Auk, XIII, April, 1896, p. /2Z, 



Mr Frank Brown, of Chelsea, Mass., who sojourned at Charlotte Harbor, 

 situated on the west coast of Florida, during the winter of 1888, informs 

 me that there is in that neighborhood a small island on which are several 

 dead trees around the bases of which .he noticed large heaps of good 

 sized conch shells. Some of these heaps he should think were ten or 

 twelve teet square. A portion of these shells appeared as if they had been 

 there for years, while others were fresh looking. Inquiring of his boat- 

 man who was a resident of the place as to the cause, he was informed that 

 the Eagles brought them there, pulled out the meat which they ate 

 dropping the shells. ' 



