1889.] Scorr, Birds of the Gulf Coast of Florida. 320 
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Quiscalus quiscula agleus. FLormpA GRACKLE. — Abundant resident 
and breeds in numbers in May in the region about Tarpon. TI do not 
think that more than a single brood is reared each season. 
“Not common at Punta Rassa but very abundant on the upper waters 
of the Caloosahatchie. Very common at Key West, where it breeds, 
arriving in large numbers about the middle of April.”—J. W. Atkins. 
Quiscalus major. BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE. — Common resident, and 
breeds in numbers, the season varying somewhat with the locality. At 
Tarpon the breeding season lasts from April to July and two broods of 
from three to five chicks are reared. 
‘Common at Punta Rassa, but only a few stragglers observed at Key 
West, these seen in September and October.”—J. W. Atkins. 
Spinus tristis. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. — Not very -ommon, but of 
regular occurrence as a winter visitor, during the several seasons I have 
spent at Tarpon Springs. The earliest record of appearance is December 
30, 1877, and the birds then remained in small flocks. Occasionally 
seen till February 20. The only bird observed at a later date than that 
was a male taken on April 12, 1888, that had almost assumed full plu- 
mage. Mr. Atkins observed the birds in small numbers at Punta Rassa 
early in January, 1886. He says ‘‘the weather had been very cold there 
for some days previous to their arrival, ice forming in vessels containing 
water.” Mr. Atkins has not observed the species at Key West. 
Poocetes gramineus. VESPER SPARROW. — Rather common. Late 
fall and early spring migrant about Tarpon Springs, and a few winter in 
the vicinity. Mr. Atkins did not take the species at Punta Rassa and has 
only met with it on cne occasion at Key West, when a single one was 
taken on January 29, 1888. 
Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. SAVANNA SPARROW. — A 
common migrant and winter resident in the neighborhood of Tarpon 
Springs. In the fall they arrive about October 14 and remain til] April, 
though not common after March 1. Many winter both at Punta Rassa 
and at Key West, Mr. Atkins writes me. 
Mr. Allen has kindly examined a large series taken at Tarpon Springs 
and other points, and writes me in regard to them as follows: ‘‘Of your 
series of fifty-two Ammodramus sandwichensts savanna, thirty-nine are 
October specimens and do not differ from northern birds taken at the same 
season. Thedarkest ofthem is exactly matched by birds from Englewood, 
NewJersey. The winter specimens (one taken in January, ten in February, 
one in March, and one in April) agree with northern spring specimens, ex- 
cept two which are blacker above and more heavily streaked below than any 
in our (rather small) series of northern birds. These are Nos. 4966. @. 
Tarpon Springs, February 28, 1888, and 5452, Key West, January 28, 1887. 
The next darkest specimens in your series are readily matched with north- 
ern birds and with the two exceptions named there is nothing peculiar in 
your series. The two very dark specimens I should consider as probably 
only cases of extreme individual variation.” 
Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, — 
