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BULLETIN 794, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Counties. The most numerous breeding species, in the order of 

 abundance, are the black tern, American eared grebe, American coot, 

 canvas-back, mallard, ruddy duck, blue-winged teal, shoveller, pin- 

 tail, and gadwall. Other species fairly well distributed but less 

 niimerous are the killdeer, Wilson phalarope, and black-cro v'ned 

 night heron. Other kinds are much more poorly represented. 



This locality was visited on June 15, 16, and 17, and the coi )let& 

 list of breeding waterfowl observed is as follows : 



GAME BIEDS. 



Mallard. 

 Gadwall. 



Blue-winged teal. 

 Shoveller. 

 Pintail. 

 Redhead. 

 Canvas-back. 

 Ring-necked duck. 

 Ruddy ducK. 

 American coot. 

 Upland plover. 

 Long-biUed curlew. 



NGN GAME BIRDS. 



American eared grebe. 

 Forstei tern. 

 Black tern. 

 American bittern. 

 Black-crowned night heron. 

 Wilson phalarope. 

 Killdeer. 



THE CODY LAKES. 



There are three lakes a few miles north of the town of Cody, 

 Nebr., and along the boundary line between the States of Nebraska 

 and South Dakota. They are small and permanent, two of them 

 lying about a mile apart and the third. Clear Lake, situated some 

 6 miles west of the others. North Cody and South Cody Lakes are 

 each about 2 miles long and from one- fourth to one-half a mile wide, 

 while Clear Lake is an irregular oval body of water about a mile in 

 greatest diameter. All. have extensive marshes, while South Cody 

 Lake and Clear Lake have also some sandy shore line. 



The most abundant of the breeding water birds at these lakes are 

 the black tern, American eared grebe, American coot, killdeei, blue- 

 winged teal, and pintail. 



These lakes were visited on June 1, 1915, and the following list of 

 breeding water birds noted : 



GAME BIRDS 



Mallard. 

 Baldpate, 

 Blue-winged teal. 

 Shoveller. 

 Pintail. 



American coot. 

 Long-billed curlew. 



NONGAME BIEDS. 



American eared grebe. 

 Pied-billed grebe. 

 Forster tern. 

 Black tern. 

 American bittern. 

 Wilson phalarope. 

 Killdeer. 



