authority of Dr. Bachman, who appears to have taken man}^ 

 specimens near Charleston. * * * * During the past twenty- 

 five years I have devoted much time and study to the Liniicolae, 

 but as yet I have not taken a specimen of this rare bird. ' ' The 

 present specimen is in the Charleston Museum (Spec. No. 7171). 

 — E. BuRNHAM Chamberlain. 



New Migration Records for South Carolina.— The following 

 notes are among the more mteresting of my recent bird records. 

 Red-throated Loon.— It is not unusual to see a Loon or Great 

 Northern Diver {Gavia immer) in the late spring, but its near 

 relative, the Red-throated Loon {G. stellata)—si rare bird in these 

 waters— has never before been reported later than March. On 

 May 18, 1913, I saw one of these birds in the Sullivan's Island 

 Cove. There is no doubt as to the correctness of my identifi- 

 cation as I am well acquainted with the species. 



Virginia Rail.— On September 10, 1913, while walking along 

 the approach to the railway bridge which crosses the Ashley River 

 at Drayton Station, a Rail of this species (Rallus virginianus) 

 flushed from the marsh near at hand. This is the earliest arri- 

 val record for this winter visitant. 



Ricebird; Bobolink.— A couple of years ago an extremely early 

 migration record was turned in for the Ricebird {Dolichonyx 

 oryzivorusY which brought down upon the head of the observer 

 some severe criticisms as to his ability to recognize this well- 

 known species. The current year has brought forward two 

 more arrival records from widely separated localities. These, 

 when taken in connection with the 1911 record, should convince 

 even the most skeptical that the Ricebird arrives in small numbers 

 much earlier than was formerly supposed. The records in ques- 

 tion are for July 14, 1911, and July 14 and 16, 1913. The earli- 

 est record previous to this time was August 11.^ 



Vesper Sparrow.— On October 5, 1913, at Hampton Park, I 

 saw my first Vesper Sparrow {Pooecetes gramineus)oi the season. 

 This is the earl iest migration record for this species. 



'Bull. Chas. Mus., VII, 1911, 51. 



2 Birds of South Carolina, Contk. Chas. Mus., I, 1910, 107. 



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