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Numerous and generally distributed, nesting in colonies, on 

 bushes for the most part, in or bordering ponds. In a colony of 

 about one hundred fifty pairs of these birds there were also nest- 

 ing about the same small pond eight or ten pairs of Louisiana 

 Herons {H. t. ruficollis) , one pair Green Herons (B. v. virescens), 

 and about thirty pairs White Ibises (G. alba). April 1, 1917, egg 

 laying incomplete. On April 30, at same rookery, some young were 

 traveling over the bushes, using bills as well as toes in progres- 

 sion. 



55. Butorides virescens virescens — Green Heron. 



Quite generally distributed, but not numerous. A few seen 

 every year about ponds and streams. Nest with fresh eggs April 

 4. I have never seen it here in mid-winter. March 16, 1918, De- 

 cember 4, 1918. 



56. Nycticorax nycUcorax na^vius — Black-crowned Nigiit Heron. 

 While these birds are with us throughout the entire year I 



have failed to find their nesting locality. In winter they frequent 

 the broad open marshes in companies of twenty to forty or more. 



57. Nyctanassa violacea — Yellow-crowned Night Heron. 



Much less numerous than the preceding species and usually 

 seen singly or but two or three together. They frequent more se- 

 cluded ponds or may be seen fishing a tidal creek at low water 

 after sunset. Do not occur in winter. 



58. Grus mexicana — Sandhill Crane. 



In former years it was not uncommon to see these birds in 

 their Avanderings and a pair frequented and probably nested on 

 one of our river marshes about 1895. Two birds were seen flying 

 high overhead May 20, 1913. It is reported that two were shot 

 in southwestern part of our county about May 1, 1918. 



59. Rallus elcgans — King Rail. 



Probably a regular resident. An adult with a single half- 

 grown young was seen May 26, 1917. One noted November 21, 

 1916. 



60. Rallus crejntans scotti — Florida Clapper Rail. 



Our coastal and larger tidal river marshes abound with this 

 species. Eggs noted from April 18 throughout June. Many nests 

 are destroyed by storms, high tides and Fish Crows. 



61. Rallus virginianus — Virginia Rail. 



Usually a few may be seen every winter, but I have not ob- 

 served them numerous. 



62. Parzana caroling — Sora. 



Seemingly much more abundant than the Virginia Rail. Found 

 from the last of September until May. One shot May 6, 1915, and 

 others seen May 7 had the bright yellow — nuptial — tip to bill. 

 September 27, 1913. May 14, 1916. 



