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shoot them. They furnish very good 

 sport as they fly very fast and recinire 

 a direct hit to come down. Their 

 flesh is considered very good to eat 

 and for this reason they are hunted. 



42. A. O. U. No. 320. Chaempelia 

 paserina terrestris, Ground Dove. 

 Very common at all times of the year. 



43. A. O. U. No. 325. Cathartes 

 aura septentrionalis, Turkey Vulture. 

 Very common at all times and every- 

 where. Not so tame perhaps as the 

 next species, but to be seen associat- 

 ing in flocks with the Black Vulture. 

 uly 27, 1922 one of these birds swooped 

 down in the pine woods back of the 

 house where we were living at the 

 time and rose almost instantly witli a 

 four foot black snake in its beak, hold- 

 ing the writhing snake firmly by tlie 

 head the Vulture rose quickly to a 

 few hundred feet altitude and swept 

 away followed by two other Vultures 

 who had seen him make the capture. 



44. A. O. U. No. 326. Catharista 

 uruba, Black Vulture, ubiquitus. Asso- 

 ciated with the preceding species, 

 they act as scavengers for all refuse 

 of any kind that is left exposed for 

 any time. On the open range these 

 birds are found feeding with the Tur- 

 key Vultures and Caracara. 



45. A. O. U. No. 327. Elanoides 

 forficatus. Swallow-tailed Kite. Three 

 specimen seen June 20, 1922 in a cy- 

 press swamp while motoring from 

 Fort Meyers to Arcadia, and judging 

 by their actions and the presence of a 

 nest in a nearby tree I assumed that 

 they were nesting there. These birds 

 at this time gave us a wonderful ex- 

 hibition of their flying ability, "zoom- 

 ing," side-slipping, and rolling, all the 

 time uttering their cackling notes. 



46. A. O. U. No. 331. Circus hud- 

 sonius, Marsh Hawk. Very common. 

 Seen nearly every day skimming over 

 the prairie in search of food. 



47. A. O. U. No. 332. Acciptervelox, 



Sharp-shinned Hawk. One seen in Ar- 

 cadia chasing Sparrows. 



48. A. O. U. No. 337. Buteo bore- 

 alis, borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. Often 

 seen circling over the woods. 



49. No. 339a. Buteo lineatus alleni, 

 Florida Red-shouldered Hawk. Seen 

 along nearly every ditch or crawfish 

 pool hunting food. One set of two 

 eggs taken in April 1921. 



50. A. O. U. No. 342. Buteo swain- 

 soni, Swainson's Hawk. One seen in 

 the spring of 1922. 



51. A. O. U. No. 357. Falco colum- 

 baris columbaris, Pigeon Hawk. One 

 seen. 



52. A. O. U. No. 360c. Falco spar- 

 verius paulus. Little Sparrow Hawk. 

 Many seen at all tinges. 



53. A. O. U. No. 362. Polyborus 

 cheriway, Audubon's Caracara. Often 

 seen nests in January. 



54. A. O. U. No. 364. Pandion 

 haliaetus carolinensis, Osprey. Many 

 seen. One nest seen near Punta Gor- 

 da in 1921. Three nests occupied in 

 same locality in 1922. All huge nests 

 in dead pine trees on borders of a 

 small stream called "Shell Creek." 



55. A. O. U. No. 365. Aluco pratin- 

 cola, Barn Owl. One seen near Okecho- 

 bee Dec. 1920. 



56. A. O. U. No. 368a. Strix varia 

 alleni, Florida Barred Owl. Several 

 seen at different times. 



57. A. O. U. No. 373a. Otus asio 

 floridanus, Florida Owl. Common one 

 nested in porch pillar in Arcadia. 



58. A. O. U. No. 378a. Speotyto 

 cunicularia floridana, Florida Burrow- 

 ing Owl. Nests in every available 

 place on the prairie. Several nests on 

 the flying field in the summer of 1921. 



59. A. O. U. No. 387. Coccyzus 

 americanus americanus. Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo. Often seen in the vicinity of 

 orange groves. 



60. A. O. U. No. 390. Ceryle Alcy- 

 on, Belted Kingfisher. A conspicuous 



