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67. Roseate Spoonbill. An exceed- 

 ingly rare accidental straggler from 

 the South during former years. 



68. White Ibis. Also occurred dur- 

 ing former years as an exceedingly 

 rare wanderer from the South. 



69. Glossy Ibis. 



70. Wood Ibis. Both of these Ibises 

 also occurred as extremely rare strag- 

 glers from the South in former years. 



71. Greater Bittern. Common tran- 

 sient and rare breeder. 



72. Least Bittern. Common sum- 

 mer resident; decreasing. 



73. Great Blue Heron. Common 

 summer resident,, but, like the major- 

 ity of the water fowl, waders and 

 shore birds, it is slowly decreasing. 



74. Egret. Not a rare summer so- 

 journer. 



7."). Snowy Egret. Extremely rare 

 summer visitant, but occurred occa- 

 sionally during former years. 



76. Little Blue Heron. Not a rare 

 summer vi,sitant; very rarely seen in 

 spring. 



77. Green Heron. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



78. Black-crowned Night Heron. 

 Common summer resident; rarely oc- 

 curs during mild winters. 



79. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. 

 Rare southern visitant. 



80. King Rail. Common summer 

 resident. 



81. Clapper Rail. Rare straggler 

 from the seashore. 



82. Virginia Rail. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



83. Sora. Very rare .summer resi- 

 dent and common transient. 



84. Yellow Rail. Very rare fall 

 transient. 



8.5. Black Rail. An exceedingly 

 rare summer resident. 



86. Corn Crake. An extremely rare 

 straggler from Europe. 



87. Purple Gallinule. Rare wander- 

 er from the South. 



88. Florida Gallinule. Common sum- 

 mer resident in restricted localities. 



89. American Coot. Common tran- 

 sient, rare breeder and occasionally 

 winter resident. 



90. Northern Phalarope. Rare strag- 

 gler. 



91. Wilson Phalarope. Rare strag- 

 gler. 



92. European Woodcock. An acci- 

 dental straggler of great rarity from 

 Europe. 



93. American Woodcock. Rare 

 breeder and common transient. 



94. Wil3on Snipe. An abundant 

 transient, spring and fall; often stays 

 till late in December and May. 



9.5. Dowitcher. An exceedingly 

 rare straggler. 



96. Long-billed Dowitcher. An ex- 

 tremely rare straggler. 



97. Purple Sandpiper. Of great rar- 

 ity. 



98. Pectoral Sandpiper. Common 

 transient, by far commoner in autumn 

 than in spring. 



99. Least Sandpiper. Abundant 

 spring and fall transient; arrives aa 

 early as July. 



100. Red-backed Sandpiper. Very 

 rare transient. 



101. White-rumped Sandpiper. An 

 exceedingly rare transient. 



102. Semipalmated Sandpiper. Com- 

 mon spring and fall transient, asually 

 associated with the Least Sandpipers 

 and both si)ecies occur often in im- 

 mense flocks. 



103. Sanderling. Rare visitant. 



104. Marbled Godwit. Rare strag- 

 gler. 



105. Hudsonian Godwit. Also a 

 rare straggler. 



106. Greater Yellow-legs. Common 

 spring and fall transient. 



