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hawk. No Nighthawks were seen until the even- 
ing of April 10th, when one was noticed. Next 
evening several were seen flying about the streets. 
43. Chetura pelagica, Linn. (423). Chimney 
Swift. First ones observed on morning of March 
24th. By the 26th they had become common. 
44, Trochilus colubris, Linn. (428).  Ruby- 
throated Hummingbird. Hummingbirds were 
seen the first day we were at Pensacola and con- 
tinued to be met with during our entire stay. 
45. Tyrannus tyrannus, Linn. (454). King- 
bird. First one seen on Santa Rosa Island March 
25th, but others were not met with, except at 
Saint Joseph’s April 6th and 7th, where they 
were very abundant. 
46. Mytarchus crinitus, Linn. (452). Crested 
Flycatcher. One was here among the oaks at 
Tchina Point. 
47. Sayornis phoebe, Lath. (456). Phoebe. One 
seen by Mr. Bollman at Tchina Point, March 56th. 
48. Cyanocitta cristata, Linn. (477). Blue Jay. 
Quite common, even among the trees along the 
streets of the city. None of variety florincola 
were noticed. 
49. Corvus americanus, Aud. (488). 
Crow. Frequent, especially inland. 
50. Corvus ossifragus, Wils. (490). Fish Crow. 
Common about the wharves, where it feeds upon 
refuse matter lying about or floating in the bay. 
Mr. Silas Stearns informs me that (C. americanus 
floridanus is also common there, but I was not 
able to secure specimens. 
41. Agelaius pheniceus, Linn. (498).  Red- 
winged Blackbird. A few were seen on the point 
near the ruins of Fort McRea, others on Santa 
Rosa Island, and others in greater numbers at 
Saint Joseph’s. 
52. Sturnella magna, (Linn. (501). Meadow 
Lark. A single individual was seen near Fort 
McRea on March 22d, and another between Pen- 
sacola and Mill View or Perdido, nine miles west. 
None were seen at Saint Joseph’s. 
53. Ieterus spurius, Linn. (506). Orchard Ori- 
ole. A male in full plumage was seen March 
23d, in a garden near “ Uncle Aaron’s,” between 
Pensacola and the Navy Yard. None others 
were noticed until April 5th and 6th, when they 
were found in great numbers on the peninsula at 
Saint Joseph’s. This peninsula is about fifteen 
miles long, extending westward from Cape San 
Blas between the Gulf and Saint Joseph Bay. It 
is widest near the Cape, but at the west end it 
grows rapidily narrower and at the outlet of the 
bay terminates in a low wooded point bearing 
he same name as the bay. The birds were evi- 
American 
dently migrating while we were here and their 
route of travel lay along the coast line which they 
would follow westward, I infer, until some large 
river is reached, when they turn northward. 
Thus I suspect, along this part of the Gulf coast, 
the lines of westward travel are deflected north- 
ward and in their true direction, at the Apalachi- 
cola, Chactawhatchie, Connecuh, Escambia and 
Alabama, each of these rivers receiving its share 
of the great wave of bird life which in each re- 
turning spring spreads from the tropics toward 
the pole. As the limits of the area over which 
the migrating birds could spread on this peninsu- 
la at Saint Joseph’s grew narrow and more nar- 
row as they passed toward its western terminus, 
there the groves were literally alive with bird 
life; great flocks of many species went trooping 
through the woods, presenting such a scene of life 
and activity as one seldom sees among our native 
birds. Among the most conspicuous of the 
bright-colored species were the Orchard Orioles, 
—females and males in the different plumages of 
different ages, were all here mixed with other 
bright-colored species. Upon my return to Pen- 
sacola, April 10th, this Oriole was rather com- 
mon, especially about the city. 
54. Icterus galbula, Linn. (507). Baltimore 
Oriole. I did not detect the presence of the Bal- 
timore Oriole at any point visited by us until my 
return on April 10th, to Pensacola, where an oc- 
casional male was seen or heard among the oaks 
orsycamores which line certain streets of that city. 
55. Quiscalus quiscula, Linn. (511). Purple 
Grackle. A few seen about Pensacola, but none 
seen elsewhere. 
56. Quiscalus major, Vieill. (513). Boat-tailed 
Grackle. A few were seen at Pensacola, but at 
Saint Joseph’s they were common about the 
small ponas or lagoons on the peninsula. 
57. Poocetes gramineus, Gmel. (540). Vesper 
Sparrow. Rare; two or three were seen near 
Fort McRea. 
58. Spizella socialis, Wils. (560). Chipping 
Sparrow. Rather common about Pensacola, 
especially in the more open pine woods in the 
vicinity. 
59. Melospiza fasciata, Gmel. (581). Song Spar- 
row. Not common; seen only rarely. 
60. Melospiza georgiana, Lath. Swamp Spar- 
row. Seen occasionally. One specimen obtained 
near Perdido. 
61. Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Linn. (587). Tow- 
hee. Rather common everywhere—especially on 
Santa Rosa Island, Tehina Point and Saint Jo- 
seph’s. 
(To be concluded.) 
