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patch in front of the eye and around it is decidedly dusky, in 

 quite strong contrast with the ashy of the sides of the head. 



In passing I will remark that borealis resembles P. kuhlii 

 more than any species that I have seen, but is paler. Our 

 knowledge of these interesting birds as a group is at pres- 

 ent much too slight, and all notes on them will prove 

 acceptable. 



1 am indebted to Mr. Herbert K. Job (who has been for- 

 tunate enough to procure three specimens of Cory's Shear- 

 water during the past August off the coast near Chatham, 

 Mass.) for the privilege of examining specimens of both 

 horealis and major. The officers of the Boston Society of 

 Natural History have also permitted me to examine speci- 

 mens in their museum. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Dendrceca palmarum palmarum in Belmont, Mass. — 

 On September 29, 1883, I secured two specimens of the 

 Western Yellow Red-poll {Dendroeca i^ahnarmn palmarum), 

 in Belmont, Mass. 



They were with another of the same variety, in a small 

 flock of Black-poll Warblers {Dendroeca striata). 



These are the fourth and fifth recorded instances of the 

 capture of this western variety in the state, although it 

 probably occurs more often than is generally supposed. 

 Mr. William Brewster of Cambridge kindly identified the 

 birds for me. — C. R. Lamb, Cambridge, Mass. 



Occurrence of the White Heron (Herodias egretta) at 

 QuiNCY, Mass. — Last August while shooting at Quincy, 

 Mass, Mr. E. F. Hyde secured a specimen of the White 

 Heron {Herodias egretta) from a flock of about eight. As 



