Swift flying about over the old picnic grounds in the southern 

 part of the town. 



Barn Swallow. — According to the records of the Survey, the 

 Barn Swallow {Hirundo erythrogaster) leaves this region about the 

 middle of October, and Mr. A. T. Wayne' speaks of having seen 

 a belated specimen on October 29, 1906. On December 17, 1912, 

 I saw a single Swallow at the Navy Yard^ and again this year I 

 saw one on November 11. On both occasions the bird came near 

 enough to me to be easily and certainly recognized. 



White-eyed Vireo. — Although this species (Vireo griseus) is 

 known to occur rarely during the winter months, records are al- 

 ways of interest. On November 17, 1913, I watched one for 

 some time in the woods at the Navy Yard. 



Black and White Warbler. — Although Mr. H. R. Sass has re- 

 corded this species (Mniotilta varia) as accidental as late as De- 

 cember 1, Mr. A. T. Wayne^ sets November 1 as marking the 

 close of its visit to this region. On November 5, 1913, Mr. E. 

 Burnham Chamberlain and I saw one of these birds in the dense 

 jungle on the Isle of Palms. 



Brown Creeper. — This species (Certhia familiaris americana) 

 has never before been recorded earlier than October 17.^ How- 

 ever, there must have been a more or less general southward 

 movement at an earlier date this year, for I saw a single speci- 

 men at the Navy Yard on October 14, while Mr. B. Rhett Cham- 

 berlain noted one at Hampton Park on the same day. 



Golden-Crowned Kinglet. — The Survey records for this fall ex- 

 tend by one day the term of residence of the Kinglet (Regulus 

 satrapa) in the coast region. On October 13, 1913, I reported 

 several from the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant, S. C. The earliest 

 previous record was October 14, 1911.^ — Francis M. Weston, Jr. 



Notes on the Breeding Habits of the Ruby-throated Humming- 

 bird. — On the evening of July 10, 1911, I saw a female Humming- 



> Birds of South Carolina, Contr. Chas. Mus., I, 1910, 139. 



^Auk, XXX, 1913, 276. 



3 Birde of South CaroUna, Contb. Chas. Mus., I, 1910, 148. 



«,Ibid, 189. 



6 Bull. Chas, Mus., VII, 1911, 52. 



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