Jordan at Key West. One which came ashore at Anclote Key, 

 on the west coast of Florida, is recorded in Forest and Stream for 

 April 1, 1905. 



The present specimen is the first record for South Carolina 

 and is of general interest because of the rarity of the species. 



Whistling Swan 



A specimen of the Whistling Swan {Olor columhianus) was 

 taken at Mr. Ball's plantation "Rice Hope" on Cooper River, 

 November 21, 1909, and presented to the Museum by Mr. 

 D. S. Lesesne. The specimen is being prepared as a skin for the 

 Museum collection. 



The Whistling Swan is seldom taken in South CavoHna, and the 

 Museum has no previous record of it in the biological survey of 

 the past three years. 



Coral Snake 



Two specimens of the Coral Snake (Flaps fulvius) have been 

 added to the collection of hving snakes during the month. The 

 fii'st was taken at Summerville on November 8, and presented to 

 the Museum by Mr. Edward Veronee. The second was taken on 

 the following day, within four hundred feet of the place where the 

 first was captured. 



This brilliantly colored snake is extremely poisonous, and may 

 be distinguished from the closely similar Scarlet King Snake 

 (Ophiholus doliatus coccineus) by the fact that the latter has 

 broad yellow rings bordered by narrow black rings, while in the 

 true Coral Snake the black bands are broad and bordered with 

 narrow yellow bands. 



The Museum has but one previous record for the Coral Snake; 

 a specimen killed at Hagan plantation, Cooper River, November 

 13, 1908, by Father Metivier, and presented by him to the Mu- 

 seum. 



P. M. Rea. 



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