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(5) Aythia affiins. — Lesser Scaup Duck. A few flocks 

 on the lake. Other ducks were seen, but no others were posi- 

 tively identified. 



(6) Ardca Jicrodias. — Great Blue Heron. A few seen. 



(7) Grns anicricana. — Sandhill Crane. Comon. Heard 

 every morning at daybreak and often during the day. From 

 two to six often seen flying about. An adult female taken on 

 December 2^, since mounted, and now in the Palmer College 

 collection. The trachea of this specimen was dissected out, 

 and found to contain a peculiar and elaborate curve mostly 

 encased in the breast-bone. 



(8) Fulica ainericana. — Coot. Two seen. 



(9) Aigialitis z'ocifcra. — Killdeer. Common. 



(10) Zenaidura viacroura. — Mourning Dove. Xnt rare. 

 (11) Cat hart es aura septcntrionalis. — Turkey Vulture. 

 Common. 



(12) Catharista at rata. — Black Vulture. A few seen. 



(13) Circus hudsoiiins. — Marsh Hawk. Rather common. 



(14) Buteo lincatus. — Red-shouldered Hawk. Common. 



(15) FaJco sparverius. — Sparrow Hawk. A few seen. 



(16) Stryx I'aria alleni. — Florida Barred Owl. Frequent- 

 ly heard in the swamps at night. 



(17) Ceryle alcyon. — Belted Kingfiisher. Several seen. 



(18) Dryobates puhescens. — Southern Downy Wood- 

 pecker. A few seen. 



(19) Dryobates borcalis. — Red-cockaded Woodpecker. A 

 few seen in the patches of pine woods. 



(20) Sphyrapicus varuis. — Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 

 Rather common. 



(21) Phlaotomus pileatus. — Pileated Woodpecker. Rath- 

 er common. 



(22) Centurus carolinns. — Red-bellied Woodpecker. Very 

 common. 



(23) Colaptes auratus. — Flicker. A few seen. 



(24) Sayornis pha:he. — Phoebe. Common. 



(25) Corvus brachyrhynchos pascuus. — Florida Crow. 

 Common. A specimen taken and sent to Frank M. Chapman, 



