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is said that when he orxe tastes the magnolia berry he flies 

 up into the trees and stays right there feeding upon the bright 

 red fruit until he becomes so fat that when shot his breast 

 will burst open when he hits the ground. At this time the 

 flesh is said to be almost as red as the magnolia seeds and 

 to have a decided magnolia flavor. Later they feed upon the 

 fruit of the sweet bay and gum trees, at which time they are 

 not considered as good eating. AH the Olive-backed Thrushes 

 were shot under the name of " Little Caille " and the Cat- 

 bird under the name of " Black Caille." These birds also 

 feed upon the magnolia fruit. 



I spent all day of February 22nd in the woods with Mr. Ma- 

 nint, who .took me to the most likely spots for birds in the lo- 

 cality. He took me to a swamp where he says there is a small 

 flock of Wild Turkeys, but although we tramped about a 

 good deal we saw no trace of them. I made the acquaintance 

 of the Red-bellied Woodpecker. This bird was very common 

 about Mandeville. We came upon a large flock of Pipits. 

 Two of these collected proved to be Sprague's Pipit. Robins 

 and Bluebirds were common everywhere. Cardinals, Caro- 

 lina Wrens, Tufted Titmice, Mockingbirds, Brown Thrash- 

 ers, Chickadees, Redwings, Meadowlarks and Crackles were 

 singing. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Flickers, Downy and 

 Red-headed Woodpeckers were abundant. Numbers of Che- 

 winks and Phoebes and Hermit Thrushes were seen. They 

 call the Hermit Thrush the " Chalk " from the cluck which 

 this bird makes. Blue Jays, Loggerhead Shrikes and Kill- 

 deers were common. A Great Horned Owl was heard call- 

 ing and one Sparrow Hawk was seen. In the pine woods 

 Pine Warblers were singing and a few Ruby-crowned King- 

 lets were seen. All the Crows seen were, I think, the Amer- 

 ican Crow. A few White-throated Sparrows and Gold- 

 finches and one Swamp Sparrow were noted. Bob-whites 

 were said to be about, and I saw several Black Vultures, King- 

 fishers and Myrtle Warblers, which I believe completes my 

 Mandeville list. 



I will never forget my last day at Mandeville. To me it 



