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 Jan., i9oo I THE CONDOR J5 22 AMERICAN BITTERN. Jolaurus [entieffinosus. A regular and rather common migrant. Occasionally seen during the winter. 23 LEAST BITTERN. Jolaurus exilis. On July 5, I897, I flushed two Least Bitterns out of some tules. They probably bred in the vicinity, although I had not seen them before. 24 AMERICAN EGRET. trdea egretla. A very rare migrant. I have only seen them twice in the vicinity. 25 ANTHONY'S GREEN HERON. Ardea ,rescens anthonyi. A common migrant, but rather more numerous in the fall than in the spring. 26 BLACK-CROWNED 'IGHT HERON. Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius. A common migrant, and to some extent a resident. On April I4, I897, I counted nineteen in sight at once on the shores of the lake, and there were many more in a grove of eucalyptus trees close by. Usually they do not pass through here in any such large flocks. Almost every year a few renmin through the summer and undoubt- edly do not breed. 27 GREAT BLUE HERON. trdea herodias. A common migrant and winter res- ident, though usually not more than one is seen at a time. 28 VIRGINIA RAIL. Railus virginianus. A very common resident. I have never found a nest in the vicinity, but as I have seen the birds during every month of the year, they undoubtedly breed. Seen usually in the grass and reeds along the shallow creeks. 2 9 SORA RAIL. ?orzana carolina. A common resident, though not as abund- ant as the former. They stay usually around the lake and are seldom seen along the creeks, where the Virginia Rail is found. Probably breeds, as they can be seen at any time during the year. 3 FLORIDA GALLINULE. Gallinula.ffaleata. A pair or two nest in the rules around the pond every year. The young remain until late in the fall, when they nearly all disappear. Usually one or two remain through the winter. 3 x AMERICAN COOT. Julica americana. A common winter, and more rarely, a summer resident. During the winter, there are always from xo to 20 Coots in the lake, and.sometimes 80 to ioo or more. They nearly all disappear in the spring, but usually three or four remain to breed. 32 NORTHERN PHALAROPE. Pha[aropus Iobalus. A fall migrant, but very ir- regular. Some years a dozen or more may be seen during the migration and on others, not any. I have never seen any here in the spring. 33 AMERICAN AVOCET. Recttrvirostra americana. On Oct. 4, 896, I saw the only avocet that I have ever seen in the vicinity. 34 BLACK-NECKED STILT. ]-[imantopus mexicanus. A regular and rather com- mon spring migrant, appearing about the middle of April, sometimes in flocks, and sometimes singly. 35 WILSON'S SNIPE. Gallinao delicata. A regular spring and fall migrant and occasionally seen during the winter. They are usually more common in the fall than in the spring. 36 LEAST SANDPIPER. Trina minutilla. 37 WESTERN SANDPI?ER. Ereuncles occidentalis. Migrant, but never very nu- merous, and of very irregular occurrence. 38 GREATER YELLOWLEGS. Totau$ melanoleucus. A regular but not common migrant. 39 WESTERN SOLITARY SANDPIPER. Totanus solitarius cinnamomr. us. A regu- lar and rather common migrant, more common in the fall than in the spring, as in fact all the waders are. 4 WESTERN WI..ET. Sy. mphemia semipalmata inornata. On one occasion a single bird was seen. 4  SPOTtED SANDPIPER. 4ctitls macularia. A rather common migrant, gener- ally at the same time and in the same numbers as the Solitary Sandpiper. 42 KILLDEER. ialiti$ vaczfera. Quite common almost every month in the year. A pair or two usually breed in the vicinity.