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Lowe: Birds of Green Lake County 
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Nycticorax nycticorax naevius (Boddaert). Black-Crowned 
Night Heron 
A rather common summer resident. A rookery of six nests 
was found in the large swamp west of Pine Bluff; another on 
Fox River in a large elm tree of three nests. It must be quite 
numerous judging from the numbers of individuals seen at dif- 
ferent times. 
Grus mexicana (Muller). Sand-Hill Crane 
A rare migrant, said to have been very abundant years ago. 
It is reported to have nested at Marquette by Kumlien and 
Hollister. 5 
Rallus elegans Audubon. King Rail 
A somewhat rare summer resident. Few are seen because 
of its retiring habits. A nest was found along the Grand River 
in 1905. 
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Rallus virginianus Linnaeus. Virginia Rail 
Very common summer resident. Nests along all the streams, 
lakes and ponds, where cat-tails and reeds abound. Arrives 
April 13th to May 10th. 
Porzona Carolina (Linnaeus). Sofa 
Extremely abundant summer resident. This bird is very 
common on all the marshes and especially where the water stands 
the greater part of the year. April 13th to 30th are the dates of 
arrival. 
Cotumicops noveboracensis (Gmelin. Yellow Rail 
Rare and not seen in Green Lake County. A specimen of 
this species was taken on a marsh along Rush Lake, Fond du Lac 
County, in 1907. I believe this bird occurs in Green Lake County, 
but has been overlooked owing to its timidity. 
Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein). Florida Gallinule 
Shot on the marsh near Black Creek, May 3, 1909. Other 
individuals have been seen during the summer but no nests have 
been found. 
6 Bulletin Wisconsin Natural History Society, (2) 3, nos. 1-3, p. 38, 1903. 
