Vol. XXI 

 1904 



1 Currier, Summer Birds of Leech Lake, Minn. 2Q 



Crows made their lives miserable as long as their parents were 

 away. 



The Wood Ibises are not in need of protection ; they are 

 extremely shy and wary and well able to take care of themselves ; 

 they are not sought after by the plume hunters and are useless 

 for food. 



Plegadis autumnalis. Glossy Ibis. 



I have very little to add to the life history of this species in 

 Florida where it is undoubtedly rare and of local distribution. 

 We saw a few Glossy Ibises flying over the marshes of the 

 upper St. Johns, but found no evidence of their breeding there. 



The White-faced Glossy Ibis has been once recorded from this 

 vicinity near Lake Washington, where a female was shot on a 

 nest containing three eggs (see Brewster, Auk, III, 1886, p. 481). 

 We were unable to shoot any of the birds we saw and therefore 

 could not determine the species with certainty. In Monroe 

 County we saw only one flock of five birds flying over, high in the 

 air, at Lowes Lake near Cape Sable. Our guides told us that 

 they were rarely seen, and none of the guides with whom I corre- 

 sponded seemed to know them at all. 



SUMMER BIRDS OF THE LEECH LAKE REGION, 

 MINNESOTA. 



BY EDMONDE S. CURRIER. 



In 1902 I was in this region from May 26 to June 10, and 

 again, in 1903, from May 22 to June 8. Almost the entire time 

 was devoted to the birds, particular attention being given to the 

 breeding species. 



I made my headquarters in the little city of Walker during both 

 visits. In 1902 I was by myself the greater part of the time, but 



