1S90.] Scott, Birds of the Gulf Coast of Florida. *^9 



Of these five females 3161, 3165, 3164, and 5000 are all deep lustrous 

 black on head and nape without traces of grayish or plumbeous washing, 

 while 3510 has these parts slightly suffused with plumbeous. 



A young male nestling bird taken on April 21, 1887, just after leaving 

 the nest, has the black of head and nape only slightly less lustrous black 

 than in the adult birds. 



The variation in the Florida form is mainly in the direction of the 

 western subspecies aculeata. but the bill is less attenuated; the g raj' of 

 the secondaries is purer, and there are other minor differences of colora- 

 tion. 



The birds do not appear to be common about Tarpon Springs, but are 

 residents, and breed early in March. 



Sitta pusilla. Brown-headed Nuthatch. — A rather common though 

 locally distributed species in the region about Tarpon Springs. Here the 

 birds are resident, and breed from early March to the latter part of April. 

 Mr. Atkins took the species at Punta Rassa, where he considered it rare, 

 but has not found it on the Island of Key West. 



Parus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — A common resident on the Gulf 

 coast, at least as far south as Charlotte Harbor. Mr. Atkins did not 

 record it at Punta Rassa nor has he found it at Key West. 



Parus carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. — Not quite as common as 

 the last but apparently of about the same distribution. Resident, and 

 breeds, in the region about Tarpon Springs. Mr. Atkins has not met with 

 it at either of the points where he has collected. 



Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — Common migrant 

 and winter resident about Tarpon Springs. Arriving about November 1, 

 they remain in numbers till late in March. Mr. Atkins has not recorded 

 them at the points where he has collected. 



Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — A rather common 

 resident in the region about Tarpon Springs breeding in April in num- 

 bers. Mr. Atkins regards it as a migrant at both Punta Rassa and Key 

 West, at which points it is common. It is absent from these localities 

 from about April 1 till the last of July or middle of August. 



Turdus mustelinus. Wood Thrush. — A rather rare spring and fall (?) 

 migrant on the Gulf coast of Florida. I have found them in the vicinity 

 of Tarpon Springs in early April on two occasions. Mr. Atkins found 

 them rather common at Key West on April 29, 1887, and saw the last 

 ones on May 3, 1SS8. 



Turdus fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. — Not obtained in the vicinity 

 of Tarpon Springs nor at Punta Rassa. Mr. Atkins found the birds 

 common at Key West on April 28 and May 3, 18S7. They were not ob- 

 served later. 



Turdus aliciae. Gray-cheeked Thrush. — Taken on rare occasions 

 in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs in April. On April 28, 1887, two were 

 noted, and one taken. Not recorded by Mr. Atkins at Punta Rassa nor at 

 Key West. 



Turdus ustulatus swainsonii. Olive-backed Thrush.— Not observed 



