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SNOWY EGRET 



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

 Sandhill Crane Iienms m tllis r(S I )( ' (t ' il differs also in its manner of flight, 



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out when on the wing. 

 Kissimmee Prairies of 



Brown Pelican 

 Group 



always stretching its neck 

 (Reproduced from studies on tli< 

 Florida.) 



Pelican Island on the Indian 

 River of Florida has been made 

 a reservation by the United 

 States Govern- 

 ment and these 

 grotesque birds 

 may now breed there undis- 

 turbed. The view shows a sec- 

 tion of the island at the height 

 of the nesting season. Not- 

 withstanding the hundreds of 

 young birds that are clamoring 

 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 

 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 turkey vulture or buzzard is one of the best known birds of the 



South where it performs a valuable service in acting as the 



ur ey u ture scavenger f t h e streets. On this account it is protected 



by law and by public sentiment and has become both abun- 



Snowy Heron 

 or Egret 

 Group 



A PORTION OF THE EGRET GROUP 



As shown here the hirds carry their plumes only dur- 

 ing the nesting season; killing the parents means the 

 slow starvation of the young 



