54 Williams, Birds of Goose Creek, Fla. [jan. 



hammocks where I found other woodpeckers. It is possible, if not prob- 

 able, that some of these birds were of the northern form (luteus). Indeed, 

 it is possible that they all were such ; but as I took no specimens for exami- 

 nation, I have listed the resident form. 



49. Sayornis phoebe. PHceBE. — I was surprised to find these birds 

 so abundant. They were usually in brushy and weedy areas sparsely 

 dotted with medium sized pines. 



50. Cyanocitta cristata florincola. Florida Blue Jay. — Met 

 with in all the timbered areas visited, and on several occasions one was 

 seen in the pines close to our house. 



51. Corvus brachyrhynchos pascuus. Florida Crow. — The 

 crows of the East Goose Creek region, including the Fish Crows, had 

 amalgamated for the winter, with feeding grounds somewhere west of 

 the Creek. I saw them wending their way to these grounds, every morn- 

 ing, in a steady stream and returning over the same general route, to their 

 roost east of the Creek, every evening. I did not find them to any apprecia- 

 ble extent beyond this beaten path. A stray one was now and then seen 

 feeding on an oyster bed in the Creek. 



52. Corvus ossifragus. Fish Crow. — The above note on the 

 Florida Crow is applicable alike to this species, with this addition, that the 

 Fish Crows seemed to be more numerous. 



53. Agelaius phoeniceus floridanus. Florida Red-winged Black- 

 bird. — Numerous, in flocks around the bulrush marshes. 



54. Sturnella magna argutula. Southern Meadowlark. — Fairly 

 common in the prairies and brushy pine areas, and not infrequently flushed 

 in the bulrush marshes. 



55. Quiscalus quiscula aglaeus. Florida Grackle. — These were 

 seen in flocks several times, flying low over the Creek and adjacent marshes. 



56. Megaquiscalus major major. Boat-tailed Grackle. — Com- 

 mon, in the bulrush marshes and on the oyster beds and mud flats in the 

 Creek. They were quite noisy at all times. 



57. Pocecetes gramineus gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Quite 

 abundant in an old corn field about two miles back of East Goose Creek. 



58. Passerherbulus nelsoni nelsoni. Nelson's Sharp-tailed 

 Sparrow. — A specimen taken was identified by Mr. Oberholser as of this 

 race. They were quite common in the marsh between the Creek and the 

 road. 



59. Passerherbulus maritimus peninsulae. Scott's Seaside 

 Sparrow. — Three specimens taken were identified by Mr. Oberholser as 

 of this race. They were numerous in all the bulrush marshes of the 

 mainland and in those about two miles out in front of East Goose Creek. 

 They were difficult to flush and when flushed quickly disappeared again 

 in the thick masses of bulrushes. 



60. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow.— A few 

 were seen in the low trees and growths on the edge of the saw grass pond 

 in the hammock about a mile and a half back of East Goose Creek. I was 

 somewhat surprised to find them in such a heavily timbered section. 



