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36. Contopus virens. "WIood Pewee. — First seen on April 6. Became 

 common after April 10. 



*37. Empidonax virescens. Green-crested Flycatcher. — First seen 

 on April 13. A very common bird and characteristic of the hardwood 

 swales. A nest containing nearly full grown young was found in a branch 

 of a water oak overhanging AVeogufka Creek. 



*38. Cyanocitta cristata florincola. Florida Blue Jay. — Dr. Bishop 

 identified my specimens as this subspecies. Quite common. A pair were 

 seen nest-building on March 29. 



39. Corvus brachyrhynchos. American Crow. — Not very common. 



40. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. These birds were seen about' 

 Woodbine from ]\Iay 4 to 10 but were not common. 



41. Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — A flock of about 

 forty individuals, composed entirely of females, was seen feeding on the 

 opening red maple buds along Weogufka Creek on March 19. 



42. Sturnella magna argutula. Florida Meadowlark. — Seen com- 

 monly on cut-over and burned-over lands, where they looked entirely out 

 of place, from March 17 to April 8. None were taken but the birds were 

 assumed to belong to this subspecies. 



43. Icteris spurius. Orchard Oriole. — First seen on April 12. 

 Quite common at HoUins but less so at Woodbine. Confined to clearings 

 and the vicinity of buildings. 



44. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. — Rare. Seen at Hollins 

 May 1 and 3, and at Woodbine May 10. 



45. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. Not common. Seen 

 at Woodbine from March 15 to 29. 



46. Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch. — Very abundant. 

 *47. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. — Abundant wherever 



there are buildings. 



48. Pooecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Seen at Woodbine on 

 March 15 and 19, in flocks of Field and Chipping Sparrows. 



49. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — Abundant till 

 April 25. A straggler seen April 29. 



50. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Abundant, both as a 

 winter and summer resident. A characteristic bird of the pine woods, 

 where it evidently nested in the pine trees. 



51. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Quite common as a winter 

 resident. Less so as a summer resident. Nests containing eggs were found 

 at Hollins on April 24 and 30. A nest containing half grown young was 

 found at Woodbine on May 10. 



52. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Common from the 

 time of my arrival until March 30. 



*53. Peucsea aestivalis bachmanii. Bachman's Sparrow. — First seen 

 on March 8 but was not common until March 15. On May 9 two nests 

 were found, one containing eggs and the other newly hatched young. A 

 young bird, out of the nest, was seen on May 19. 



