1889.] Scott, Birds of the Gulf Coast of Florida. 245 
was as near as one could generally approach. They frequented 
the vicinity of hammocks, and their habits, except the extreme 
shyness, appeared much like those of the common Red-shouldered 
Hawk of this region. The female, No. 6392, of the pair spoken 
of as beginning to build had eggs with the yolks almost devel- 
oped, and would have laid within a week. From the appearance 
of the ovary and oviduct I believe that three eggs would have been 
laid. 
A SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIRDS 
OF THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA. 
BY W. E. D. SCOTT. 
( Continued from p. 160.) 
Colinus virginianus floridanus. "FiLormwa Bos-wuite. — This species 
is abundant in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs, and breeds in numbers in 
early April. At least two broods are raised, for I have found birds but a 
few days old in the first week of July. As to the affinity of the form here 
with true cubanensis | quote from a recent letter received from Mr. J. A. 
Allen who kindly examined, at my request, a large series of the Quails 
from the vicinity of Tarpon Springs. He says: ‘‘None of the Quails very 
nearly approach C. v. cubanensis, which has the black extending more 
or less irregularly over the whole breast and onto the upper abdomen, 
and much chestnut on the flanks, and the bill rather small. The black is 
not so much confined toa well defined jugular bandas in yourspecimens, 
The females are also quite different from any in your lot. Your birds 
seem to be all extreme (typical) forzdanus, except the two females, 3226 
and 3227, which lean a little toward vzrg¢zzanus, as do other East Coast 
specimens I have seen.” 
The two females referred to by Mr. Allen are from Miami, Florida, and 
all the rest of the series, some forty in number, are from the vicinity of 
Tarpon Springs. 
Mr. Atkins says that the birds were only occasional in the immediate 
vicinity of Punta Rassa though abundant a few miles back in the coun- 
try. 
Colinus virginianus cubanensis. CuBAN BoB-WHITE. — Mr. Atkins 
procured a Quail, the only one he has taken so far on the Island of Key 
West, on July 5, 1888. It is very different from any of the Quails already 
noticed from about Tarpon Springs, and can only be referred to this 
subspecies. It is an adult male, and is No. 6086 of my collection. My 
