10 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 110 



I frequently hear of white Owls being seen, but I have met with 

 them but rarely. 



116. Asio flammeus — Short-eared Owl. 



Crows pestering one on a river marsh December 5, 1913, con- 

 stitutes my only record. 



117. Strix varia alleni — Florida Barred Owl. 



Resident. Numerous wherever the timber is fairly heavy, and 

 particularly along river bottoms. Fiddler crabs seem to be a fa- 

 vorite food for them. 



118. Otus asio fioridanus — Florida Screech Owl. 



Resident. They become more numerous a few miles back from 

 the coast. About Wakulla and Medart I have found them more 

 abundant than at St. Marks. 



119. Bilbo x^irginianiis virginianus — Great Horned Owl. 

 Resident. Not nearly so abundant about St. Marks as is the 



Florida Barred Owl. The reverse is said to be the case a few miles 

 back from the coast and larger rivers. 



120. Comtropis carolinensis — Carolina Paroquet. 



It has been many years since this bird has been seen in our 

 county. The older citizens recall its occurrence. Major Bendire, 

 in his magTiificent work. Vol. II, p. 5, records their having nested 

 abundantly here. 



121. Coccyzus attiericanus americcmiis — Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 

 Frequents the more open country and thickets about ponds 



and streams. April 12. 1914, May 2, 1919, fresh eggs. 



122. Ceryle alcyon — Belted Kingfisher. 



Resident. Generally distributed, but in small numbers. 



123. Campephilus principalis — Ivory-billed Woodpecker. 



Mr. John Linton knew the bird as fairly common in the heavy 

 swamps of Taylor County, Florida, prior to 1888. Following that 

 date, for a few years after his removal to Wakulla County, he oc- 

 casionally saw them in the wilder river swamps of this county. 



124. Dryodates viUosus andithoni — Southern Hairy Woodpecker. 

 Found sometimes in open pine woods, but more commonly in 



timber along rivers and streams. Resident. Common. 



125. Dryobates puiescems jmhescens — Southern Downy Woodpecker. 

 The smallest of our Woodpeckers, is generally distributed and 



quite numerous. Young just hatched May 20. 1914. 



126. Dryobates borralis — Red-cockadod Woodpecker. 



Resident. This bird is far more numerous in the higher dry 

 pine lands back from the coast than it is in the low flat woods. In 

 the upper parts of the county it is the most abundant Woodpecker. 

 Nest usually, if not always, in. a living tree. 



127. Sphyrapicus varius varius — Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 



