Vol. \N\ 

 1913 : 



Wbight \m> Haki'kk. Tin Birds of Okefinokee Swamp. 501 



bers in the cypress 'bays,' where the luxuriant, growth of Tillandsia 

 provides the Parula with an ideal babitat. Young birds on the wing were 

 l1 Minne's Lake on .May 20. 



61. Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. — One or two mi- 

 grants were observed along the canal on May 18. 



62 Dendroica dominica dominica. Yellow-throated Warbler. 

 — Rather common. We recorded it not only in the ' bays ' and prairie 

 ' heads,' bul in the pine barrens as well. Although it usually remains 

 high up in the tallest trees, it was also observed in the lower growth close 

 to the water or the ground. 



63. Dendroica vigorsi. Pine Warbler.— Fairly common in the 

 pine barrens within and without the swamp. We were surprised to find 

 these birds also in considerable numbers among the cypress 'heads' of 

 Honey Island Prairie. 



til. Geothlypis trichas ignota. Florida Yellow-throat. — Quite 

 common. Yellowthroats are found in and about the cypress ponds on 

 the islands, in the ' heads ' and along the borders of the prairies, and even 

 far within the depths of the flooded cypress ' bays.' Along the run through 

 the 'bay ' between Billy's and Minne's Lakes several were brought into view 

 by the ' squeak.' 



65. Wilsonia citrina. Hooded Warbler. — Fairly common. It 

 was found usually in thickets ami swampy places along the borders of the 

 islands. The haunts it affects in the Okefinokee are much like those of 

 Swainson's Warbler, although the latter seems to keep more closely, as a 

 rule, to the wetter situations. Both species were observed in the same 

 canebrake on Floyd's Island Hammock, the Hooded Warbler on the inner 

 ed^e, and the Swainson's on the outer edge bordering the swamp. 



66. Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — A migrant was noted along 

 the canal on May 18. 



67. Mimus polyglottos polyglottos. Mockingbird. — ■ Uncommon 

 within the swamp, bul common in its environs. No Mockingbirds were 

 found in the interior in the summer of 1912, although one or two pairs 



ally nest on Billy's Island. They are also said to have been observed 

 in numbers along the Big Water. 



68. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — A few are found on 

 the islands in the swamp. On June 26 one was observed on Floyd's Island, 

 and another was seen on Billy's Island. Several were recorded beyond the 

 swamp borders. 



69. Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. — 

 Very common in all wooded parts of the swamp — in the pine barrens, 

 along the watercourses, in the deepest and thickest ' bays,' in the ham- 

 moCks, and on the isolated prairie ' heads.' The Wrens were ever present 

 and constantly heard, yet rarely seen. On May 30 we appropriated an 

 old cabin in which a pair had a nest with four eggs, but seldom indeed did 

 any of us actually secure a good view of either parent. On May -4 a nest 

 with five eggs was found at Hebardville. The young birds of another 



