St. Marks River Fauna 39 



Order Gruiformes 



Family Rallidae 



Fulica americana (Gmelin) 



American Coot 



Material— Left distal tarsometatarsus, UGAMNH2076; left tibia, 

 USNM209947, 209951; left distal tibiotarsus, USNM209956, 209958; 

 right distal tibiotarsus, USNM20949, 209952, 209962; right tibiotarsus, 

 USNM209961; tibiotarsus shaft, USNM209955; left ulna, USNM209954, 

 209966; right carpometacarpus, USNM209950, 209963; right distal femur, 

 USNM209948; distal humerus, USNM209953; right scapula, USNM209959; 

 left coracoid, USNM209960. 



Remarks — The American coot is primarily associated with open 

 freshwater ponds and marshes (Sprunt 1954). 



Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus) 

 Common Moorhen 



Material— Right tarsometatarsus, USNM210259, 210260, 210255; 

 right tibiotarsus, USNM210257; radius, USNM210256; left phalanx 1 

 of digit II, USNM210258. 



Remarks — This species prefers freshwater marshes and ponds with 

 heavy aquatic vegetation (Sprunt 1954). 



Family Aramidae 



Aramas guarauna (Linnaeus) 



Limpkin 



Material— Left tarsometatarsus, USNM210262, 210266; right 

 tarsometatarsus, USNM210261; right distal tarsometatarsus, 

 USNM210265; left distal tibiotarsus, USNM210263; right distal 

 tibiotarsus, USNM210264. 



Remarks — The limpkin is associated with open, freshwater 

 swamps and marshes (Sprunt 1954). 



Order Strigiformes 



Family Strigidae 



Strix varia Barton 



Barred Owl 



Material — Right proximal femur, USNM209973; right tibiotarsus 

 shaft, USNM209974. 



Remarks — The barred owl occurs in low, wet woodlands and 

 swampy forests (Sprunt 1954). 



