe, wing from below 179 



53. Grass Snipe . . '. ". 183 



54. Yellowlegs, leg and foot 192 



55. Solitary Sandj^iper 194 



56. Golden Plover, foot 210 



57. Killdeer 213 



58. Ring-necked Plover, head 215 



59. Turnstone 218 



60. Quail, head of male 221 



61. Ruffed Grouse, foot 220 



62. Ruffed Grouse, foot in summer and winter 226 



63. Prairie Chicken, head 230 



64. Mourning Dove, bill 34, 252 



65. Mournine; Dove, head 252 



66. Mourning Dove, tail 253 



67. Turkey Buzzard, head of adult 255 



68. Turkey Buzzard, young 256 



69. Marsh Hawk, nest and eggs 262 



70. Cooper's Hawk 267 



71. Cooper's Hawk, leg and foot 257, 268 



72. Red-tailed Hawk, bill 258, 273 



73. Red-shouldered Hawk, wing-tip 258 



74. Golden Eagle, foot 284 



75. Sparrow Hawk, bill ^ 259, 292 



76. Osprey; Fish Hawk 295 



77. Barn Owl, head 298 



78. Barn Owl, yoimg 299 



79. Long-eared Owl, voung 302 



80. Great Gray Owl, head 313 



81. Screech Owl, young 323 



82. Snowy Owl, foot 332 



83. Hawk Owl 333 



84. Yellow-billed Cuckoo, outer tail feathers 337 



85. Yellow-billed Cuckoo, nest 339 



86. Black-billed Cuckoo, tail from below 340 



87. Kingfisher, head and breast 342 



88. Kingfisher, foot 342 



89. Downy Woodpecker 348 



90. Red-headed Woodpecker, foot 364 



91 . Rod-hellied Woodpecker, head 366 



92. Chinniev Swift, tail 373, 381 



93. Kingbird, hill 389, 395 



94. Great Crested Flycatcher, tail 396 



95. Least Flycatcher 406 



96. Prairie Ilorned Lark, head 390, 408 



97. Prairie Horned Lark, foot 390, 409 



98. Bluejay, head 413 



99. Raven and Crow, heads 417 



100. Red-winged Blackbird, atlult male 440 



lOL Red-winged Blackbird, young 441 



102. Red-winiTcd Blackbird, foot 390, 439 



103. Red-winged Blackbird, tail 442 



104. Meailowlark, wing 443 



105. Baltimore Oriole 450 



106. Baltimore Oriole, liill 391, 451 



107. Rusty Blackl)ird, head 453 



