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comnK'iict'niciit of the .second quarter of August, are most luiinerous be- 

 tween the middle of that month and mid-September, and generally are 

 scarce after October 1. Some, however, occasionally linger until cold 

 weather. Reference has elsewhere been made to this hut attention is 

 called to it again because of information received of Die occuri'ence of 

 some rare species since the last report. 



NUMEXIUS HUDSOXICUS Lath. 

 Hiid.'ioniiiii ('Hilrir.—Mv. V. M. Woodruff states a tine Iludsonian Cur- 

 lew was taiccn at Calumet lleiyiits. Indi.-iiia. August :'.. 1I1II2, by II. S. 

 Turtle. It is a very rare niigrani in Indiana. 



TUIXCA CAXITrS Linn. 

 7i'«o/.— ^Ir. I". -M. ^^■()odruff reports the <'aptui-e of a specimen of this 

 world-wide sea-side wanderer near Millers, Indiana, in T.iiH. lie has 

 kindly i)laced in my collection a specinu'u t;ik(Mi at the same place to verify 

 the 1 iidiana record. 



AUENAKIA IXTLIM'KLS (Linn.i. 

 'riini-<li)iir.~'Mv. Woodruff also obtai:ied one of tliese liirds near the 

 sanie jdace August !>, T.ntLI. Lliis is early for these seasliore species. They 

 are said to lie in t'xce]»tionally rich i)himage. 



M1CU()I'ALA.M.\ IlLMAXrol'CS (I'.p.). 

 Stilt S(niili)ii)cr.—A specimen of this rare Sandpiper Avas taken at Mill 

 i'ond, near Creencastle, April 10. ISIIO, liy Alexander I'.lack. This is tlie 

 second record of which I know tor Indiana. ^Ir. I'.lack lias kindly de- 

 posited the specimen in my collection to verify tlie record. 



ECTOl'lSTES MICUATOUirs iLinn.i. 

 J'(isxi'n<j(r I'iyion. — The oidy record of the AN'ild I'igcon I liave been 

 able to ol)tain since that of June 10, 1899, was received last spring through 

 the kindness of Mr. Fletcher M. X'oe of this city. From him I learned 

 that Mr. ("has. K. Muchmore. of Laiu'el, Indiana, had ol)tained a si^eci- 

 inen of this vei'y intei'esting bird whicli was taken near tliat place last 

 spring, April .".. I!iii2. Of tliis Mr. ^Muchmore says: 



