324 Scott, Birds of the Gulf Coast of Florida. [October 
later. Mr. Atkins found itcommon at Punta Rassa in winter, and re- 
garded it as rare in the breeding season at that point. The only record 
from Key West is of a single bird blown ashore in a heavy northwest 
gale in February, 1889. The bird was in an exhausted condition so that 
it was caught and caged. 
Cardinalis cardinalis. CArbDINAL.—Common resident, and breeds at 
all points visited on the Gulf Coast. At Key West, Mr. Atkins says: ‘‘It 
is rather rare, but few birds having been noted. But it is common on the 
keys north of here. The Cardinal is in great demand as a pet by the 
Cubans, and on that account is a regular feature of the auction rooms, 
being supplied from the northern:keys and the mainland.” 
Habia ludoviciana. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.—I have not met with 
this species on the Gulf Coast where it seems to be a rare migrant. Mr. 
Atkins took three individuals at Key West on October 11, 1888. He did 
not meet with the species at Punta Rassa. 
Guiraca cerulea. BLUE GROSBEAK.—Apparently a rare migrant on 
the Gulf Coast. On April 25, 1887, I took a male near Tarpon Springs 
and saw another. These are the only records that I have made person- 
ally and Mr. Atkins has not met with the species. 
Passerina cyanea. INDIGO BuUNTING.—I have no records for the Gulf 
Coast. Mr. Atkins says: ‘One record at Key West, an adult female 
taken April 12, 1887. Richly piumaged males are sometimes trapped by 
the boys in the spring. Ihave seen several that were so taken. I did 
not meet with the bird at Punta Rassa.” 
Passerina ciris. PAINTED BuNTING. — A rather common migrant and 
a few breed in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs. Mr. Atkins says ‘‘rather 
common migrant both at Punta Rassa and at Key West. Probably a few 
birds are resident at Punta Rassa where it breeds. Not observed in the 
breeding season at Key West.” 
Spiza americana. DickcisseL.— Mr. Atkins secured a single repre- 
sentative of this species at Key West, April 30, 1889. This is the only 
record that he has made and I have not met with the species. 
Piranga erythromelas. SCARLET TANAGER.—This is a regular migrant 
but more common in spring than in fall in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs. 
At this point in spring the birds appear late in April, from the 24th to the 
29th of the month, and are rather rare, remaining till May 2, later than 
which I have no records. Mr. Atkins did not note Scarlet Tanagers at 
Punta Rassa, but has taken the species at Key West on April 27 and 29, 
1889, when he secured one bird on each day. 
Piranga rubra. SUMMER TANAGER. — A migrant and summer resident 
in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs, where the species breeds in numbers. 
Here the birds arrive as early as the 4th of April, and females taken on 
the 18th and 20th of that month were laying or about to lay. They remain 
till late in September. On the 20th of that month in 1887 I secured an 
adult male in the red plumage, which had fully completed the fall moult. 
Mr. Atkins says the species occurs sparingly at Key West and at Punta 
Rassa asa migrant. His records at Punta Rassa are April 12, 1886, and 
