no. Caspian Tern.— ) Both these species undoubtedly fre- 



111. Royal Tern. — i quent the rivers and harbor and some- 

 times pass over the city. Neither is common, however. 



112. Foster's Tern. — It is practically impossible to distin- 

 guish this species from the Common Tern in hfe, but it unquestion- 

 ably occurs on the rivers and harbor, and sometimes passes over 

 the city. 



113. Black Skimmer; "Shearwater". — Fairly common in Au- 

 gust and September on the Ashley River. They do much of 

 their fishing at night, and I have often heard them in the dark- 

 ness either passing over the garden or fishing close in shore. I 

 have seen from my window a flock which must have contained 

 five hundred birds. 



114. Double-crested Cormorant. — ) Cormorants were very 



115. Florida Cormorant. — [common on the Ashley 

 River during the winter and early spring of 1908, som.etimes pass- 

 ing over the garden. Both these very similar species were un- 

 doubtedly represented. 



116. Red-breasted Merganser. — From my window I have 

 occasionally seen this species on the Ashley River in winter. 



117. Hooded Merganser. — Not uncommon on the Ashley 

 River in winter. 



118. Mallard ? — I have seen flocks of ducks of one of the larger 

 species pass over in autumn. Some of these were almost cer- 

 tainly mallards and probably most of them belonged to this 

 species. 



119. American Scaup Duck ? — ) "Black-headed" ducks are 



120. Lesser Scaup Duck. — f often seen on the Ashley 

 River in winter. Probably most of them are Lesser Scaups, but 

 it is impossible to distinguish between the two species at a 

 distance. 



121. Bufflehead; Butterball. — From my window I have some- 

 times seen this species on the Ashley River in winter. 



122. Least Bittern. — Early in April, 1908, three of these birds 



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