KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



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Grus americanus. 



the interior of North America from the fur countries south to Texas and 

 Mexico, and is supposed to be occasionally found in Florida. I have never 

 met with it in Florida and it must be considered a rare bird in the State. 

 It breeds from Illinois northward, the eggs being two, pale grayish green, 

 blotched and marked with dark brown. 



