attacked a duck, or the downward plunge into the water of 

 the Fish Hawk, they gradually came down over the school 

 with legs fully extended and claws wide open, wetting only 

 the unfeathered tarsi, and rose without any apparent effort 

 on the line of a very obtuse parabola, each carrying a glit- 

 tering fish in his talons, with which they at once flew tov/ards 

 the shore. 



Among other birds observed during September and Octo- 

 ber, besides the more common species, were the Duck Hawk, 

 {F. Per eg rimis), the "Gannet"— a bad misnomer, by the 

 wsLj— {Tantalus Loculator), and the Common tern. 



Robert Wilson. 



BIRD RECORD FORM 



In view of the recent decision of the Charleston Natural 

 History Society to undertake an ecological study of the birds 

 of Charleston and vicinity the Curator has prepared a special 

 form for recording observations in such a manner that they 

 may be easily filed and conveniently accessible at the Mu- 

 seum. This form {see opposite page) is printed on cards24x8 

 inches. One card is used for a month's record of each spe- 

 cies and at the end of the month the cards are to be returned 

 to the Museum and placed on file so that all can be consulted 

 at any time. These cards are issued in sets sufficient for a 

 month's observations and provided with strong covers, 

 making packages the size of a notebook and conveniently 

 carried in the pocket. Directions for using the cards are 

 printed on the cover of each package. {See page 30). 



The important feature of these cards is that from the data 

 on the top line all the records of any species, or of any ob- 

 server, or for any month or year can be easily brought 

 together at any time without the necessity of tabulation. In 

 the columns below space is provided for recording important 

 data and additional observations may be written on the back 

 of the card. 



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