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I saw similar nests about a pool on Summerland Key. These birds were 

 very abundant on the island off the north shore of Vaca Key. They were 

 tame and many young were heard continually. Others were observed 

 on No Name, Vaca, Grassy, Bahia Honda, Little and Big Pine and Sugar 

 Loaf Keys. 



30. Quiscalus major. Black Bird. — Several brown birds, apparently 

 this species, were seen on Summerland Key. 



31. Cardinalis cardinalis floridanus. Red Bird; Red Oriole. 

 Marquesas, Boca Chica, Big Pine, No Name, Knight, Vaca, Grassy, Little 

 Pine, Summerland, Cudjoe's and Snipe Keys. The familiar whistle of this 

 bird was heard in most every place we visited though only occasionally 

 could one catch a glimpse of the bird. 



32. Vireo noveboracensis maynardi. Sparrow. — Boca Chica, 

 Sugar Loaf, Big Pine, No Name, Knight, Grassy, Summerland and Cudjoe's 

 Keys. Abundant and frequently in the mangroves. 



33. Mimus polyglottos. Mocker; Mocking Bird. — Key West, 

 Boca Chica, Summerland and Cudjoe's Keys. 



Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 



A-BIRDING IN AN AUTO. 



BY MILTON S. RAY, 



That faithful friend, the horse, was forsaken this year (1905) 

 for that modern, rapid but rather uncertain conveyance, the auto- 

 mobile. To be technical, our machine was a sixteen-horse-power 

 double opposed cylinder Wayne touring car. The tonneau was 

 replaced by a large locker which held sufficient supplies to sustain 

 us almost indefinitely, should we leave the land of the storekeeper. 

 The original plan was to enter the San Joaquin Valley from the 

 west, via Dublin Pass and Livermore, but the early May rains 

 willed it otherwise ; so we embarked on a river boat, at a city pier, 

 which took us as far as Stockton. The latter town lies at the 

 mouth of this great level valley, which presents a very even type 

 of country throughout its length. The central portion, for the 

 most part, consists of either marshy waste or alkali-desert land, 

 often as wide as thirty miles or more, and which is practically 



