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growth along the pond, and they may have nested in situa- 

 tions of that kind before the groves were present. However 

 that may be, it was, at the time these notes were made, one 

 of the most characteristic and abundant birds of the 

 region. 



NEST AND EGGS OP UPLAND PLOVER 



After the young left the nest, they were to be found along 

 the fences and telephone lines and during August were among 

 the most conspicuous bird forms. 



1. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. Abundant summer resi- 

 dent and breeder. One or two nests found every year in each little swamp. 



2. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis. Black Tern. Breeds com- 



