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Bailey on a Collection of Eggs from Georgia . [January 
79. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Nests near the top of 
very tall trees, sometimes several in the same tree; eggs three or four. 
March 4. 
80. Herodias alba egretta. American Egret. — Nests on trees in 
fresh-water ponds ; eggs three. April 18. 
81. Garzetta candidissima. Snowy Heron. — Nests in trees near 
water; eggs three. April 14. 
82. Hydranassa tricolor ludoviciana. Louisiana Heron. — Nests 
in trees near water ; eggs three. April 18. 
83. Florida caerulea. Little Blue Heron. — Nests in trees ; eggs 
three. April 15. 
84. Butorides virescens. Green Heron. — Nests in trees near 
water ; eggs 4. April 18. 
85. Nyctiardea grisea liaevia. Night Heron. — Nests in trees ; 
eggs four, sometimes five. April 14. 
86. Nyctherodius violaceus. White-crowned Night Heron. — 
Nests in trees near streams of water; eggs five. May 8. 
87. Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. — Nests in the tall grass of 
fresh-water ponds; eggs five. May 18. 
88. Eudocimus albus. White Ibis. — Nests in trees in Alatamaha 
River Swamp; eggs three. April 20. 
89. Haematopus palliatus. Oyster Catcher. — Nests on the sand 
near the sea; eggs four. May 18. 
90. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Eggs four, deposited in a 
slight depression in the ground, on elevated places. April 1. 
91. Ochthodromus wilsonius. Wilson’s Plover.— Eggs three or 
four, deposited on the high sandy beach. April 29. 
92. Symphemia semipalmata. Willet. — Nests in grass near the 
sea; eggs four. May 1. 
93. Himantopus mexicanus. Black-necked Stilt. — Nests on the 
sand, near the sea or salt ponds; eggs four. May 15. 
94. Rallus elegans. Red-breasted Rail. — Nests in fresh-water 
marshes, near ponds; eggs eight to ten. A set taken July 18 on Butler’s 
Island, Georgia. 
95. Rallus longirostris crepitans. Clapper Rail. — Nests in salt 
marshes; eggs ten to twelve. April 18. 
96. Ionornis martinica. Purple Gallinule. — Nests in rice fields 
and high grass, near ponds of fresh water; eggs five to eight. A set in 
collection taken on Butler’s Island, Georgia, July 18. 
97. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule. — Nests in fresh water 
ponds and near the margins of rivers; eggs six to eight. May 18. 
98. Aramus pictus. Limpkin. — Nests in brackish or salt ponds neat 
the sea; eggs six or seven. June 17. 
99. Plotus anhinga. Snake Bird. — Nests on trees and bushes near 
fresh-water streams or ponds ; eggs four. June 19. 
100. Rhynchops nigra. Black Skimmer. — Eggs three ; laid on high 
sand near the sea. June 18. 
