504 Wright and Harper, The Birds of Okefinokee Swamp. [bet. 



10. Philohela minor. Woodcock; 'Snipe.' — It is not very common, 

 but probably breeds here. 



11. Chaemepelia passerina terrestris. Ground Dove; 'Mourning 

 Dove.' — Rare. One or two are usually noted each year on Billy's Island. 



12. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk: 'Goshawk.' — We were 

 told of a large, white-ramped Hawk, which courses low over the prairies 

 and islands, and feeds on snakes and frogs. It goes by the name of ' Gos- 

 hawk.' 



13. Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — Oc- 

 casional. It apparently does not breed here. 



14. Otus asio floridanus. Florida Screech Owl; ' Scrich Owl.' — 

 Found in small numbers in the swamp. 



15. Bubo virginianus virginianus. Great Horned Owl; 'Horned 

 Owl.' — This is the least common Owl in the Swamp. It is occasionally 

 noted on the prairies south of Honey Island, where one was heard during 

 the middle of the night of May 30. It is also reported on Floyd's Island. 

 The last specimen taken on Billy's Island was caught in a trap some ten 

 years ago, alter it had been stealing chickens. 



16. Ceryle alcyon alcyon. Kingfisher. — Not common in summer: 

 more numerous in winter. On June 10 one was seen on the Suwannee 

 River below Mixon's Ferry. Several others were recorded on Billy's Lake 

 during June. 



17. Campephilus principalis. Ivory-billed Woodpecker. — Rare, 

 but still existent in small numbers in the northwestern part of the swamp. 

 The center of their distribution seems to be the group of Minne Lake 

 Islands, which occupy an almost inaccessible position within the depths of 

 the immense cypress ' bay ' west of Minne's Lake. The natives seldom 

 visit these islands without hearing or seeing the Ivorybills. We made 

 three distinct efforts to reach the locality, but only on the last trip did we 

 succeed. Then we were shown three former nesting sites of this species: 

 the first nest, which was found occupied some six years previously, was high 

 up in a dead cypress standing in a pondlike area near the south end of 

 Long Island; the second was discovered about ten years ago in a large red 

 bay in the midst of a dense cypress tangle some distance from the edge 

 of Camp Island (upon which the Jackson Survey party camped, and hence 

 the name); the third site was in a dead cypress in a little - alligator lake ' 

 near the north end of Camp Island, and was occupied three or four years 

 ago. Our guide heard an Ivorybill within the swamp beyond the last site, 

 but the rest of our party on this short trip were not fortunate in either seeing 

 or hearing it. The feeding range of the Ivorybills appears to be very re- 

 stricted, for only on rare occasions have they been recorded as far away as 

 Minne's Lake and Billy's Lake. 



IS. Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. — This species is sometimes 

 found in the swamp. 



19. Planesticus migratorius migratorius. Robin. — Numbers come 

 here during the winter, and occasionally a bird is seen in the summer. 



