A 2 Bailey on a Collection of Eggs from Georgia. [January 



79. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron.- — Nests neai- the top of 

 very tall trees, sometimes several in the same tree; eggs three or four. 

 March 4. 



80. Herodias alba egretta. American Egret. — Nests on trees in 

 fresh-v^^ater ponds ; eggs three. April 18. 



81. Garzetta candidissinia. Snowy Heron. — Nests in trees near 

 water; eggs three. April 14. 



82. Hydranassa tricolor ludoviciana. Louisiana Heron. — Nests 

 in trees near -water ; eggs three. April 18. 



83. Florida ceerulea. Little Blue Heron. — Nests in trees; eggs 

 three. April 15. 



84. Butorides viresoens. Green Heron. — ^ Nests in trees near 

 water; eggs 4. April 18. 



85. Nyctiardea grisea naevia. Night Heron. — Nests in trees; 

 eggs four, sometimes five. April 14. 



86. Nyctherodius violaceus. White-crowned Night Heron. — 

 Nests in trees near streams of water; eggs five. May 8. 



87. Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. — Nests in the tall grass of 

 fresh-water ponds ; eggs five. May iS. 



88. E\idociinus albus. M'^hite Ibis. — Nests in trees in Alatamaha 

 River Swamp ; eggs three. April 20. 



89. Haematopus palliatus. Oyster Catcher. — Nests on the sand 

 near the sea; eggs four. May iS. 



90. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Eggs four, deposited in a 

 slight depression in the ground, on elevated places. April i. 



91. Ochthodronius -wilsonius. Wilson's Plover. — Eggs three or 

 four, deposited on the high sandy beach. April 29. 



92. Syniphemia seniipalmata. Willet. — Nests in grass near the 

 sea; eggs four. May i. 



93. Himantopus mexicanus. Black-necked Stilt. — Nests on the 

 sand, near the sea or salt ponds; eggs four. May 15. 



94. Rallus elegans. Red-breasted Rail. — Nests in fresh-water 

 marshes, near ponds; eggs eight to ten. A set taken July 18 on Butler's 

 Island, Georgia. 



915. Rallus longirostris crepitans. Clapper Rail. — Nests in salt 

 marshes; eggs ten to twelve. April i8. 



96. lonornis martinica. Purple Gallinule. — Nests in rice fields 

 and high grass, near ponds of fresh water; eggs five to eight. A set in 

 collection taken on Butler's Island, Georgia, July 18. 



97. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule. — Nests in fresh water 

 ponds and near the margins of rivers; eggs six|to eight. May iS. 



98. Aranius pictus. Limpkin. — Nests in brackish or salt ponds near 

 the sea; eggs six or seven. June 17. 



99. Plotus anhinga. Snake Bird. — Nests on trees and bushes near 

 fresh-water streams or ponds ; eggs four. June 19. 



100. Rhynchops nigra. Black Skimmer. — Eggs three; laid on high 

 sand near the sea. June 18. 



