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Red-hreasted Snipe. Mr. Corey found three specimens upon 

 Inagua in May. 



Semi-palmated Sandpiper. An abundant winter resident. 



Least Sandpiper. One of the most abundant winter visitants. 

 Very social, and found in flocks on open beaches. 



White-rumpled Sandpiper. A regular winter visitor, but not 

 common. 



Sanderling. A rather scarce winter visitant. It frequents 

 beaches and soft marshes. 



Willet. Abundant on many of the islands. 



Greater Yelloio-leg. ISTot uncommon in winter. 



SPOOXBILLS. 



Spoonbills. Curious, gaily colored, beautiful and abundant at 

 Inagua. 



HERONS. 



G)'eat Blue Heron, (local name, Ar snicker). Frequently met 

 with on the beaches, or in the small inland ponds. 



Inagua Heron. Very abundant in Inagua in Summer. They 

 breed in large communities. 



Reddish Ejret. A resident, and much more abundant than 

 any other species of its family. 



Little Blue Heron. Abundant in winter. 



Green Heron. An abundant resident, frequenting marshes. 



Yelloxo-cr owned Night Heron. Very abundant throughout the 

 Bahamas. 



Least Bittern. A rare visitant. It has been taken at Lake 

 Cunningham. 



RAILS, ETC. 



Clapper Rail, Claimed for the Bahamas by Dr. Bryant, 



