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''SNAKE-BIRD' 



now \('iy iiiV( 



Wild Turkey 

 Group 



It differs in color from the Mexican })ird, the ancestor 

 of our connnon barnyard turkey, which was introduced 

 from Mexico in Europe al)out 1530 and was brought by 



the colonists to America, 

 near Slaty Forks, West \'ir<!;iuia.) 



A PORTION OF THE EGRET GROUP 



As shown hero, the birds carry their phimes only dur- 

 ing the nesting season; kilHng the parents means the 

 slow starvation of the young. 



its neck well out when on the wing, 

 the Kissimmee Prairies of Florida.) 



PeHcan Island on the Indian Kiver 



(Reproduced from studies 



The 



Florida Great 

 Blue Heron 

 Group 



great blue heron 



usually nests 



in trees. The 



bird flies with 



itsneckcurved 



back on its body and Ijecause 



of this habit can readily be 



distinguished from the crane 



with which it is frequently 



confounded. (Reproduced 



from studies near St. Lucie, 



Florida.) 



In the ' 'bomiets" or yel- 



Water Turkey l^^^' pond-Uly 

 or swamps with 



"Snake-bird" cypresses and 

 Group cabbage pal- 



mettoes, the shy water tur- 

 key builds its nest. It 

 receives the name ''turkey" 

 from its turkey-like tail and 

 the title "snake-bird" from 

 its habit of swimming ^^'ith 

 only the long slender neck 

 above water. (Reproduced 

 from studies near St. Lucie, 

 Florida.) 



The sandhill crane builds 



its nest of reeds 

 Sandhill Crane -^^ ^j^^ ^^^^^^^ 



Group T- 1-1 +1 



L nlike the 

 lierons in this respect, it 

 differs also in its manner 

 of flight, always stretching 

 (Reproduced from studies on 



of Florida has been made a 



