158 Williams, Birds of Leon County, Florida. [ \ndi 



ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF LEON 

 COUNTY, FLORIDA. 



BY R. W. WILLIAMS, JR. 



Since the publication of my last paper on the birds of Leon 

 County, Florida (Auk, XXIII, 153), some further information has 

 been obtained and additional observations made. Nine species 

 are now recorded for the first time, and I add a few notes respecting 

 species included in my former papers. 



The numbers are continued in serial order from my last paper 

 for the purpose of indicating readily the whole number of species 

 recorded for the county. 



174. Gavia imber. Loon. — Has been seen several times in late 

 years on the larger lakes. 



175. Querquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. — In volume X 

 of 'The Auk,' p. 362, Mr. Rhoads records the capture of a Cinnamon Teal 

 on Lake Iamonia, Florida, but does not designate the county, which, in 

 this case, is very important since this lake, though large, is not so well 

 known as to be readily located without more definite directions. The 

 lake is in Leon County a few miles south of the Georgia line. This speci- 

 men was taken about February 18, 1893, by a Michigan sportsman who 

 was at the time hunting snipe on the marshes of the lake. The bird was 

 preserved and afterwards mounted. I have another record, more recent. 

 On November 17, 1906, Mr. E. B. Garner of Tallahassee killed one on 

 Lake Jackson. It was feeding with a flock of Green-winged Teal. 



176. Aythya americana. Redhead Duck. — Mr. E. B. Garner has 

 taken several Redheads on Lake Jackson in the past few years. 



177. Aythya vallisneria. Canvasback Duck. — Mr. Garner and 

 others whose identifications can not be successfully questioned have taken 

 the Canvasback several times in the past few years on the larger lakes of 

 the county. 



Aythya affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. — Dr. E. M. Brevard, who has 

 had considerable experience in hunting ducks and is well posted on the 

 Anatida?, found a nest of this species on Lake Jackson in the summer of 

 1896. The duck was flushed from her nest and eight eggs. He says that 

 it is not unusual to see wounded ducks of this species on the lake during 

 the summer, and this would seem to explain the nesting of this bird so 

 far from its summer haunts. 



178. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. — This is one of the 

 most numerous species of ducks found in the county during the winter 

 and was omitted from my former papers through inadvertence. 



