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Davis took a specimen near Orange, Dec. 12, '96. G. F. Morcom saw 

 one in the Ballona marsh, May 16, '95, and thinks it must have had a 

 nest nearby. 



8 1 — 21Q. Gallinula galeata ( l,iclit. ). 



Florida Gallinule. 

 Common resident on large tule-bordered ponds. Wherever 

 there are Coots this species is likely to be found, though its secretive 

 habits render it far less conspicuous than the Coot. Nests in tule beds 

 mostly in May. O. W. Howard took a set of nine slightly incubated 

 eggs near Los Angeles, April 15 ('90); W. B. Judson took a set of 

 nine considerably incubated eggs, June 19 ('95), near Redondo. 

 These represent the probable extent of the breeding season. 



82 — 221. Fulica americana Gmel. 



Americao Coot. 

 Abundant resident on any permanent body of water, especially if 

 there is a border of tules. During the winter it is more generally dis- 

 tributed, and even appears along irrigation ditches and on small reser- 

 voirs. These birds are popularly known as "mud-hens," and are 

 killed by hundreds on the duck preserves, as they are considered a 

 nuisance by the hunters. Breeds in the latter part of April, and in May. 



•So — 222. Crymophilus fiilicarius (Linn.). 



Red Phalarope. 

 Specimens were taken by Walter Richardson in the fall on a reser- 

 voir near Pasadena. A. M. Shields states it to be occasionally common 

 on the sloughs along the coast during the spring months. 



84 — 22^. Phalaropus lobatus (Linn.). 



Northern PP)aIarope. 



Abundant migrant. H. S. Swarth took it at Nigger Slough, 

 June 19 ('97), and G. F. Morcom saw several in July at the same 

 place. F. S. Daggett found them in large flocks on the fresh water 

 ponds at Bixby, Aug. 10 to Aug. 27 ('96). Thus, they occur nearly 

 through the summer, though none are known to breed. 



85 — 22^. Recurvirostra americana Gmel. 



Aroericao Avocet. 

 Found in marshy districts in varying numbers throughout the 

 year. Breeds commonly in the vicinity of the Alamitos swamps and 

 Nigger Slough. A. M. Shields took a set of four fresh eggs at the 

 latter place. May 27 ('92), and W. B. Judson took a similar set, June 

 26 ('95), in the same locality. Evan Davis reports taking eggs near 

 Santa Ana from May 3 to July 6. Full sets are almost invariably of four. 



8ii — 226. Himaniopus niexicanus (Mull.). 



Black-necked Stilt. 

 Common in spring and fall on the margins of ponds and marshes. 

 Breeds locally in considerable numbers. Evan Davis has taken eo^gs 

 at Alkali Lakes near Santa Ana from the first of May until August. 

 Sets were of three and four eggs each. 



