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SXOW'Y EGRET 



The sandhill crane builds its nest of reeds in the water. Unlike the 



c Auu n l^t^rons in this respect, it difl'ers also in its manner of flight, 



Sandhill Crane . ^ ' 



Group 



always stretelim^ 

 (Reproduced from 



Florida.) 



IVlicau Island ou the ludiaii 



River of Florida has been made 



a reser\ation by the l/nited 

 States Govcru- 

 nient and these 

 <;rotes(iue birds 



may now breed there undis- 



its neck well out when on the wing. 

 studies ou tlie Kissiiuuiee Prairies of 



Brown Pelican 

 Group 



turbei 



The \iew shows a 



tion of the island at the height 

 of the nesting season. Not- 

 withstanding the hundreds of 

 young birds that are clamoriug 

 for food, observation has shown 

 that the parent bird can pick 

 out its own offspring with un- 

 failing accuracy. (Reproduced 

 from studies at Pelican Island, 

 Florida.) 



This beautiful bird has been 

 brought to the 

 i^'l'^L.""'"'' verge of extinc- 

 tion in this coun- 

 try through the 

 use of its "aigrette plumes" 

 for millinery purposes, and is 

 now confined to a few pro- 

 tected rookeries of the South. 

 The birds have these plumes 

 only during the nesting season, 

 at which time the death of the 

 parent means the starvation 

 of the young. (Reproduced 

 from studies in a rookery of 

 South Carolina.) 



The turkev vulture or })uzzar( 



or Egret 

 Group 



A PORTION OF THE EGRET GROUP 



As shown here tlif birds carry ihoir plumes only dur- 

 ing the nesting season; killing the parents means the 

 slow starvation of the young 



is one of the best known birds of the 



South where it performs a valuable ser\ice in acting as the 



Turkey Vulture ^^..^^.^,j^^,^,j. ^f ^]^^, streets. On this account it is protected 



by law and by public sentiment and has become both a bun- 



