1 8 Daniel, Summer Birds of ilic Great Dismal Sxvamf. Ljan 



27. Helinaia swainsonii. Swainson's Warbler. — Rare. Frequents 

 the cane brakes and dense growth of aquatic vegetation. Mr. Palmer took 

 one and I captured a juvenile. 



28. Helmitherus vermivorus. Worm-eating Warbler. — Abundant. 

 Frequents the wooded parts along the shore of the lake. 



29. Compsothlypis americana. Parula Warbler. — Qiiite abun- 

 dant. Nests in the hanging Spanish moss {Us?iea) with which many of 

 the cypresses were festooned. 



30. Dendroica vigorsii. Pinp: Warbler. — Not common. 



31. Dendroica discolor. Prairie Warbler. — Not very common. A 

 few seen in the clearings near the lake shore at the northern end of the 

 lake. 



32. Seiurus motacilla. Louisiana Water Thrush. Fairly common. 



33. Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. — Very abundant 

 along the shore of the lake and among the aquatic plants and bushes that 

 fringe the inlets. Noticed it as especially common along the edges of a 

 log road at the northern end of the lake. 



34. Sylvania mitrata. Hooded Warbler. — Very abundant. Ranks 

 second with P. citrca as the commonest species of the district. Several 

 nests, one containing young, were examined. They were placed in the 

 canebrake along the margins of one of the ditches. 



35. Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. — Abundant. 



36. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. — Very abundant. 



37. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. — Not common. A 

 few heard singing. 



38. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Fairly abun- 

 dant in the woods at the southeastern shore of the lake. 



39. Parus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Abundant. 



40. Parus carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. — Abundant. 



41. Turdusmustelinus. Wood Thrush. — Common. Observed in the 

 woods at the southeastern end of the lake. 



