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Fulica Americana-— Gmelin. 
Coot. 
Very abundant from Georgia to New York, 
and from the Atlantic to Minnesota, where it 
breeds in great numbers. Eggs from eight to 
sixteen. 
Gallinula Galeata—Bonap. 
Florida Gallinule. 
Often found upon the meadows along the 
Delaware River, and west to Iowa, where it 
breeds. Eggs from eight to twelve. 
Gallinula Martinica—Lath. | 
Purple Gallinule. 
Sometimes found on the marshes of the Dela- 
ware in Autumn. Ihave found it breeding in 
Iowa in the month of June Eggs eight. 
Cygnus Americanus.—Shar pless. 
American Swan. 
I obtained one specimen on the Chesapeake 
Bay, when duck-shooting near Turkey Point. 
Rare. 
Cygnus Buccinator—Rich. 
Trumpeter Swan. 
Found very plenty on the Cie Bay, in 
Winter. Some seasons I have obtained two 
specimens on the Delaware River. It breeds in 
lowa. 
