similar coloration. It looked like it was just able to fly and I wondered at the time that such a jacana could fly at all. Van brought in a specimen. Criketus for the genus. Several gallinules were flushed from a patch of thick gum. Lachega or hyacints which seems to be their favorite color. One full grown young was seen. The Shore birds were the most numerous feature. Black Neck Stilt, Spletn and Lesser Yellowlegs, Shuff-trystal and several common species such as least and spotted were present. "Van" finally shot the large long-tongue we saw once before and found it to be a skimmer. It was striking the beak into the water as it flew about in circles. It had fish in the crop. The upper jaw was found to be jointed with the lower mandible at the base and a well of developed set of muscles formed to move it. The Red Wags were present in large numbers in the meadows