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C 1. Cypress tree, Great Lake, Craven County. This tree contained six nests of Great 

 Blue Heron when photographed (1909), and had been used by these birds for 



several years. (Photo by H. H. Brimley) 98 



2. The same tree one year later, when it held four heron nests and fifteen nests of 

 Florida Cormorant. Note how the Cormorants tend to kill the trees they 



use for nesting purposes. (Photo by H. H. Brimley) 98 



D 1. Two young American Egrets in the tops of the tall cypresses of Crane Neck. 



(Photo by T. W. Adickes) 100 



2. In the tall trees of Crane Neck Rookery. Nest and two young of American Egret. 



(Photo by T. W. Adickes) 100 



E 1. One type of Fish Hawk's nest, Great Lake, Craven County. Built in a small 



cypress, at a low elevation. (Photo by H. H. Brimley) 174 



2. A very neat, symmetrical Fish Hawk's nest, also on Great Lake. Old bird just 

 alighting on nest. As the bird is about two feet in length, with a wing spread 

 of about five feet, some idea of the size of the nest may be gathered. (Photo 



by H. H. Brimley) 174 



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1. Holbcell's Grebe (Winter Plumage) 18 



2. Pied-Billed Grebe 19 



3. Common Loon; Great Northern Diver 21 



4. Red-Throated Loon 22 



5. Dovekie 24 



6. Glaucous Gull 27 



7. Great Black-Backed Gull 28 



8. Herring Gull 29 



9. Ring-Billed Gull 30 



10. Laughing Gull 31 



11. Bonaparte's Gull 32 



12. Gull-Billed Tern 32 



13. Forster's Tern 35 



14. Common Tern 36 



15. Roseate Tern 37 



16. Least Tern 38 



17. Sooty Tern , 38 



18. Black Tern 39 



19. Black Skimmer 40 



20. Cory's Shearwater 41 



21. Greater Shearwater 42 



22. Audubon's Shearwater 43 



23. Sooty Shearwater 43 



24. Wilson's Petrel 44 



25. Gannet 46 



26. Foot of Gannet (natural size) 46 



27. Water-Turkey 47 



28. Double-Crested Cormorant 48 



29. White Pelican 50 



30. Brown Pelican 51 



31. Man-o'-War Bird 52 



32. Red-Breasted Merganser (Adult Male) 57 



33. Hooded Merganser (Adult Male) 58 



