must have been the Cooper 's Hawk, as he has never noted the 

 Sharp-shinned earlier than August 18.^ As I was unable to se- 

 cure the specimen, I have no proof that I was not mistaken; but 

 I will say that I knew at the time the importance of the record, 

 and was able to approach near enough to the bird to satisfy my- 

 self as to its identity. 



Ricebird.— On July 14, 1911, Mr. S. G. Venning saw two of 

 these birds on his plantation near Mt. Pleasant, S. C. Although, 

 at the time, Mr. A. T. Wayne doubted the correctness of this 

 record, he himself saw some Ricebirds a few days later. Mr. 

 Wayne's earliest record for previous years is August 11,^ 



Macgillivray's Seaside Sparrow. — Although this exceedingly 

 abundant sparrow undoubtedly occurs regularly in the marshes 

 bordering the city, it has, heretofore, never been found there by. 

 the Survey. On September 10, 1911, I saw one — and perhaps 

 more — in the marshes near Savannah Wharf. 



Summer Tanager.— On October 14, 1911, I saw an adult male 

 of this species at the Charleston Navy Yard. He was moving 

 slowly about among the tops of the pines; and I knew at once, 

 from his actions, that he was indeed a Tanager and not a Cardinal. 

 In order to have more than a personal impression upon which to 

 base a statement, I watched him for some minutes until I could 

 see clearly, with the aid of field glasses, that he had neither crest 

 nor black throat patch. The latest previous record for this 

 region was made by the Survey, September 27, 1907.=^ 



Blue-headed Virec— Although this species has never before 

 been recorded earlier than October 25,* I positively identified a 

 specimen— seen at close range — on October 13 of this year at the 

 Charleston Navy Yard. 



Worm-eating Warbler.— This species, recorded as late as Sep- 

 tember 29 by Mr. A. T. Wayne,^ was noted almost two weeks 



» Birds of South Carolina. Contr. Chas. Mus. I, 1910, 72. 



» Ibid, 107. 



> Bull. Chas. Mus., IV, 1908, 23. 



* Wayne, I. c, 145. 



• Ibid, 151. 



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