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Hyla versicolor Le Conte. Common Tree-toad. 



One specimen was taken in Bates woods by Mr. Adams. 



Rana catesheana (Shaw). Bullfrog. 



A large specimen was taken in the pool close to the fence in the 

 lower part of the stream in the woods. The pool is shown in Fig- 

 ure I, Plate LXXVII. In the stomach of this frog were remains of 

 grasshoppers, ground-beetles, snails, and crawfish (Cambarus diog- 

 enes). 



Terrapene Carolina (Linn.). Box-turtle. 



Two box-turtles were found on the north slope of the south 

 ravine by Mr. Adams. One was too small to be identified with cer- 

 tainty, but the other was undoubtedly this species. 



BIRDS 



Butorides virescens virescens (Linn.). Little Green Heron. 



Common along the Embarras l^iver near Bates woods ; also fre- 

 quently seen about some small ponds in a piece of woods continuous 

 with Bates woods. 



Cathartes aura septentrionalis Wied. Turkey Vulture. 



Birds of this species were seen flying low over the woods in 

 August, 19 1 o. They are common in the Charleston region, especially 

 along the Embarras bottoms. 



Accipiter cooperi ( Bonap. ) ? Cooper's Hawk. 



A hawk that resembled this species flew from the trees in the 

 south ravine on April 4, 19 14. 



Coccyzus americanus aniericamis (Linn.). Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Common about the upland woods; none seen in the low, bottom 

 woods. 



Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Belted Kingfisher. 



Common about the "Big Four ponds" just south of Bates woods, 

 which are in a piece of woods similar to Bates woods. 



Dryobates rillosus z'illosits (Linn.). Hairy Woodpecker. 

 One specimen was seen in the upland woods April 4, 19 14. 



Dryobates pubescens mediamis (Swains.). Downy Woodpecker. 



Common in both high and low woods but most often seen in the 

 latter. 



Centurus carolinus (Linn.). Red-bellied Woodpecker. 



Often seen in the upland woods in August, where it was fre- 

 quently noisy. 



