42 GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



or killdce plover ; the JEgialitis Wilsoniiis, or Wilson 

 plover, and the ^EgiaUtis mclodius, or piping plover. 

 The plover were seen only in spring. The Pliiloliela 

 minor, or woodcock, is not common, but the Gctllinago 

 Wilsoni, or snipe, is. The latter go in large flocks and 

 cover the whole country. The red-breasted snipe ; the 

 Symphemia semipalmata, or willet; the Ganibetta Fla- 

 vipes, or yellow legs ; the Ganibetta Melanolenca, or 

 greater yellow legs ; Simosa Fedoa, or marbled god- 

 wits, are also common. The Numenieus Iludsonicus, 

 or Iludsonian curlew, and the Numenieus Borealis, or 

 Esquimaux curlew, are rare, but the Numenieus longi- 

 rostris, or long-billed curlew ; the Ilimantopus nigcrcollis 

 or black-necked stilt ; the rails and gallinules, and the 

 herons, cranes, and ibis, are abundant ; the A nnas 

 boschas, or mallard, is very abundant, also the Annas 

 obscura, or black duck ; the latter duck has a lighter 

 color ; its neck is more like a female mallard, and it is 

 said to breed in Florida. The Dafila acuta, or pintail ; 

 the Ncttion Carolinensis, or green wingtail ; the Quer- 

 quedula Discors, or blue wingtail ; the Spatula Cly- 

 pcata or &quot;Shoveller ;&quot; the Marcea Americana, or bald- 

 pate ; the Aix Sponsa, or wood duck ; the Fulcx Mar Ha, 

 or scaup duck ; the Aytliya Americana, or red-head ; 

 the Aytliya Vallisneria, or canvas-back ; the Buce- 

 pliala albeola, or butter-ball ; the Erismatura rulida, or 

 ruddy duck ; the Bopliodytes Cucullatus, or hooded 

 merganser, and the Canada goose, arc all abundant ; 

 the latter especially in the north-western portion of 

 the State. 



The following-named birds are found in the Lake 

 Okeechobec region : 



1. Wilson s thrush ( Turdus fusccsccns). Saw one 



