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those which have followed man into the country and nest in 

 the artificial groves and about the buildings. 



In the first class may be placed the following twenty-eight 

 species which in all probability were in the country in greater 

 or less numbers previous to its settlement : Pied-billed Grebe, 

 Black Tern, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Bittern, Least Bit- 



NEST AND EGGS OF KING RAIL 



tern, King Rail, Sora Rail, Florida Gallinule, Coot, Wilson's 

 Phalarope, Bartramian Sandpiper, Killdeer, Prairie Chicken, 

 Marsh Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Prairie-horned Lark, Bobo- 

 link, Cowbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Red-winged Black- 

 bird, Western Meadowlark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lark 

 Sparrow, Dickcissel, Maryland Yellow-throat, Short-billed 

 Marsh Wren, and Prairie Marsh Wren. 



