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water birds I noticed Hummingbirds that were always identified, when 

 close enough to be seen plainly, as this species. One morning I counted 

 six pass by the boat in this way. At such times their flight was direct 

 and very rapid, and all were going in a northerly direction. They flew 

 about twenty-five feet above the water and did not appear in any way 

 fatigued, nor show any desire to alight on the boat, as small birds 

 crossing the water so frequently do. The individuals taken on Garden 

 Key, a dozen or more in all, were in superb plumage and good condition. 

 They fed on cultivated flowers, that had been planted near some of the 

 houses, and seemed as much at home as in our northern flower beds. 



36. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — This was by far the commonest 

 land bird met with at the Tortugas. I should think that the first individ- 

 uals of the migration arrived about the time that we came to Garden Key. 

 For a day or two not many were seen. But one evening just about sun- 

 down I noticed at least fifty coming into the enclosure of the fort over the 

 walls. From this time, about March 25, until we left they were very 

 abundant. Generally on any dead limb or on the tops of the trees at 

 least four or five, and not infrequently a dozen, were to be seen. Once I 

 counted twenty-three individuals in one tree at the same time. The birds 

 remained common during our stay and Dr. Goodman took them in 

 numbers all through April, and secured examples as late as May 2. 



37. Tyrannus dominicensis. Gray Kingbird. — On March 23 I 

 secured two individuals on Garden Key, but one was very badly muti- 

 lated and was not preserved. These were all the Gray Kingbirds that I 

 met with during my stay. In the latter part of April they came to the 

 Tortugas in numbers, and Dr. Goodman sent me many individuals taken 

 during the first week in May. 



3S. Corvus americanus floridanus. Florida Crow. — No Crows 

 were secured by me at the Tortugas, but two birds that I saw and heard 

 one day near East Key I refer to this subspecies. 



39. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — Not met with during my 

 stay, but Dr. Goodman secured two on April 30 and another on May 1, all 

 adult males. 



40. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — Dr. Goodman sent me one, 

 an adult male in full plumage, which he took on April 11. 



41. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — A 

 few of these birds were found on Bird Key during the first ten days of my 

 stay, but later none were taken and presumably all had gone north. 



42. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. Grasshopper Spar- 

 row. — A single bird was secured on April 7. 



43. Piranga rubra. Summer Tanager. — Dr. Goodman sent me an 

 adult male which he procured late in April. 



"~44. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — I saw one on Garden 

 Key, at two different times during the 29th of March. The bird was very 

 shy, and I was unable to secure it. The next day it was gone. 



45. Petrochelidonfulva. Cuban Cliff Swallow. — For records of the 

 occurrence of this species at Garden Key, see Auk, Vol. VII, No. 3, p. 



