°igo4 ] '^ii^'LiJ^MS, Birds of Leon County, Fla. ACh 



78. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Migrant. Never abundant. 

 Took one in my yard September 4, 1901. 



79. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — Rare 

 migrant in fall. Collected one October 11, 1901. 



80. Empidonax traillii alnorum. Alder Flycatcher. — Rare migrant. 

 Collected one August 6, 1900. 



81. Pyrocephalus rubineus mexicanus. Vermilion Flycatcher. — 

 On March 25, 1901,1 shot an adult <?, three miles east of Tallahassee. 

 The bird was in excellent condition and seemed perfectly at home on 

 smaller bushes and a wire fence around Lake Lafayette. The specimen 

 is now in the Smithsonian Institution collection of birds. For notice of 

 the capture see Auk, XVIII, 273. 



82. Cyanocitta cristata florincola. Florida Blue Jay. — Very common 

 resident ; begins nesting by April i and continues till late in August. 



83. Corvus brachyrhynchos. American Crow.— Common resident. 



84. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — Migrant. Very erratic, 

 occurring at irregular intervals during spring. Sometimes lingers sev- 

 eral days to feed on the oats and millet. When present they are very 

 numerous. 



85. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Exists now in vivid recollection only. 

 The bird was common in Leon County up to 1893, since which time I 

 have never seen a single specimen, although I have made every effort to 

 find it. Its disappearance is one of the mysteries of ornithology and a 

 parallel case to the "Disappearance of the Dickcissel from the District of 

 Columbia." 



86. Agelaius phceniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — Common resi- 

 dent, more numerous in summer. Highly gregarious in winter, feeding 

 in the tall weeds of old cornfields. The male assumes the plumage of the 

 female at this season. 



87. Sturnella magna. Meadowlark. — Common resident. Very 

 retiring in the nesting season. 



88. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — Common summer resident. 

 Record first arrival, a male, of 1902 on March 23. Begins to nest very 

 soon after arrival. Pear groves are favorite nesting places for them. I 

 have seen many nests in a radius of three acres. They are very fond of 

 the long, pendant clusters of Spanish moss hanging in such graceful 

 festoons from our large water and live oaks for nesting sites. Before 

 they leave in late summer or early fall they become very retiring and 

 quiet. 



89. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. — A rare migrant. I shot 

 one, a female, in our yard on March 3, 1902. 



90. Euphagus carolinus. Rusty Blackbird. — Migrant in spring. 

 Occasionally seen following the ploughmen, gleaning what food it can 

 from the newly turned soil. 



91. Quiscalus quiscula aglaeus. Florida Crackle. — Common sum- 

 mer resident, arriving in February. 



