Scott on Birds observed hi Florida. 1 5 



Late in January I left this point and went to Clearwater, 

 fifty miles south, a region entirely different from that just de- 

 scribed. Here the main land terminates in high bluffs. About 

 two miles from the main land long islands extend parallel to it, 

 forming interior bays like those of New Jersey and at many 

 points along the coast of the States to the southward. These 

 islands are generally narrow, high, and at points heavily wooded. 

 With this brief glance at these three regions the remarks on the 

 birds characterizing them will be more intelligible. 



It is not in the scope of the present paper to mention all the 

 species occurring, and it will be only necessary to say that the 

 commoner small land species were met with at each point. It may 

 be well, howeyer. to use as a standard for comparison Mr. Allen's 

 list.* and notice only such species as apparently differ in general 

 distribution or did not come under his obseivation or that of the 

 gentlemen referred to by him. 



In January. 1S79. the Long-billed Marsh Wren ( Telmatodvtes 

 pahistris) was abundant in the salt marshes at the mouth of the 

 Withlacoochee River.. 



At Ocala. in the interior, on Noyember 1, 1S79, two Tit Larks 

 {Anth?(s iodovician/ts) were noticed and the species was com- 

 mon at Clearwater during February. 



The Golden-crowned Thrush (Sinri/s auricapillits') I met 

 with once at Clearwater in February and the Water Thrush 

 (Siurzis ?icevius) was not uncommon in February in the damp, 

 dark, mangroye islands in the same locality. It seemed peculiar 

 to meet this species on these small islands that were oyerflowed 

 with salt water each high tide. The Purple Martin (Progne 

 sz/dis) was common about Clearwater February 22, and on March 

 6 I noted a pair breeding in a hollow in a decayed mangroye 

 close to the water. I found also several pairs breeding inland 

 during the same month. 



Of the Finches recorded in Mr. Allen's list I did not find 

 either the Snowbird {jfunco hyemalis) , or the Fox-colored Spar- 

 row {Passerella iliaca). Both the Sharp-tailed and Seaside 

 Finches {Ammodromits caudacutus and A. maritimus) were 

 found commonly, but though I took many specimens of A. 

 maritimus none were in the peculiar plumage (A. maritimus 



* Mammals and Winter Birds of East Florida, etc. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zoology 

 Vol. II, pp. 161-450, April, 1871. 



