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19. Nycticorax nycticorax nsevius Black-crow wed Night Heron. 

 - This heron, locally called the 'Nighl Scrooglin,' is abundant and breeds 

 usually earlier than the other herons. Builds in a cypress swamp as a 

 rule, bul many arc found on Bird Island. March I to Id. 



JO. Nyctanassa violacea. Ykllow-ckowneo Nioht Hkkon. — Not 

 as abundant as the preceding species. Have found them nesting in the 

 same swamp, hut never u it h I hem. Nests March 25 to April 10. 



21. Grus mexicana Sandhill Crane. — Resident but rare. Nests 

 in late April on the flooded prairies of two lakes. 



22. Aramus vociferus. Limpkin. -This strange bird was fairly 

 abundant here formerly, hut is now a very raie breedei and in only one 

 swamp to mj knowledge. Breeds from Novembei to June, the height of 

 the breeding season beingin April and May. I feai thai, this bird will soon, 

 he extinct in the State. 



j:; Rallus elegans. King Rail.— Resident but only tolerably 



Common. Nests in early May in the marshes of our lakes. 



"24. Creciscus jamaicensis. Black I! mi.. Summer residenl but 

 very rare Never found a nest but saw an adult wild three young 

 on one occasion in early June. 



*'_'5. Ionornis martinicus Purple Gallinule. An abundanl 



resident . and breeds on all t he lakes and ponds where the Bonnet is (Nuphar 



a, In mi) is abundant. Nests from March to AugUSl and usually tears two 

 broods. 



•26. Gallinula galeata. Florida (Iai.unti.k. Common resident, 



hut not as abundant as t he preceding species. Nests from March to July. 

 Inhabits practically tin' same localities as the I'urple Gallinule hut usually 



nests nearei to the water and in the floating masses of Penny-wort (Hydro- 

 colyle ranunculoides), the eggs being sometimes wet. 



27. Fulica americana. Coot. Here in thousands during the 

 winter and many remain during the entire year. A very rare breeder, 



found one nest being occupied hut eggs were not. laid in ii for some reason. 

 Killed two females in June of this year, full of eggs that would have been 

 ready to lay in a week's time. 1 have no doubt hut, that it does nest here 

 occasionally. 



28. Philohela minor. Woodcock.— Resident, but rare. Two nests 



found this year on l-'ebruaiy 4, by H. 11. Simpson, near Micanopy. One 



nest contained a set of three eggs, theother had been broken up. This 

 is the second breeding record 1 know of for Florida, 



*2'J. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Abundant resident, nests 

 here in fields near some pond or lake in early April. 



*3(). Colinus virginianus floridanus. Florida Rob-white. — An 

 abundant resident and despite; the great numbers killed annually, seems to 

 he more than holding its own. Nests in early April and usually rears two 

 broods. Have found nest with eggs as late as Sept. 15. 



31. Meleagris gallopavo osceola. Florida Wild Turkey.— This 

 noble game bird is rapidly nearing extermination in this section, due not so 



