14G The Wilson Bulletin — Xo. 80. 



tenacity truly remarkable, and that made their escape seem im- 

 possible. But they more frequently did make their escape be- 

 tween the feet of some tormentor than any other way. They 

 seemed to be unwilling to trust themselves to flight and complete 

 exposure. One stood about as much chance of catching a bird 

 as of catching a field mouse or a tiger beetle, in the dense vege- 

 tation. 

 Gallinula galeata. — Florida Gallinule. 



So numerous in this little Fishing Point swamp that it seemed to 

 be full of them. The young birds outnumbered the old ones five to 

 one. There were some young less than half grown. Nests were 

 everywhere in the more central parts of the swamp where vegeta- 

 tion made it possible to locate them. One would hardly dare ven- 

 ture a guess of the numbers of this species in this swamp, but on 

 one occasion we actually counted over fifty. 

 Fulica americana. — Coot. 



Six individuals were seen on the swamp on the north-eastern 

 point of the island on August 29, 1910. The conditions there were 

 more favorable for their nesting than at the Fishing Point swamp. 

 Philohela minor. — Woodcock. 



The largest number recorded at any one time was 5 on Au'^ust 14. 

 1910, but one or more could be found at any time by beating 

 through the woods and brush in the vicinity of the swamp, es- 

 pecially in the depressions between the ridges. Nestings must 'have 

 occurred here. 

 GaUinago delicata. — Wilson's Snipe. 



One was flushed from the Fishing Point swamp on August 7, 

 and likely the same individual on the 8th. On the Ohio shore 

 this would be a remarkably early date for this species. 

 Macrorhamphiis griseus griseiis. — Dowitcher. 



There were three records, all for 1910, and all for the sand spit. 

 The first one was on August 10, one bird which was secured, two 

 on August 24. and one on September 3. These individuals were 

 not particularly shy. 

 Tringa camitti-s. — Knot. 



Two lingered on the point, September 5, 1910, until one of them 

 was secured. The birds w^ere in the fall plumage. 

 Pisohia maculata. — Pectoral Sandpiper. 



A group of seven feeding in the swamp on August 24, 1910, were 

 the first seen. There were three on the 27th, one on the 28th and 

 29t'h, about two hundred on September 2, and twenty on the 3d. 

 All were in the heavier mottled plumage. They were feeding at 

 the western end of the swamp, where the water had dried away 

 and the mud lay exposed. 



