", in: ; ] Wright and Harper, The Birds of Okefinokee Swamp. 503 



reason the following supplementary list has been prepared. It 

 includes tin* species thai <li«l no1 conic under our own notice, bu1 

 concerning which we received definite information from persons 

 living in and aboul the swamp, particularly the Lees of Billy's 

 Island. The reliability and the accuracy of these people was so 

 amply manifested on frequent occasions that we feel no hesitation 

 in vouching for their observations. 



1. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe; ' Diedapper.' 



1 Qcommon. It occurs mainly on Floyd's Island Prairie and on the Big 

 \\ .iter iii the winter time. 



2. Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus. Florida Cormorant. — 

 Seen 0CC.a8i0D.ally in fall and winter. 



3. Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser; ' Frog Duck.' — 

 Common winter visitant. Sometimes it is found with the Wood Ducks 

 on t he prairies. 



4. Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard; 'English Duck.' — Common 

 fall and winter \ isitant . The aatives pointed out the hard seeds of bladder- 

 wort (Utricularia purpurea) as a favorite food of the Mallards and other 

 winter Ducks. They have a 'roosting place' in the most open part of 

 Floyd's Island Prairie. 



5. Ajaia ajaja. Roseate Spoonbill; 'Pink Curlew.' — Col. A. B. 

 Perram, of Waycross, informed us that some years ago a well-known hunter 

 by the name of Craven brought to his office some ' Pink Curlew ' feathers 

 from the Okefinokee. The Lees have never met with this species in the 

 Bwamp. 



6. Egretta candidissima candidissima. Snowy Egret; 'Egret .' 



A plume-bird, called the 'Egret,' was found in the swamp twenty years 

 ago. It was 'smaller than a White Crane, about the size of a Blue Scog- 

 gin, or larger than an Indian Pullet. Its plumes were curved, and not so 

 long as those of the White ( !rane. 



7. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black-crowned Night Heron; 



' Redeye.' We were told Of another Heron, called the ' Redeye,' which is 

 found in the swamp. The general description of the bird tallied well with 

 the appearance of the Black-crowned Nighl Beron, and the Local name is 

 certainly appropriate. 



8. Ionornis martinicus. Purple Gallinule. — Mr. John M. Hop- 

 kins, of Ilebardville, reports taking one in the swamp some years ago. 

 The bees probably refer to this species when they speak of ' a long-legged 

 bird, purplish blue in color, with a red spot on the front of the head.' It 



is found on the prairies in the fall. 



9. Fulica americana. Coot; 'Blue Pete.' In the fall and winter 

 the ('oot is found on the prairies, and also among the bonnets and other 

 aquatic vegetation of Billy's bake, where as many as a hundred have been 

 seen at a time. 



