Image from page 59 of “The Wilson bulletin” (1894)
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Title: The Wilson bulletin
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Agassiz Association. Wilson Ornithological Chapter Wilson Ornithological Society Wilson Ornithological Club Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio : Wilson Ornithological Society
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
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his trip. W^e saw Florida Blue Jays about Apalachicola, but I wassurprised to find them absent around Lake Wimlico. Not onewas seen during the six days, but their absence is probably ex-plained by the absence of oak trees and the consecjuent absenceof acorns. Pied-billed Grebes were much rarer than I expected to findthem, since they are so common in West Florida during thewinter months. The rarest privilege of the trip from the standpoint of abird student was our experience with the Sandhill Cranes.Every morning at daybreak we could hear their sonorouscroakings. 44 The Wilson Buixetin—No. 70. A few species of birds were observed about Apalachicola.which we did not see up about Lake Wimlico, such as Wil-sons Snipe, Brown Pelican, Ground Dove, Pipit, Fish Crow,Red-winged Blackbird, and Boat-tailed Grackle, but they arenot included in the list, which is undoubtedly far from com-plete, as it contains only those birds that we were fortunateenousfh to observe from December 25 to 31, 1909.
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Ospre.vs (Iaudion Jialiactiis carolinensis) Nest ou IndianBayou, near Lake Wimlico. Florida. (Photo by G. Cl.vdeFisher, Dec. 20. 1909.) (1) Coly)iibiis auritus.—Horned Grebe. One seen. (2) Podilyiiibiis podiccps.—Pied-billed Grebe. Two seenon Indian Bayou. (3) Larus argcntafus.—Herring- Gull. Several seen onthe way up the river. (4) Ai.v sponsa.—Wood Duck. Not rare. Fisher—On Florida Winter Birds. 45 (5) Aythia affiins.—Lesser Scaup Duck. A few flockson the lake. Other ducks were seen, but no others were posi-tively identified. (6) Ardca Jicrodias.—Great Blue Heron. A few seen. (7) Grns anicricana.—Sandhill Crane. Comon. Heardevery morning at daybreak and often during the day. Fromtwo to six often seen flying about. An adult female taken onDecember 2^, since mounted, and now in the Palmer Collegecollection. The trachea of this specimen was dissected out,and found to contain a peculiar and elaborate curve mostlyencased in the breast-bone. (8) Fulica ainericana.—Coot.
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