88 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 
him. Iam ata loss how to explain this anomaly.” How- 
ever, he did soon explain the ‘‘anomaly,” because next 
day he discovered his mistake and inserted the proper 
name. 
Another specimen was taken May 21, 1887, the stom- 
ach of which “contained insects.” 
The following extended accounts of the nesting of this 
species appear in the Doctor’s notes for 1888: 
“8th May. Found nest of P. ae bachmani; nest domed; 
on hill side grown up in old field pines; rear of nest 
supported by a tuft of coarse grass; the entrance looking 
upwards at an angle of several degrees; well put together 
and compact; visited nest several times before I found 
the parent at home. Although I attempted to catch her 
on the nest, by going behind and placing my hand over 
the opening, she fluttered rather than flew out of the 
nest, running on the ground, and not rising till I had 
followed her some distance. 
“9th. Found nest of P. ae bachmani in a patch of old 
field pines and plum bushes (Prunus chicasa). This 
contained three young and one egg which did not hatch. 
The old birds were perched on a pine some fifteen steps 
from me and manifested their alarm at my presence by 
their nervous movements. A short search revealed this 
nest with the young birds. This resembled the nest found 
on the 8th, except that the entrance was somewhat more 
inclined upwards and not as much concealed by the 2 
tufts of grass beside which it was placed. 
“May 23rd. Found nest of P. ae. bachmani on the 
slope of a hill covered with old field pines, in an open 
place, under a fallen pine branch, with some coarse grass 
growing near it. The parent fluttered from under my 
feet which had disturbed the nest by striking the pine 
limb; my left foot touched the right border of the nest 
and shook the limb before the bird moved. She threw 
herself on the ground about a foot from me, and then, 
literally trembling, every feather quivering on her body, 
her tail spread and wings drooping, after she had gone 
about ten feet from me she remained in view beside a - 
pine till I at last discovered the nest under my very feet. 
