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roadside. Mr. Carnegie and I each caught a young one but a few days 
old, on May 4. The same afternoon five gobblers and a hen fed for some 
time on the golf course within sight of the house. 
35. Mourning Dove ( Zenaidura macroura carolincnsis) . 
Only three were seen. If more land was cleared and under culti- 
vation these birds would probably be numerous. 
36 Ground Dove ( Chcemepelia passerina terrestris). 
Several were noted flying about or feeding by the roadside. They 
were not. so tame as one usually finds them to be in the quiet streets of 
Florida towns. 
37. Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura septentrionalis) . 
Common. One pair had recently laid eggs in silo. 
3X. Black Vulture ( Catharista urubu). 
This species doubtless is much more common than the three individ- 
uals seen might lead one to suspect. 
39. Marsh Hawk ( Circus Tiudsonius). 
One male seen beating along over the pasture May 3. 
40. Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo borealis borealis). 
One adult noted. 
4V Florida Red-shouldered Hawk ( Buteo lineatus alleni ) . 
Three or four were flushed from their perches in the live oak trees. 
43. Bald Eagle ( Haliceetus leucocepbalus leucocephalus) . 
Eagles were seen on three or four occasions — all were adults with 
white heads and tails. Mr. Carnegie pointed out two of their nests. I 
understood that, there were others on the Island. 
43. Duck Hawk ( Falco peregrinus anatum). 
On May 4. while driving along the beach a few miles from Dun- 
geness a Duck Hawk appeared coming from the direction of Fernandina 
up the bay. It was at the time flying perhaps a hundred feet above the 
water. Nearing the beach it suddenly dived at an Oyster-catcher we had 
been watching on the shore. The big shore-bird took refuge in flight, 
but the hawk almost immediately overtook it, but when within a few 
feet it swerved upward and towered. It quickly dived for another harm- 
less attack, then pursued its way along the beach parallel with our course. 
At my suggestion Mr. Carnegie released the engine and the indicator 
showed a speed of forty miles an hour before we had attained a rate 
equal to that of the Duck Hawk. The bird, however, appeared to be 
moving with indolent ease and without haste. 
44. Sparrow Hawk ( Falco sparverius sparverius). 
Only two were noted. Conditions on the Island would appear not 
to be favorable for their presence, the forest growth being too heavy and 
open ranges too few to meet their requirements. 
45. Osprey ( Pandion baliaetus carolincnsis) . 
One seen fishing in a pond May 2. Another seen on its nest near 
the duck house May 3 and 4. 
46. Florida Barred Owl (Strix varia alleni). 
Two seen and one heard. 
47. Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus virginianus) . 
One seen May 3, and one heard calling the next night. 
48. Yellow-rilled Cuckoo ( Coccyzus americamis amcricanus). 
