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17. Balhis virginianus. Eare ? 



18. Porzana Carolina. Common. 



19. Porzana noveboracensis. Eare ? 



20. Porzana jamaicensis. Eare? 



21. GalUnula galeata. Eare. 



22. Fulica americana. Eare. 



23. Nyctiardea grisea ncevia. Eare? 



24. Nyctherodias violaceus. Common ? 



25. J.was boschas. Eare. 



26. JErismatura rubida. Eare. 



27. Lophodytes cucullatus. Eare. 



Besides the species named above, tlie following have been observed 

 during the breeding season, though they have not been defluitely 

 ascertained to nest in the neighborhood : — 



1. Hehninthophaga chrysoptera. [Breeds in Eichlaud Co.] 



2. Dendrceca pennsylvanica. [Breeds in Eichland Co.] 



3. Cyanospiza ciris. One specimen, a female, June, 1871. 



4. Catharistes atratus. Eare. 



6. Himantopus nigricollis. Eare. 



6. Becurvirostra americana. Eare. 



7. Tantalus loculator. Common, some seasons. 



8. Falcinellus igneus. Eare. 



9. Florida ccerulea. Eare. 



10. GalUnula martinica. Eare. 



11. Chrmcoceplialus atricilla. Eare. 



12. Pelecamis erythrorhynchus. Eare. 



13. Plotus anhinga. Eare. 



Two species, CampepMlus principalis and Conurus carolinensis, the 

 former once rarely found, and the latter so abundant thirty or forty 

 years ago as to be at times a nuisance, have both apparently entirely 

 disappeared. 



Fox Prairie, Eichland County. 



From Mt. Carmel a short trip was made to Fox Prairie, about thirty- 

 five miles northwest of the town. "We found the prairie to be partly 

 wild and of a slightly rolling character, crossed by a small stream bor- 

 dei'ed by banks usually covered with bushes or trees. About the out- 

 skirts of the prairie were more or less extended pieces of woodland. 



The most striking difference between the avian-fauna of this local- 

 ity and the vicinity of Mt. Carmel, as would be expected, was in the 

 absence of most of the species found in the densely wooded bottoms 

 and the presence of the prairie frequenting species. In the woods 



