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SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I926 



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that it was felt that it had been wiped out. Examination after the 

 hurricane gave no indication of its survival, but this year's visit 

 showed that it not only had survived, but was flourishing and 

 spreading. 



An examination of Duck Key, where a colony of Ccrion inaregis 

 had been planted in 1 91 2, showed that the tall, dense grass and cac- 

 tus, which had usurped the places of planting, still prevailed to such 

 an extent that no specimens were visible. 



Inc. 96. — Alliino Noddy Tern, on Bird Key. 



On September 23 Indian Key was visited and it was found that 

 the colony of Ccrion casahlancac, which on our last visit seemed 

 to be on the verge of extinction, was flourishing and doing well. 

 There were enough specimens to warrant taking a series to Wash- 

 ington for measurement. 



The colony of Ccrion viarcgis, planted on the adjacent Tea Table 

 Key in 19 12, failed to show a single specimen. 



On September 25 a stop was made at Sands Key and Ragged 

 Keys where plantings were made in 191 2, but here, dredgings, fill- 

 ings-in, human activity in general, and hurricanes have so over- 

 whelmed the place that not a trace of any of these colonies was appar- 

 ent. With the rapid spread of habitation in this neglected region of 



