10 TATE. SAU DLW BiOsN Bis salle 
Photo by A. M. Bailey. 
Little Blue Heron, a common species nesting along the Gulf Coast. 
Woop IBIS (Mycteria americana). Small flocks seen at Mission, 
southwest of Harlingen, and on the coastal prairies. Largest flock 
(30) noted at the Resaca de los Cuates south of LaFeria. 
WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis guarauna). Two observed 
at Harlingen on June 12. 
WHITE IBIS (Guara alba). Four seen on Green Island. Accord- 
ing to Mr. Larson, the warden, there was one nest this year. 
ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Ajaia ajaja). <A flock of sixty observed at 
Green Island, where they come to feed, returning to the mainland for 
the night. <A flock of 30 found at the Resaca de los Cuates, which 
is practically on the Cameron-Hidalgo county line close to the Rio 
Grande. Also a few seen on the coastal lagoons. 
BLACK-BELLIED TREE Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis autum- 
nalis). A pair seen on June 11 at Mission. 
MOTTLED Duck (Anas fulvigula maculosa). Rather common on 
the coastal lagoons. 
AMERICAN PINTAIL (Dafila acuta tzitzihea). Two pairs observed 
on prairie pond June 13 at the east end of Loma del Muerto along 
the Boca Chica-Brownsville road. 
BLUE-WINGED TEAL (Querquedula discors). Two males with 
pintails. 
