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much to hunting, as to the cultivation of the hammocks and woods where 

 it nests. Full sets are found here about April 15. 



Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — Resi- 

 dent ami seems to be increasing notwithstanding it is a game bird. This is 

 due to the education of our fanners who are beginning to realize the great 

 worth of the Dove. Fresh sets .May 1. 



*:YA. Chsemepelia passerina terrestris. Ground Dove. — Abun- 

 dant and resident. Known locally as the ' Moaning Dove.' Have found 

 them breeding every mouth oi the year except December and January. 

 Builds as often in orange tree- as on the ground. 



34. Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Vulture. — Com- 

 mon resident and breeds here to some extent in April and early May. 



*35. Catharista urubu. Black Vulture, Carrion Chow. — An 

 abundant, resident species nesting in the county by the thousands in the 

 thick swamps, hammocks, and saw palmetto patches. Nests from Febru- 

 ary to June. Young are about fourteen weeks old before they can fly. 



*36. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk —A common resident and 

 pretty generally protected by tin- farmers who know it as the 'Rabbit 

 Hawk.' — Nests here on our lakes on the high tussocks of saw grass and 

 Sagittaria in May and early June. 



37. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Every man's hand 

 here is against the ' Blue Darter,' anil it is not as abundant as formerly 

 when it bred in gieat numbers from April 15 to May 1. 



38. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Haavk — Rare. Have found only 

 two nests in the county in nine years. Fresh eggs about March 15. 



39. Buteo borealis borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — Resident but 

 rare. Nests in very tall pines early in March. 



*40. Buteo lineatus alleni. Florida Rkd-suouldered FIawk.— 

 Resident, and fairly abundant. Nests from February 15 to March 25. 



41. Buteo platypterus.' Broad-winged Hawk. — A very rare bird 

 for this section and found only one nest with two young on May 28, 

 L909. 



42. Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — Resi- 

 dent and formerly tolerably common, having known of 20 occupied nests 

 in one year. Not holding its own now as every hog raiser in the county 

 kills every one he can on account of the Eagle's perverted taste for razor 

 back pig. Nests about the 10th of December in the tallest pine trees 

 we have and often lays a second set if first is disturbed. Usually lays two 

 eggs. 



*43. Falco sparverius paulus. Little Sparrow Hawk. — A com- 

 mon resident and pretty evenly distributed throughout the county. 

 Seldom molested as its great love for grasshoppers is well known to the 

 farmers. Usually nests about April 15. 



44. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. — Abundant and 

 increasing rapidly. Very erratic in its nesting, and fresh eggs can be found 

 from early February to late May. 



