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% 26. Progne subis subis. Purple Martin. — Four colonies were 

 noted in the county, two at Walthourville, one at Hinesville and one 

 near Sunbury, in addition to other colonies which were reported to me. 

 About twelve pairs of birds comprised each colony. Boxes and gourds 

 put up for the purpose were used for nesting. 



27. Lanius ludovicianus ludovicianus. Loggerhead Shrike. — 

 The single nest of this species that I found was placed five feet above the 

 ground in thorny bushes bordering a roadside near Mcintosh; it was com- 

 posed of thorny sticks and twigs, weed stalks and trash, lined with rootlets, 

 and contained four eggs on April 6. This species is very locally distributed 

 in the county, a fact however not at all to be regretted. 



28. Vireosylva olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. — On May 21, in a 

 patch of deciduous woods between Walthourville and Allenhurst, I found 

 a nest of this species containing three heavily incubated eggs. It was 

 placed twelve feet from the ground near the end of a horizontal limb of a 

 sweet gum, and directly over a much frequented road. On June 2, in the 

 same piece of woods, I noted a second nest containing three eggs. This 

 was built in a dogwood tree at a height of only five feet. This species 

 constructs a nest of material similar to that used by the White-eyed Vireo, 

 and inhabits much the same character of woodland. Its nest however is, 

 as a rule, much less deeply cupped, and the lining differs in being composed 

 of pine needles and rootlets. 



A peculiarity of this species which I have noted both in Liberty county 

 and elsewhere is a habit the buds have of destroying partially completed 

 nests built by them. I once watched a pair remove piece by piece the 

 material from a nearly completed nest, and weave it into another which 

 they had begun a few yards distant. This is a habit of the Red-eyed Vireo 

 which I have not seen mentioned in ornithological literature. 



29. Vireo griseus griseus. White-eyed Vireo. — Abundantly dis- 

 tributed. The White-eyed Vireo inhabits moderately timbered districts and 

 bushes. It places its nest in the fork near the end of a horizontal branch. 

 Four nests were noted, each containing four eggs. Two were in small 

 sweet gums, four feet from the ground ; one in a myrtle bush at a height of 

 ten inches, and one three feet up on a low limb ol a large silver leaf maple. 

 They were composed largely of dead cane leaves, interwoven with grape- 

 vine bark, and had numerous small pieces of rotten wood secured to the 

 exterior with spider web. Much of the latter material, interwoven with 

 fine rootlets, was attached to the rim of the nests, being used to secure 

 them to the limb. The linings were composed of fine rootlets and grasses. 

 All of these nests were found on the margin of a small swamp near Allen- 

 hurst. Dates: April 122, two nests, April 29 and May 7. 



30. Compsothlypis americana americana. Parxtla Warbler. — 

 But a single nest of this species came under my observation, although I 

 searched for them many times in the festoons of Spanish moss which hang 

 in profusion from the ancient five oaks at old Midway cemetery and other 

 points near the coast. The nest was placed only six feet from the ground 



