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THE OOLOGIST 



would sally forth from the pine woods 

 and scour the air in the vicinity of 

 the houses at St. Teresa in quest of 

 gnats and other insects that abound 

 there. 



31. Kingbird, Bee Martin. (Tyran- 

 nus tyrannus) Common all over the 

 Island. They nest there in abundance. 



32. Florida Crow. (Corvus brachy- 

 rhynchos pascuus). Quite common 

 throughout the Island and often seen 

 on the beach and sand and oyster 

 bars. 



33. Fish Crow. (Corvus ossifragus). 

 Fairly abundant, frequenting the 

 shores and sand and oyster bars more 

 generally than the preceding species. 



34. Florida Red-wing, Starling. 

 (Agelaius phoeniceus floridanus). 

 Heard several on one occasion and 

 later saw small flocks flying over St. 

 Teresa. 



35. Southern Meadowlark, Field 

 Lark. (Sturnella magna argutula). A 

 few were seen in the weedy areas of 

 the pine woods near Mclntyre. 



36. Orchard Oriole. (Icterus spur- 

 ius). Common throughout the Island, 



37. Florida Grackle, Jackdaw. 

 (Quiscalus quiscula aglaeus). Com- 

 mon around the trees bordering on the 

 beach. 



38. Boat-tailed Grackle, Jackdaw. 

 (Quiscalus major) Common on and 

 near the beach. They were very noisy 

 at all times. They were gregarious to 

 a considerable extent at this season. 

 They have a high pitched, rasping 

 note which is quite diagnostic. 



39. White-eyed Towhee, Joreet. 

 (Pipilo erythrophthalmus alleni). I 

 was delighted to find this species on 

 James Island and to hear its sweet, 

 musical song. They were quite abun- 

 dant in the coppice all over the Island 

 and especially near the houses. They 

 had undoubtedly nested here. 



40. Cardinal, Red-bird. (Cardinalis 



cardinalis). Common throughout the 

 Island. 



41. Laggerhead Shrike, Butcher 

 Bird, French Mockingbird. (Lanius 

 ludovicianus). Saw only one, sitting 

 in a tree near the house. 



42. White-eyed Vireo. (Vireo gris- 

 eus.). Several were seen in the trees 

 around the house. 



43. Yellow Warbler. (Dendroica 

 aestiva). One was seen in a small 

 oak near the house. 



44. Prairie Warbler. (Dendroica dis- 

 color). Abundant all over the island. 

 They were feeding on and near the 

 ground. 



45. Mockingbird. (Mimus polyglot- 

 tos.) Abundant all over the Island, 

 especially near the beach. I saw sev- 

 eral old nests in the scrub oaks and 

 bushes around the houses and on the 

 edge of the high bluff overlooking the 

 Gulf. These must be hardy birds to 

 be able to dwell so close to an area 

 constantly exposed to storms of more 

 or less severity. 



46. Carolina Wren, House Wren. 

 (Thryothorus ludovicianus). Saw sev- 

 eral in and around the wood pile in 

 the back yard of our house. 



47. Carolina Chickadee, Tom Tit. 

 (Pentheestes carolinesis). Three were 

 seen half way between St. Ter- 

 esa and Mclntyre in the pine woods. 



48. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hair- 

 bird. (Polioptila caerulea). Quite 

 abundant throughout the Island, es- 

 pecially in the vicinity of the houses. 



49. Bluebird. (Sialia sialis). Fairly 

 abundant throughout the island. 

 Species Observed Between September 



21 and 26 



50. Brown Pelican. (Pelacanus oc- 

 cidentalis). A flock of these birds 

 habitually resorted to the sand and 

 oyster bars exposed by the receding 

 tides some distance from mainland. 

 They were undoubtedly resident birds 

 of the vicinity of James Island, but 



