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ists, who take endless delight in their extraordinary prowess as living fish 

 nets. During the past winter fishermen have been attempting to get 

 permission to kill the Pelicans on the ground that they destroy valuable 

 fish. The absurdity of this assertion is apparent to anyone who has 

 watched the birds. Hundreds of Brown Pelicans nest on Bird Key, the 

 nests being placed at from six to twenty-five feet in the mangroves. I 

 visited the key on April 3 at which time the young were just hatching. 



19. Fregata aquila. Man-o'-war-bird. — I first saw a Man-o'-war- 

 bird on the Gulf side on April 4. From April 16 to 29, when I left, I saw 

 from one to four of them every day. The extraordinary grace with which 

 they sail in the heaviest wind or the most complete calm makes them con- 

 spicuous in spite of their comparatively small numbers. 



20. . Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. — Flocks of two 

 or three to sixteen or eighteen were frequently observed. They were 

 very tame, frequently coming directly under the docks. Full plumaged 

 males were seldom seen. 



21. Mergus americanus. Merganser. — Three adult males were 

 seen, the last on March 25. 



22. Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard. — Only one Mallard was seen, 

 February 1 1 . 



23. Anas f ulvigula fulvigula. — ■ I saw a flock of about a dozen Florida 

 Ducks in the Manatee river across the mouth of Tampa bay from the 

 southern tip of Pinellas county, but I have no doubt that they occur on 

 the Pinellas side of the bay as well. The birds were seen from a steamer 

 on January 30. 



24. Chaulelasmus streperus. Gadwall. — I got quite close to a 

 flock of eight Gadwalls at Salt Lake on March 4th. Although this was 

 the only time that I saw them it is probable that they had been there for 

 some time among the hundreds of Scaups. 



25. Querquedula discors. Blue- winged Teal. — I did not see 

 any Teal but Howard Hall, of Indianapolis, Ind., observed some Blue- 

 winged Teal at Clearwater in January. 



26. Marila valisineria. Canvas-back.— Fairly abundant at Salt 

 Lake until the middle of March. First seen February 7. The extremely 

 cold winter in the North may have been responsible for their appear- 

 ance so far South. 



27. Marila marila. Scaup Duck. — Positively identified only once, 

 March 4. 



28. Marila af finis. Lesser Scaup Duck. — Extremely abundant on 

 both salt and fresh water. On Salt Lake they are constantly shot at by 

 local hunters who totally disregard all game laws, but they remain there 

 by hundreds if not thousands. Abundant as late as April 20. 



29. Marila collaris. Ring-necked Duck. — One seen on Boca Ceiga 

 bay on February 14. 



30. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. — A good sized flock 



