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burnt-out base of a large, standing living pine. These eggs 

 were removed and on April 20 two eggs were found in a sim- 

 ilar site about two hundred yards from the former location. 



Turkey Vulture — On April 17 a single young bird was 

 seen, about two weeks old. 



April 29 of another year two eggs were found ; incubation 

 almost completed. 



Coming now to the actual enumeration : I have for the 

 past three years, each day recorded the greatest number of 

 each species of these Vultures, seen at one time. I cannot 

 claim any exact result for such uncertain work. It was done 

 as occasion presented while about my usual duties or when 

 opportunity offered. It perhaps gives a fair idea of the com- 

 parative abundance of the two species and possibly some no- 

 tion of their numbers here. Following the tables will be 

 noted some causes for certain divergences in corresponding 

 months of the period : 



October and November are months when we usually have 

 fish in greatest abundance and many are salted, while the 

 offal attracts the Vultures. February and March and some- 

 times April are months when, following a severe winter, the 

 mortality of stock on the open range is considerably increased 

 and Vultures are more in evidence. 



During 1916 this stock loss was greatest in February, 

 while in 1917 and 1918 such loss was about a month later, 

 as shown by the increased numbers of Black Vultures re- 

 corded. The Turkey Vultures do not seem to congregate in 

 the spring to the degree they do in the fall. Excess in num- 

 bers of Black Vultures in August, 1917. was due to several 

 bountiful feasts of alligators, goats and hogs. The greatest 

 number recorded for a single month was in November, 1915, 

 when 771 Black Vultures and 766 Turkey Vultures were 

 noted. 



The largest number seen during one day was on Novem- 

 ber 7, 1915; 142 Black Vultures and 163 Turkey Vultures 

 were then counted. 



During the three years there were 75 days when no Black 



