24:6 Bayxard, Breeding Birds of Alachua Co., Florida. [April 



*6L Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. — Abundant, nest- 

 ing about May 10. 



*65. Myiochanes virens. Wood Pewee. — Rare, nests in early June. 



*66. Cyanocitta cristata florincola. Florida Blue Jay. — Abun- 

 dant, nesting from early March to July. 



67. Aphelocoma cyanea. Florida Jay. — Very rare and only 

 found nesting in the county once. April 16. 



*68. Corvus brachyrhynchos pascuus. Florida Crow. — Resi- 

 dent but in limited numbers, nesting from late March to April 15. 



*69. Corvus ossifr agus. Fish Crow. — Abundant, large numbers 

 using Bird Island for a roost. Nests in late April in tall slim pines on 

 edges of the lakes. 



*70. Agelaius phoeniceus floridanus. Florida Red-wing.— Very 

 abundant resident and nests from March 15 to July 15. Raises two and 

 three broods. 



71. Sturnella magna argutula. Southerx Meadowlark. — Lo- 

 cally abundant in some parts of the county. Nests late in April. 



*72. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — A rare summer visitor 

 nesting in early June. 



*73. Quiscalus quiscula aglaeus. Florida Grackle. — Abundant 

 resident breeding in April and May in orange and pear groves and occa- 

 sionally in a small pine on the edge of some lake. 



*74. Megaquiscalus major major. Boat-tailed Grackle, Jack- 

 daw. — Our most abundant blackbird, resident, and nests from March 1 

 to July, usually rears two broods. 



75. Ammodramus savannarum floridanus. Florida Grass- 

 hopper Sparrow. — Very lare and probably nests in May as found one 

 pair with young that could barely fly late in June on Paines Prairie. 



*76. Peucaea aestivalis aestivalis Pine-woods Sparrow. — Tolera- 

 bly common and nest* from April 15 to 30. 



*77. Pipilo erythrophthalmus alleni. White-eyed Towhee, Jo- 

 ree. — Abundant resident and nests in April, May and June. Some years 

 apparently more abundant than others. 



*78. Cardinalis cardinalis floridanus. Florida Cardinal. — 

 Abundant resident, breeding from April to September. Found nest with 

 young September 15, 1910. 



*79. Piranga rubra rubra. Simmer Taxager. — Common and nests 

 in early May. 



*80. Progne subis subis. Purple Martin. — - Common breeder and 

 nests from April 1 to May 1. 



*81. Lanius ludovicianus ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike. — 

 Abundant resident, nesting from early February to July. Rears two to 

 three broods. 



*82. Vireosylva olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. — Common, nests in 

 early May. 



*83. Vireo griseus griseus. White-eyed Vireo. — Abundant, nest- 

 ing from April 1 to May 15. 



