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7. Snowy Egret, Little White Crane. 

 (Egretta candidissima). I saw sev- 

 eral around the fresh water ponds on 

 the island and indications were that 

 they had nested there during the 

 spring. 



8. Louisiana Heron, Blue Crane. 

 (Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis). On 

 July 22, I took a specimen from a 

 number of these birds which were 

 found in the lower bushes in and 

 around the pond just back of St. 

 Teresa. They were .frequently seen 

 feeding on the beach at low tide. 



9. Little Blue Heron, Blue Crane. 

 (Florida caerulea). Fairly common on 

 the Island, frequently seen feeding on 

 the beach at low tide, but nowhere so 

 numerous as the preceding species. 



10. Green Heron, Shike Poke. (But- 

 orides virescens). Several were seen 

 around the fresh-water ponds on the 

 Island. 



11. Least Sandpiper, Beach-bird, 

 F'ewee. (Pisobia minutilla). Very 

 common at all times on the beach, 

 singly or in flocks, and often with 

 other species of shore-birds. They are 

 quick, active little birds and have a 

 manner that cannot fail to endear 

 them to one who can appreciate the 

 beauties of nature. The incoming 

 waves often half submerged them, but 

 this seemed not to disturb them in the 

 least. 



12. Semipalmated Sandpiper, Beach- 

 bird. (Ereunetes pusillus). Rather 

 common on Dog Island where they 

 were found associated with the West- 

 ern form and Mountain Plovers. They 

 were also found on James Island at 

 and near St. Teresa. I took speci- 

 mens. 



13. Western Sandpiper, Beach bird. 

 (Ereunetes mauri). Rather common 

 on Dog Island where they were found 

 rssociated with the Eastern form and 

 Mountain Plovers. They were alio 

 found on James Island at and near St. 

 Teresa. I took specimens, 



14. Yellow-legs. (Tetanus flavipes. 

 From time to time during my stay at 

 St. Teresa I saw small flocks or 

 singles of this species feeding on the 

 beach and sand bars at low tide. 



15. Willet, Bill-Willie, (Catoptro- 

 phorus semipalmatus. I had heard so 

 much about the "Bill-Willie" that I 

 was curious to see one. The opportu- 

 nity was afforded me a short time 

 after my arrival at St. Teresa when a 

 single bird flew over our boat. These 

 birds have a striking appearance. 

 They seem more pelagic than the 

 other shore-birds. Rather common on 

 Dog Island and on James Island. 

 They were seen both in squads and 

 singly. 



16. Killdeer, Killdee. (Oxyeclun 

 vociferus). At 5 p. m., July 25, I 

 heard one near St. Teresa. No others 

 were at any time heard or seen. 



17. Wilson's Plover. (Ochthodrom- 

 us wilsonius). Saw one on a small 

 island just off James Island where a 

 party of us landed one evening at 5 

 o'clock for a picnic. At our approach 

 this bird exhibited much uneasiness, 

 even distress, but a search revealed 

 no nest and no cause for its actions. 

 It flitted from place to place on the 

 little island, always, apparently, 

 watching us closely. Finally it dis- 

 appeared.^ 



18. Mountain Plover. (Podasocys 

 montanus). On Dog Island I took two 

 specimens out of a flock of these 

 Semipalmated, and Western Sand- 

 pipers. They were feeding in and 

 around small pools left by the reced- 

 ing tide. 



19. Florida Bob-white, Partridge. 

 (Colinus virginianus florid anus). 

 Quite common all over James Island. 

 I heard their "Bob-White" at all times 

 during the day. They nest on the 

 Island. A covey was seen in the en- 

 closure at the back of the hotel dur- 

 ing my second visit, in September, 



