96 THE STORY OF A BIRD LOVER 



birds mentioned, the giant courlan and the ever- 

 glade kite, which even the tyro knows are widely 

 separated forms of bird life, is that both resorted 

 to this spot to feed on precisely the same kind 

 of food. The large fresh-water snail is almost 

 exclusively the food of the giant courlan and 

 entirely the food of the everglade kite. The 

 reader is referred for details to a paper published 

 as a result of my explorations of this region, deal- 

 ing with the subject at length. 



During my stay Mr. Conover visited his planta- 

 tion, remaining some ten days, and we enjoyed 

 many hunting and fishing trips together. 



Panasofkee Lake was left somewhere about 

 the 20th of March, with very satisfactory and ex- 

 tensive collections, which, besides birds, embraced 

 many specimens of alligators and other animals 

 and reptiles characteristic of this part of Florida, 

 the whole making a freight-load for a six-ox team 

 to Silver Spring. 



Princeton was reached again on April 2, and 

 shortly after the Florida collections arrived. Be- 

 tween this time and Commencement I was able 

 to place much of the material on exhibition, 

 though even at the present day the large series of 

 bird skins brought back from Sumter County are 

 seen only by the special student, or by such in- 

 quirers as are more particularly interested in birds. 

 These are all stored away in cabinets, secure from 



