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bones and other extraneous matter. Mr. Brewster describes the eggs of this species, 

 taken in Comal county, Texas, April 25, as extremely thin-shelled, rounded-oval and 

 nearly elliptical in shape, clear ivory-white, with a rather high polish; others 

 creamy-white, with scarcely any polish. The sizes of five eggs are given as l.OOx.71, 

 .94x.69, .99x.69, l.OOx.71, l.OOx.75, respectively. The average size is about .95x.73 

 inches. 



392. IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER (From Brehm). 



392. IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER. Campephilus principalis (Linn.) 

 Geog. Dist. Formerly Southern Atlantic^ and Gulf States and Lower Mississippi 

 Valley, north to North Carolina, Eastern Missouri, Southern Illinois and Indiana. 

 Now restricted and only locally distributed in the Gulf States and lower Mississippi 

 Valley where only locally 



