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BULLETIN 194, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Counties. The most numerous breeding species, in the order of 
abundance, are the black tern, American eared grebe. American coot, 
canvas-back, mallard, ruddy duck, blue-winged teal, shoveller, pin- 
tail, and gadwall. Other species fairly well distributed but less 
numerous are the killdeer, Wilson phalarope, and black-crowned 
night heron. Other kinds are much more poorly represented. 
This locality was visited on June 15, 16, and 17, and the complete 
list of breeding waterfowl observed is as follows : 
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GAME BIRDS. 
Mallard. 
Gadwall. 
Blue-winged teal. 
Shoveller. 
Pintail. 
Redhead. 
Canvas-back. 
Ring-necked duck. 
Ruddy duck. 
American coot. 
Upland plover. 
Long-billed curlew. 
NONGAME BIRDS. 
American eared grebe. 
Forstei tern. 
Black tern. 
American bittern. 
Black-crowned night heron. 
Wilson phalarope. 
Killdeer. 
THE CODY LAKES. 
There are three lakes a few miles north of the town of Cody, 
Nebr., and along the boundary line between the States of Nebraska 
and South Dakota. They are small and permanent, two of them 
lying about a mile apart and the third, Clear Lake, situated some 
6 miles west of the others. North Cody and South Cody Lakes are 
each about 2 miles long and from one- fourth to one-half a mile wide, 
while Clear Lake is an irregular oval body of water about a mile in 
greatest diameter. All have extensive marshes, while South Cody 
Lake and Clear Lake have also some sandy shore line. 
The most abundant of the breeding water birds at these lakes are 
the black tern, American eared grebe, American coot, killdeer, blue- 
winged teal, and pintail. 
These lakes were visited on June 1, 1915, and the following list of 
breeding water birds noted : 
GAME BIRDS 
Mallard. 
Baldpate. 
Blue-winged teal. 
Shoveller. 
Pintail. 
American coot. 
Long-billed curlew. 
NONGAME BIRDS. 
American eared grebe. 
Pied-billed grebe. 
Forster tern. 
Black tern. 
American bittern. 
Wilson phalarope. 
Killdeer. 
