Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America

The book that made American bird-watching possible in the field: keys, plumages, songs and habits for every species of the East, by the man who ran ornithology at the American Museum.

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Range (Tropical and subtropical) (IV)

Tropical and subtropical coasts generally; in America north to Florida, Texas, and California, and casually to Kansas, Ohio, and Nova Scotia. Long Island, A. V., one record.

Nest, of sticks, in colonies, on bushes or rocks. Egg, one, chalky white, 2.65 x 1.75.

This species is not uncommon on the coasts of southern Florida, but does not, so far as I know, nest there. It resembles other members of the family in habits.

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