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than the species, or even geneva, whieh 

 I hail not before met with. 



Not all the varieties in southern l)irds 

 can be mentionetl in this article; tliey 

 all (lill'er in at)oiit the same way — 

 smaller anil darker seems to be the rule, 

 l)roken however in one or two eases as 

 with the size of the Floriila Wren /•'. L. 

 itiUtmch'^i^, a variety of the Great Caro- 

 lina bird, huloricianus, whieh is, if any- 

 thing slightly larger, measuring about 

 (j in. in length, 7.75 in extent, and wing 

 from 3 45 to 3.70; the bill is also no'ice 

 ably lai"ger. As with the latter part of 

 the above rule, though, miametisis is 

 darker and richer in its color. The 

 eggs seem to average about the same 

 as those of the stock species, a set of 

 five measuring .73. 75 by 53-. 5(5. 



The Southern Hairy Woodpecker is 

 found commonly throughout the ]dne 

 llat-woods, but does not seem to differ 

 much from our l)irds lixci'pt in siz ■; 

 H,00 to 8.75 in length by 1475 extent. 

 Perhaps if there is any difference in 

 color this southern form is a little 

 darker, especially noticed below. 



The Blue Jay and Crow, a^ rei)re- 

 >sentatives of Corvidae, differ in about 

 the same way, smaller, and the Jay 

 lacking some of the white of our birds 

 on the wing and tail, and having a 

 smaller crest, as noticed l»y Cones in 

 Ins popular '"Key." A specimen taken 

 in northern Florida, where they were 

 not at all common and ratlier hard to 

 get with small siiot, measured 10 !)5 x 

 15.40x4.80. bill 1.15. The Towiiee 

 Hunting of Florida P. I alleni difftr in 

 the same way as tiie Blue Jay together 

 with the wliite iris. 



One of the most striking of the varie- 

 lies to a Wisconsin collector, is the case 

 of the Bol) white G.V.Jloriilauus. which 

 alllio gh i)erhaps not differing so very 

 muci) from the (piail of the oilier south- 

 ern states, is a very diff(!rentl)inl in col- 

 or and size from the average; Wi.-con.><in 

 specimen. The first thing noticed, 

 .;fter the smaller size, is the richness 



and darkness of the coloring, tlic breast 

 inmostspecimens,looking almost black- 

 ish at a little distance and the black 

 sometimes almost entirely replacing 

 the brownish breast band. Tiie black 

 bars of the bell}' also seem to begin 

 nearer tHe cidlar and continue in a .sort 

 of blurr to the lower breast, before 

 sliowing a distinct and continued white 

 space-mark. Individual specimens, 

 however, differ very much in the mark- 

 ings of the under parts. 



The bill in all specimens taken, ex- 

 cept perhaps one or two, was entirely 

 jet-black, and the white superciliary 

 line was usually divided at the crown 

 .by the black of the head, which extend, 

 eil in most specimens all over the l)ack 

 of the head, and neck, giving all the 

 white markings a verj' sharp and dis- 

 tinct look. The whole back is also a 

 decided darker and richer chestnut and 

 lilack, the secondaries and their coverts 

 showing vei'y broad black bars, Alto- 

 gether the quail of the south are much 

 prettier birds than our own beautiful, 

 but rapidly (lisapi)caring Bob-whites of 

 the north. Measniements of males ran 

 from 9.10 to 0.40 in. in length by about 

 14.50 to 14.55 extent, and wing from 

 4.27 to 4.50. 



Among Raptores probably the most 

 distinct variationsoccur among the owls. 

 Of common northern owls the Barred 

 and Screech are both represented by 

 equally good geographical laces. The 

 Barred Owl of Florida is a much darker 

 bird, cspeciall}" on the back and head, 

 and perlnips on the breast, when com- 

 pared sitle by side than our own inhab 

 itantof the hollow tree. His toes are 

 not so heavily feathered, in fact some 

 specimens show barely a sign of a 

 iiiistle on tln!iu. He seems to be of the 

 s;ime size as the northern resident, 

 'ilii' iittle Sereech owl, however is «le- 

 ciiledly smaller measuring from 8.35 to 

 H.75 Ity 30.35 to 31.50 by 5.50 to 5.75, 

 thus averaging much .smaller than iisio. 

 'I'lie sniallesL specimens are those of 



