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packed it away in a manila envelope I had with me. A darkey boy with 

 me, who lived in the neighborhood, seeing my evident interest in the nest 

 volunteered the statement that it was "a sparrow's nest." He had seen 

 several, with eggs, in this same field during the " blackberry time." Ques- 

 tioning him closely, I found that his information was accurate in every de- 

 tail to a highly satisfactory degree. He described the eggs minutely and 

 stated the correct number, and if any doubt of the identity of the nest could 

 have existed before it was dispelled by his statements. 



Melospiza cinerea melodia. Song Sparrow. — First record for the fall 

 of 1904 was on Oct. 16. Several were feeding in the bullrushes of McDou- 

 gall's swamp. They were singing sweetly on March 12, 1905. 



Melospiza georgiana. Swamp Sparrow. — First seen in the fall of 1904, 

 Oct. 6. An exceedingly common bird in the bullrushes of McDougall's 

 swamp. 



Cyanospiza cyanea. Indigo Bunting. — During the latter part of Au- 

 gust I found these birds very abundant in the sweet gums and oaks scat- 

 tered here and there in McDougall's pasture. For some time I was unable 

 to procure a specimen as they were extremely wary and remained, for the 

 short time I had to be afield in the morning, in the topmost branches of the 

 largest trees. Finally on Oct. 9, finding a number feeding in a small rice 

 patch across the railroad, I procured specimens. Last seen Oct. 15. 



Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Collected an adult fe- 

 male in Lively's woods Oct. 12, 1904. Have no further records. 



Piranga rubra. Summer Tanager. — The bulk of these birds left the 

 county about the close of September. On Oct. 26 I collected a young fe- 

 male in Lively's woods — a very late date for this bird in the county. 



159. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. — Found a number 

 of these birds circling over the pasture in quest of their insect prey on the 

 evening of Aug. 28. Their graceful flight lent a charm to the scene of 

 the quiet pasture near the close of that perfect day. 



Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. — A very common bird during the 

 fall. The bulk arrived in 1904 the latter part of August and none were 

 seen after Oct. 15. The bird nests in the county sparingly. 



160. Vireo solitarius. Blue-headed Vireo. — On Jan. 22, 1905, I 

 saw this species in the county for the first time, a single bird in Lively's 

 woods. Recorded another Jan. 29. 



Vireo noveboracensis. White-eyed Vireo. — I found these birds 

 quite common in Lively's woods on October 7. One was singing sweetly 

 from the upper branches of a small sweetgum. The bulk of these birds 

 left the county about Oct. 15. The bird nests sparingly with us. 



Mniotilta varia. Black-and-White Warbler. — Found very abun- 

 dant on Aug. 28 in Lively's woods. Evidently a band on their way south 

 from their northern homes. 



161. Helinaia swainsonii. Swainson Warbler. — Each succeeding 

 day of the fall of 1904 seemed destined to produce for me some record of a 

 new species or valuable additional or cumulative evidence respecting species 



