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bird, 5; Carolina Wren, 12; House Wren, 2; Long-billed Marsh 

 Wren, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse. 4; 

 Carolina Chickadee, 20; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Bluebird, 

 8. Total, 27 species, 391 individuals. — Theodore Andrews. 



Columbia, S. C. (Outskirts). — Dec. 27; 1 1 A. M. to 1 p. m. Clear; 

 ground bare; wind southwest, light; temperature 47 degrees. 

 Black Vulture, 30; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, 6; Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 12; Goldfinch, 7; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 15; Slate-coloured Junco, 35; Song Sparrow, 6; Red-eyed 

 Towhee, 3; Loggerhead Shrike, 1; Mockingbird, 3; Carolina Wren, 

 7; Brown Creeper, 1; Carolina Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 8. Total, 17 species, 147 

 individuals. — Belle Williams. 



Tampa, Fla. — Dec. 26; 9 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Clear; 

 wind northwest, steady; tide out all day; temperature 40 de- 

 grees. Laughing Gull, 1; Bonaparte's Gull, 1; Brown Pelican, 

 9; Lesser Scaup, 75; Ward's Heron, 2; Little Blue Heron, 5; 

 Killdeer, 15; Mourning Dove, 3; Turkey Vulture, 10; Black Vul- 

 ture, 4; Marsh Hawk, 1; Bald Eagle, 1; Kingfisher, 1; Red- 

 headed Woodpecker, 1; Florida Blue Jay, 5; Towhee, 1; Tree 

 Sparrow, 14; Loggerhead Shrike, 6; Myrtle Warbler, 20; Yellow- 

 throated Warbler, .1; Palm Warbler, 60; Prairie Warbler, 1; 

 Mockingbird, 12; House Wren, 2; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2; 

 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 3. Total, 26 species, about 260 in- 

 dividuals.— Mrs. Herbert R. Mills. 



Rantoul, III. — Dec. 25; 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. Cloudy; wind north- 

 west, strong; temperature 22 degrees. Prairie Hen, 40; Mourning 

 Dove, 2; Cooper's Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, 1; American Rough-legged Hawk, 5; American Sparrow 

 Hawk, 1; Short-eared Owl, 3; Screech Owl, 1; Northern Downy 

 Woodpecker, 5; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2; Northern Flicker, 

 2; Horned Lark, 60; Prairie Horned Lark, 30; Blue Jay, 15; 

 Bronzed Grackle, 2; Lapland Longspur, 4; Tree Sparrow, 200; 

 Junco, 100; Song Sparrow, 8; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 16; 

 Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse, 30; Chickadee, 24; Golden- 



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