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Ampelis cedrorum 9, De. 16 Lanius ludovicianus com. Dendroica coronata " [[Ditto for: com.]] Anthus pensilvanicus abn. Mimus polyglottos " [[Ditto for: abn.]] Toxostoma rufum " [[Ditto for: abn.]] Thryothorus ludovicianus " [[Ditto for: abn.]] Thryomanes " [[Ditto for: abn.]] Olbiorchilus hiemalis 1 Baeolophus atricristatus com. Parus carolinus " [[Ditto for: com]] Regulus calendula " [[Ditto for: com]] Hylocichla " [[Ditto for: com]] Sialia sialis " [[Ditto for: com]] [[underlined]] New Orleans [[/underlined]] Dec. 18th Podalimbus a few Colymbus auritus 2 Ceryle alcyon 1 Megquiscalus com Muck rat holes abn Sturnella abn. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[underlined]] Dec. 16 [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Navasola [[/underlined]], 4:35 P.M. [[underlined]] Hempstead [[/underlined]] Big prairie [[underlined]] Houston [[/underlined]] - Hotel Breyas [[underlined]] Dec 17 [[/underlined]] Houston 6:30 A.M. [[underlined]] Morgan City [[/underlined]] Tufla gum abn Cypress " [[Ditto for: abn]] Magnolia (bay) " [[Ditto for: abn]] Myrica " [[Ditto for: abn]] Palmetto " [[Ditto for: abn]] Cherokee Rose " [[Ditto for: abn]] [[underlined]] New Orleans [[/underlined]] 9 PM [[underlined]] Dec. 18 [[/underlined]] New Orleans [[insertion]] ^ S & N [[/insertion]] 9:25 A.M. Oranges ripening Bananas not posted leaves off of Cypress & deciduous trees - Taxodium abn Magnolia parteda " [[Ditto for: abn]] Magnolia (bay) " [[Ditto for: abn]] Tufla gum " [[Ditto for: abn]] Myrica " [[Ditto for: abn]] Quercus virginiana " [[Ditto for: abn]] " [[Ditto for: Quercus]] pin oak " [[Ditto for: abn]] Sabal " [[Ditto for: abn]] Arundinaria " [[Ditto for: abn]] Ilex cassine " [[Ditto for: abn]]
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Species checked. Vernon's spelling kept. Anything I'm unsure of is in [[?]]. -@siobhanleachman
I assume Vernon meant Podilymbus, referring to the Pied-billed Grebe. Megaquiscalus is an out-dated term for the Boat-Tailed Grackle. -@meg_shuler