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fair in the afternoon; temp., about 75°. Little Blue Heron {Florida cariilea caridescens) 

 i; Southern Green Heron, {Butorides virescens maculata), i; 'El bobo' Pigeon {Colum- 

 ba inornata), 150; White-crowned Pigeon (Columba leucocephala), 2; Cuban Mourn- 

 ing Dove (Zcnaidura macroiira macrotira), 50; Cuban Ground Dove (ChcBntepelia 

 passerina aflavida), 50; Southern Turkey Buzzard {Cathartes aura aura), 30; Cuban 

 Sparrow Hawk (Falco sparveroides), 10; Caracara {Polyhorus cheriway), 2; Cuban 

 Pigmy Owl {Glaucidium siju), 2; Ani (Crotophaga ani), 15; Isle of Pines Lizard Cuckoo 

 {Saurothera merlini decolor), 5; Isle of Pines Trogon {Priotelus temnurus vescus), 3; 

 Cuban Kingbird, {Tyrannus ciibensis), 5; Cuban Crested Flycatcher {Myiarchus sagra). 

 3; Cuban Pewee (Blacicus caribaus), 3; Cuban Meadowlark, {Sturnclla hippocrepis), 

 25; Cuban Oriole, {Icterus hypomelas), 3; Cuban Grackle {Holoquiscalus gundlachi), 

 75; Yellow-throated Grassquit {Tiaris olivacea olivacea), 12; Florida Yellow-throat 

 {Geothlypis trichas ignota), i; 'Chillina' Warbler {Teretistris fernandina), 10; Ameri- 

 can Redstart {Setophaga riiticilla), 2; Red-legged Thrush {Mimoclchla rubripes rub- 

 ripes, 5. Total, 24 species, 466 individuals. — A. C. Read. 



Leith shore and Edinburgh Arboretum, Scotland. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; 

 wind west (very strong); ground bare and no frost; temp., 47° to 43°. Common Loon, i; 

 Red-throated Loon, 2; Razorbill, i; Black-headed Gull, 60; Common Gull, {L. canus); 

 3; Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4; Black-backed Gull, 3; Herring Gull, 450; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 34; Golden-eye Duck, 2; Scaup Duck, 5,000; Rook, 16; Magpie, i; Starling, 

 200; House Sparrow, 36; Greenfinch, 5; Rock Pipit, 38; Hedge Sparrow, 3; Robin, i; 

 Goldcrest, i; Great Titmouse, 3; Blackbird, 8; Redwing, 2; Throstle, i; Missel Thrush, 

 2. Total, 25 species, 5,877 individuals. — Gordon Boit Wellman. 



Paris, France. — Dec. 25. Birds seen in a garden in the heart of Paris. ChaflBnch; 

 'Wagtail'; Wren; Titmouse (species?); European Golden-crowned Kinglet; Robin Red- 

 breast; European Blackbird. The Wren, Redbreast and Blackbird are residents in the 

 garden, the others are visitors. — Anna E. Lofgren. 



TUFTED TITMOUSE 

 Photographed by H. H. Cleaves, Staten Island, N. Y. 



