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average Bahaman key. Numerous walks which have been 

 opened through the dense growth, facilitate observation of 

 birds, and for this reason, in connection with its geographi- 

 cal position, the Cay would make an admirable place in 

 which to study bird migration. 



Great numbers of Warblers were seen here during the 

 two days of our stay, the Cape May Warbler outnumbering 

 all the other species together. There were also Black and 

 White Warblers, Parulas, a single Worm-eating Warbler, 

 Black-throated Blue, Blackpoll and Prairie Warblers, Oven- 

 birds, Northern Water-Thrushes, Maryland Yellow-throats, 

 and Kedstarts, and a single Kirtland's Warbler, the only 

 one I have ever seen, while feeding on the berries of low 

 "sage" bushes, gave me an excellent opportunity to make 

 the acquaintance of this the rarest North American member 

 of its family. Its tail-wagging motion was as pronounced 

 as that of the Palm Warbler. 



The wind heading to the northeast, we resumed our jour- 

 ney at 6 :30 a. m. on April 29, and after rather a rough trip 

 across the stream, sighted Fowey liock light at eleven 

 o'clock and reached Miami five hours later — exactly one 

 month and one day from the time we had left there. 



I have given the history of this voyage in some detail as 

 in my experience, at least, a rather unusual record of pro- 

 longed adverse conditions, and in concluding this narrative 

 of an expedition from which success was virtually choked, 

 I express with much pleasure my indebtedness to Dr. ]\Iay- 

 er's skill as a commander, his courtesy as a host, and his 

 value as a scientific associate. 



