THE OOLOGIST 



•ominence during the rainy season. /^On the third day it was only possible 



The Cuban Pewee (Blacicus carl 

 baeus) is very similar to our Wood 

 Pewee (Contopus virens) but is darker 

 below. This little bird is very much in 

 prominence almost everywhere and 

 at all seasons. It is perfectly fearless; 

 often perching within a foot or two of 

 one's head. It is very fond of being 

 near animals and catching flies, etc., 

 attracted. 



A. C. READ. 



A Trip Down the Nueva.s to the Sea. 



We were not taking the trip simply 

 for pleasure, but to obtain pictures of 

 the dredge in action at the mouth of 

 the Nuevas River. During the first 

 two days the wind was blowing so 

 hard and the sea rolling so much that 

 we could not take the photographs. 



to get them by wading in the water 

 up to our waists, it still being too 

 rough to work the camera in a small 

 boat. As the trips were made over 

 the same route and three days in suc- 

 cession, I will take it up as though it 

 were but one trip. 



On May 17, about 6:30 A. M., Mr. 

 Bridgen, the Isle of Pines Company's 

 photographer and myself as assistant 

 left the big grove in McKinley for the 

 "Port". After driving through open 

 pine woods for a distance of about 

 four miles we arrived at Port McKin- 

 ley where we were met by Commo- 

 dore Clealand and his launch. The 

 run down the river was very inter- 

 esting and beautiful. The Nuevas is 

 a truly tropical river with thick jungles 

 on each side and in places almost 



No. 73. Banks of Nuevas River — On trip to the Sea. 



—Photo by A. C. Read 



