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 Family RYNCHOPIDyE. 



18. Rynchops nigra Linn. JiUtck Glimmer. 

 A comiuon resident on the coast. 



Older STEGANOPODES. 



Family SULIDiE. 



19. Sula sula Linn. Boohij. 



Of tills species only a few notes bave been taken, al- 

 though its frequent occurrence is not at all uulikely. Two 

 specimens (males) were shot during- September, 1884, on the 

 Mississippi, about fifty miles below New Orleans. 



20. Sula bassana Linn, (lannet. 



An occasional winter resident. It has been shot several 

 times at the Rigolets (a male, December 9, 1886). 



Family ANHINGID^. 



21. Anhinga anhinga Linn. Siutle-hird; Water Turkey; Anhivga. 

 A common resident in most parts of the state wherever 



large bodies of water, fringed with trees, exist. 



Family PHALACROCORACIDiE.: 



22. Phalacrocorax dilophus Sw. &l Rich. Douhle-erested Cormorant 

 A winter resident only; not at all common. 



23. Phalacrocorax dilophus floridanus And. Florida Cormorant. 

 Common along- the Gulf coast; breeding wherever it occurs 



24. Phalacrocorax mexicanus Brandt. Mexican Cormorant. 



A very common resident iu several sections of the state. 



Family PELECANID^. 



25. Pelecanus fuscus Linn. Jirouni Pelican. 



Very common along the Gulf coast as well as on the lakes; 

 breeding in large numbers on the Mississippi delta and the 

 islands. 



26. Pelecanus erythrorhynchus Gmel. Ameriean White relican. 

 A winter resident only; arriving in October and leaving 



during the latter part of February. 



Family FREGATID.E. 



27. Fregata aquila Linn. Frigate-bird; Man-o'^-war bird. 



A resident of the high seas, it breeds on the Gulf coast, 

 but during heavy storms is frequently blown far inland. 



