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nest, which was built in a corncrib on Billy's Island, left it about May 19. 

 Many a curious call which we heard in the swamp and traced to its 

 source, proved to be simply another note of this accomplished Wren. 



70. Sitta carolinensis atkinsi. Florida White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch; ' Tomtit.' — Rather common in the pine barrens, and occasionally 

 recorded in the ' bays ' and hammocks. More common in the open 

 border land on the west of the swamp. 



71. Sitta pusilla. Brown-headed Nuthatch; ' Tomtit.' — Very 

 common in the pine barrens, but not confined to this habitat, for. strangely 

 enough, we found numbers of these Nuthatches among the cypress ' heads ' 

 of Honey Island Prairie. As they hasten about in small companies, flitting 

 among the pine needles, they keep up an incessant conversation with their 

 dainty notes. In habits and notes they resemble the Titmice as much as 

 thej' do the other Nuthatches. 



72. Bseolophus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Rather common. 

 Within the Okefinokee the Tufted Tit seems to be confined pretty closely 

 to the swampy thickets ami ' bays,' such as those' surrounding Billy's 

 Lake and bordering the Suwannee River. The birds are much given to 

 answering each other with their loud, clear whistles, and the} - sometimes 

 utter a note that is Oriolelike in quality. We found a whole family giving 

 their Chickadeelike note as they were feeding along the edge of Mixon's 

 Hammock. 



73. Penthestes carolinensis carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. — 

 Fairly common. A few Chickadees were found in the prairie "heads'; 

 some were recorded in the cypress ponds on the islands and in small wet 

 areas on the outskirts of the swamp; but most of our observations on this 

 species were made along the lakes and watercourses. Several times the 

 birds were noticed in groups of three or four individuals. 



74. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — On May 9, and again 

 on May 16, a bird was heard singing in the border of the swamp at the 

 north end of Billy's Island. 



75. Sialiasialissialis. Bluebird. — Oneof the most pleasing features 

 of the bird life of the pine barrens is the presence of the Bluebirds in con- 

 siderable numbers. A nest with young was located in a stump just off 

 Honey Island, in the edge of the prairie, on May 13, and by June 1 young 

 were found on the wing on this island. As late as June IS, however, birds 

 were still nesting at Mixon's Ferry. 



Supplementary List. 



In view of the impending destruction of primeval conditions in 

 the Okefinokee and the uncertainty of our making future visits to 

 the region, it seems desirable to give at the present time as complete 

 an account as possible of the bird life of the swamp. For this 



