The progress of the survey would be much more rapid if it were 

 possible to undertake even a little systematic collecting, but 

 nearly all of the work has had to be incidental to field trips de- 

 voted primarily to instruction. 



The bird records of the survey now contain the latest infor- 

 mation available anywhere on this subject. The February and 

 March issues of the Bulletin contained a summary of the birds 

 recorded for 1910 and 1911. This serves as a supplement to 

 Wayne's Birds of South Carolina', and adds one new species 

 (Wilson's Phalarope) to the avifauna of the state, removes two 

 and perhaps three species from the hypothetical list to the au- 

 thenticated list, gives much new information regarding occur- 

 rence, and greatly extends the localities covered by the survey, 

 especially m the interior of the state. These records include 

 those made by Mr. Wayne since the publication of his book, as 

 well as those of all other observers accepted by the Museum. 

 Since the pubHcation of this supplement one species previously 

 hypothetical has been given an authentic status and numerous 

 rare records obtained. 



The collection of bird nests and eggs of the state has been con- 

 siderably augmented during the year. 



A large number of spiders and miscellaneous insects have been 

 collected but not all identified. An effort is being made to gather 

 a representative series of spiders, but no general collection of 

 insects can be attempted without an entomologist on the staff. 



The collection of living snakes has been continued and has con- 

 tained two species of burrowing snakes new to the survey, the 

 Rainbow Snake {Abastor eryihrogramus) and the Red-bellied 

 Snake {Forancia abacura) . 



In July and August Miss Bragg collected plants at Sumter, in 

 the region about Keowee, and at Caesar's Head. When the ma- 

 terial obtained in this way has been worked up it may be expected 

 to yield results of importance for the survey. Miss Bragg also 

 visited a number of colleges which possess herbaria, and arranged 



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