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being bifurcate. Upon close examination it will be found 

 that the middle pair of coxae and the posterior tibiae of the 

 male are clothed Avith yellowish pubescence, the latter being 

 only slightly pubescent on the under side. The third and 

 fourth abdominal segments are also slightly 23ubescent, the 

 pubescence occurring in patches on each side of the seg- 

 ments. These characters are, so far as known to me, as 

 vet undescribed. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Occurrence of the Pileated Woodpecker [Hyloto- 

 mus pileatits) in Eastern Massachusetts. — On July 20, 

 1883, as my brother, Mr. Howard Brackett, was walking in 

 a grove in Boston Highlands, a Pileated Woodpecker {Hy- 

 lotomiis jnleattis) flew past him and lighted on a tree near 

 by. Suddenly perceiving my brother, the Woodpecker 

 took to flight and was soon lost to sight among the sur- 

 rounding trees. 



The occurrence of this bird so far south and especially at 

 the season of the year at which it was seen is interesting 

 and as it is so entirely different from any bird we are accus- 

 tomed to see in this locality there can be no doubt as to its 

 identity. — Foster H. Bracketty Boston, Mass, 



Capture of the Black-backed three-toed Wood- 

 pecker {Picoides arcticus) at West Medford, Mass. — 

 On October 16, 1883, 1 shot a female specimen of the Black- 

 backed three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) at West 

 Medford, Mass. The bird was perched on a dead pine tree 

 in a tract of woodland and was the only specimen seen. — P. 

 W. Bridge^ West Medford, Mass. 



