Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — s.r. 

 Earliest record: Apr. 8, 1911 (Hyer). 



Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.). Black-billed Cuckoo. — 

 S.R., rare. First authentic breeding record for the state: May 10 

 and 12, 1911 (Wayne), ^ two females taken with "lower breast and 

 abdomen denuded of feathers, showing that incubation was going 

 on." The following records have been received from the interior 

 of the state: Summerton, May 5, 1910 (Kershaw); Walhalla, 

 June 12, 1909 (Kershaw). 



Antrostomus caroiinensis (Grael.). Chuck-will's-widow. — 

 S.R., on coast. Breeding record: two eggs taken at Sumter in 1906 

 (Levi).^ The nest consisted of a slight depression in pine straw. 

 Previous records have not credited this species with breeding so 

 far from the coast. 



Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.). Whip-poor-will. — w.v. on 

 coast. S.R. in the mountains. Earliest record: Sept. 23, 1910 

 (Weston). Latest record: Apr. 1, 1911 (Wayne). Reported from 

 Walhalla, May 18, 1909 (Kershaw). 



Archilochus colubris (Linn.). Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 

 — S.R. Second and third records for this species in December are 

 Dec. 18, 1910 (Sass),^and Dec. 30, 1910 (Sass); the first record 

 being Dec. 18, 1909 (Hyer),* specimen taken. The only Novem- 

 ber record is from Marion, Nov. 5, 1911 (Wheeler). 



Tyrannustyrannus (Linn.). Kingbird. — s.r. Earliest record : 

 Mar. 12, 1910 (R. Chamberlain & McDermid). 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). Ricebird. — t.v. Earliest au- 

 tumn records: July 14, 1911 (Weston) ; July 27, 1911 (Wayne). 



Icterus spurius (Linn.). Orchard Oriole. — s.r. Additional 

 early records are Apr. 7, 1911 (Wayne), adult male taken; Apr. 

 10, 1908 (Sass). 



Icterus galbula (Linn.). Baltimore Oriole. — s.r. near the 

 mountains, t.v. in other parts of the state. This species, hitherto 

 considered migratory in the upper part of the state and supposed 

 not to occur on the coast, is now established as a summer resident 



' Aufc, XXVIII, 1911. 485. 'Spec. No. 11.123. 



•Bull. Chas. Mus.. VII. 1911, 15. *Ibid. VI. 1910. 10. 



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