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67. Roseate Spoonbill. An exceed- 

 ingly rare accidental straggler from 

 the South during former years. 



G8. White Ibis. Also occurred dur- 

 ing former years as an exceedingly 

 rare wanderer from the South. 



69. Glossy Ibis. 



70. Wood Ibis. Both of these Ibises 

 also occurred as extremely rare strag- 

 glers from the South in former years. 



7i. Greater Bittern. Common tran- 

 sient and rare breeder. 



72. Least Bittern. Common sum- 

 mer resident; decreasing. 



73. Great Blue Heron. Common 

 summer resident,, but, like the major- 

 ity of the water fowl, waders and 

 shore birds, it is slowly decreasing. 



74. Egret. Not a rare summer so- 

 journer. 



75. Snowy Egret. Extremely rare 

 summer visitant, but occurred occa- 

 sionally during former years. 



76. Little Blue Heron. Not a rare 

 summer visitant; very rarely seen in 

 spring. 4 £ 



77. Green Heron. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



78. Black-crowned Night Heron. 

 Common summer resident; rarely oc- 

 curs during mild winters. 



79. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. 

 Rare southern visitant. 



80. King Rail. Common summer 

 resident. ~" \ 



81. Clapper Rail. Rare straggler 

 from the seashore. 



82. Virginia Rail. Common sum- 

 mer resident. 



83. Sora. Very rare .summer resi- 

 dent and common transient. 



84. Yellow Rail. Very rare fall 

 transient. 



85. Black Rail. An exceeding]} 

 rare summer resident. 



86. Corn Crake. An extremely rare 

 straggler from Europe. 



87. Purple Gallinule. Rare wander- 

 er from the South. 



88. Florida Gallinule. Common sum- 

 mer resident in restricted localities. 



89. American Coot. Common tran- 

 sient, rare breeder and occasionally 

 winter resident. 



90. Northern Phalarope. Rare strag- 

 gler. 



91. Wilson Phalarope. Rare strag- 

 gler. 



92. European Woodcock. An acci- 

 dental straggler of great rarity from 

 Europe. 



93. American Woodcock. Rare 

 breeder and common transient. 



94. Wilson Snipe. An abundant 

 transient, spring and fall; often stays 

 till late in December and May. 



95. Dowitcher. An exceedingly 

 rare straggler. 



96. Long-billed Dowitcher. An ex- 

 tremely rare straggler. 



97. Purple Sandpiper. Of great rar- 

 ity. 



98. Pectoral Sandpiper. Common 

 transient, by far commoner in autumn 

 than in spring. 



99. Least Sandpiper. Abundant 

 spring and fall transient; arrives as 

 early as July. 



100. Red-backed Sandpiper. Very 

 rare transient. 



101. White-rumped Sandpiper. An 

 exceedingly rare transient. 



102. Semipalmated Sandpiper. Com- 

 mon spring and fall transient, usually 

 associated with the Least Sandpipers 

 and both species occur often in im- 

 mense flocks. 



103. Sanderling. Rare visitant. 



104. Marbled Godwit. Rare strag- 

 gler. 



105. Hudsonian Godwit. Also a 

 rare straggler. 



106. Greater Yellow-legs. Common 

 spring and fall transient. 



