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Mrs. Jane L. Hine, Sedan, Ind., says Bridge Pewees (Phoebes) were rare, Her- 

 mit Thrushes very rare, but Olive-backed and Wood Thrushes were common as 

 ever. 



Charles Clickener says Wrens and Catbirds were rare in Parke County this 

 year. 



At Palmer, Mich., O. B. Warren reports that many species were noticeably 

 less common than in 1894, Among them were Golden-crowned Thrush, Seiuriis 

 aurocapillus (Linn.); Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pennsylvanica (Linn.); 

 Black and Yellow Warbler, Dendroica maculosa (Gmel. ) ; Yellow-rump Warbler, 

 Dendroica coronata (Linn.); Black and White Creeper, Mniotilta varia (Linn.); 

 Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea (Linn.); Junco, Junco kyemalis (Linn.); Pine 

 Finch, Spinns pinus (Wils. ); Red Crossbill, Loxia curnro><tra minor (Brehm); 

 White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (Gmel.); Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis mac- 

 ularia (Linn.); Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, Sphyrapicm varius (Linn.); Flicker, 

 Coiaptes auratus (Linn.); Night Hawk, Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.); Wood 

 Pewee, Coniopiu^ virens (Linn.); Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus (Baird); 

 Rusty Blackbird, Scolecophagus carolinus (Miill.). Especially rare were White- 

 throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicolli^ (Gmel.) ; Nashville Warbler, Heiminthoph- 

 agn ruficapi'lu (Wils.); Winter Wren, Troglodytes kyemalis (Vieill. ). Of the 

 Hermit Thrush, Turdus aoialaschkce pallasii (Cab.), Ke says there is a marvelous 

 decrease in numbers, more noticeable than the absence of Sialia sialis. 



E. J. Chansler, Bicknell, Ind., noted Phfiebe, Sayornis phcehe (Lath.), and 

 Eave Swallow, Petrochel don lunifrons (Say), as scarcer than usual. 



3. Cathar ista atrata (h&rir.). Black Vulture. 



November 24, 1894, three seen at Monrovia, Morgan County, Ind. — Alden M. 

 Hadley. 



Large Hocks observed at Bicknell, Tnd., last fall (1895) feeding on dead hogs. 

 — E. J. Chansler. 



4. Phalacroeorax dilophus floridanus (Avid.). Florida cormorant. 



Prof. Stanley Coulter informs me that there is a specimen in the collection of 

 Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., bearing the following legend : "Shot March, 

 1880, from amid a flock of wild ducks on bayou of Wild Cat Creek, Tippecanoe 

 County, Ind., by Daniel Mueller, who donated the same to Purdue University." 



5. Phalacroeorax dilophus (Sw. and Rich.). Double-crested Cormorant. 



One shot November 28, 1895, on Big Walnut Creek, Putnam County, Ind. — 

 Jesse Earll. 



6. A (J u i la chrysai'l OS (I Ann.). Golden Eagle. 



