Ki;v lo rill-; water hirds oi" i'lokida. 



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This species occurs on the seacoast of lemperale aiul tropical America, 

 Ireeiuenting the beaches, where it is often met with in pairs or small Mocks. 

 It occasionally occurs as far North as New Jersey. Stragglers have been 

 taken near Grand Menan, Maine, and on the coast of Massachusetts. It is 

 a common species in Florida, where it lireeds. The eggs are pale brownish 

 white spotted with chocolate brown. 



