240 Bayxard, Breeding Birds of Alachua Co., Florida. [April 



While the Dickcissel (Spiza americana) was very common in 

 1911, it was absent here this year (1912). 



The Lark Sparrow (Chondcstes grammacus grammaous) is very 

 rare; the only small breeding colony I have seen in three years 

 I discovered in a clearing, adjoining some fields, on April 27, 1912. 



Of the rarer warblers, I have once seen the Prothonotary (Pro- 

 tonotaria citrea), a female, on May 27, 1910. The Cerulean 

 (Dcndroica cerulea) and Golden-winged (Vermivora chrysoptera) 

 have been seen once or twice each, the former in June, indicating 

 breeding. For the Prothonotary it is the third record for the 

 county, according to Mr. Gault. The Connecticut Warbler 

 (Oporornis agilis), so rare in most places, is rather common on 

 some days during spring migration. The same holds good for the 

 Gray-cheeked Thrush (Hylocichla alicice alicice^. On certain days 

 during the last week or ten days in May, they may be seen by 

 hundreds in the woods, which would seem to indicate that we are 

 here on one of their highways of spring migration. 



BREEDING BIRDS OF ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. 



BY OSCAR E. BAYXARD. 



Alachua County in middle Florida is one of the richest parts 

 of the State so far as its bird life is concerned. This is due to the 

 diversified character of the county. The middle and western parts 

 are rolling with plenty of pine forests, while in the southeastern 

 part is the low lake region with dense hammocks and cypress 

 swamps and higher tracts of pine forests. The greater part of 

 my observation and collecting has been carried on within a radius 

 of twenty miles of Micanopy with several trips to the Suwanee 

 River region. 



Owing to the tropical character of the lake region this County 

 is apparently the northern breeding limit of several species. 



