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EXPLANATION OF PLATE III 

 Fig. L Salt lagoon with nests of Phosnicop terns ruber at the edge of the 

 brush. Note crystalline deposits at the water's edge (pp. 66-76). 

 James Island. 



Fig. 2. Nest and egg of Phcznicopteriis ruber (pp. 66-76). Charles 

 Island; February 25, 1906. 



