i-i particularly tiiic in tlir State of Miciiijfaii. I'riiiii tlu' fact that it lies iiiniic .i'- 

 ately north ol' us, many cil its miti-ratory liirds may pass tiir<iu>;h this 8tatc. >.■. 

 this year, [ aui enabled to present several notes on liirds from without the State- 

 that have an itnpcrtaut hearing upon tiic >luily of the hirds of this State. 



1. Aiiiiiwdrdinds licKslovii lAud.). Jlenslow's sjiarrow. 



Last year I reported the common occi.irrence and breeding of this species at 

 English Lake, Lidiana. At that time it had not lieen taken in Michigan. Tli'' 

 first record from that State is given this year. May 12, 1S94, Mr. L Whitii.v 

 Watkins reported si.\ from Manchester, Mich. May 80, a nest containing tivf- 

 eggs was found in .lackson ('ounty, Michigan. The hird could not he identitii 'i. 

 June 8, the feuiale was sliot as she was leaving the nest and j>roved to he tlii-, 

 species. The locality was an open mai'sli hordering a lake. The nest was neatly 

 tiiough loosely constructed of coarse grasses and sedges lined with liner ones. It 

 was situated in a tuft of grass ahout four inches ahove the wet ground. The eggs 

 average .7- x .oil in., and were white with small rt'ddish spei'ks so numerous a- tu 

 f<H'm an imperfect wreath ahout the larger end. Nest was hardly ditlerent from 

 one of Maryland yellow-throat found in the same locality on the same day. Incu- 

 bation nearly complete. An account of the hreedingof the species as above noted 

 has a])peared in a number of the Nidiologist. 



Mr. J. (). Dunn, of ( 'hicago, found Ilc-nslow's sjiarrow very common at Bass 

 ( formerly Cedar ) Lake, Starke County. Ind., late in -July, 18114. They were ap- 

 }iarently breeding, though no nests were founil. ( )ne beautiful, clear evening;. 

 about 10:30 o'clock, Mi". Dunn says he heard one of these birds singing nearcamj>. 

 Tlius we have another ailded to the \-oices of the night. 



2. Thryothonis beivickii { h.\\^\.]. liewick's wren. 



In LS80 this species had not been reported north of Vigo, Putnam and Marion 

 counties, in this State. May 1. 1.S94, Mr. (i. ( r. Williamson reported one fr^m 

 Muncie, and he again noted it ]\Iay !t. Messrs. L. A. and ( '. D. Tt'st. of Lafay- 

 ette, report it at that i)lace April 12, 1.S1)4. They say it is tolerably common and 

 breeds. Mr. W. O. Wallace informs us that he saw them at Wabash. Ind.. 

 April 20-25, .Kpi'il 2o, .Kpril 27 and. June], 18!i4. He notes them as abundant 

 there. Mr. Jerome Trouibley, Petersburg, .Mich., reports one May lo, and again 

 May lb, at that place. He says they are rare and l)rced. Mr. E. J. Chansler, 

 IVicknell, l\n(tx < ounty, Ind., s.-iys it is a ('(jmmon summer resident. Perhaps 

 some winter. .\ppear to l)e getting more numerous. Breeds. Thus will be 

 noted further evidence of the rapid e.\iension of the summer range of this species,, 

 and i)f its inci'ease in ninuliers in localitie- win re it has pieviouslK- api)eared. 



