68. Catharista atrata (Wils.) Less. Black Vulture; Carrion Crow.—Very abundant. I flushed thirty or forty, one day, from the carcass of a dead horse.
69. Zenaidura carolinensis (L.) Bp. Mourning Dove.—Abundant about open places. I took a clutch of two fresh eggs on the 19th from a nest on a horizontal limb of a water oak, eight feet from the ground.
70. Ortyx virginianus (L.) Bp. Bob white; American Quail.—Abundant in pairs about cultivated ground. They are not much hunted here as the shooting is very difficult, for when flushed they immediately make for the thickets.
71. Ardea herodias (L.) Great Blue Heron.—One was seen on the 19th flying towards the swamp
72. Herodias alba egretta (Gm.) Ridgw. American Egret.—A flock of eight was observed on the 19th flying towards the swamp.
73. Butorides virescens (L.) Bp. Green Heron.—A common bird about the creeks and ponds.
74. Oxyechus vociferus (L.) Reich. Killdeer.—Saw a party of eight on the creek. They were very tame.
75. Philohela minor (Gm.) Gray. American Woodcock.—Not observed. Said to be common here in the fall, when they are hunted in the cotton fields at night with torches.
76. Gallinago media wilsoni (Temm.) Ridgw. Wilson’s Snipe.—Not observed, but said to be common here in early spring.
77. Rhyacophilus solitarius (Wils.) Cass. Solitary Sandpiper.—Two individuals were several times noted about a pond of stagnant water.