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ingly, (luring the season of 1877, I made the Sharp-tailed Finch the ob- 

 ject of almost daily expeditions, from early spring until late autumn ; 

 but, in confirmation of my suspicions, not a bird was to be found until 

 about October 1. At that date great numbers appeared on the marshes 

 and sea beaches adjacent to Pine Point, and for a couple of weeks they 

 fairly swarmed in their favorite haunts. They were noticeably less 

 numerous during the latter part of the month, and by November 1, only 

 stragglers remained. I captured the last of the season on November 15. 



To the best of my knowledge, then, although abundant during the* 

 autumnal migration, the Sharp-tailed Finch is not to be found in this 

 vicinity during the spring and summer months. — Nathan Clifford 

 Brown, Portland, Me. 



The White-Throated Warbler (Helminthophaga leucobronchialis) 

 ix Connecticut. — Through the kindness of Mr. Charles M. Carpenter 

 of Providence, R. I., I have lately had the pleasure of examining a speci- 

 men of this recently described Warbler, which was shot by that gentle- 

 man at Wauregan, Conn., May 25, 1875. The locality was a wild hill- 

 side covered with scrub-oaks and a sprinkling of young pines. Mr. 

 Carpenter's attention- was first drawn to its presence by its song, which at 

 the time he mistook for that of the Golden-winged Warbler (H. chrysop- 

 tera), though he thinks that it differed in being somewhat higher and 

 shriller. The sex of this bird was not determined by dissection, but it is 

 unquestionably a male. It agrees closely in every particular with my 

 type of the species, as does also Mr. Wood's specimen, which I have like- 

 wise seen at Philadelphia. Indeed, it would be difficult to select three 

 individuals of any species which vary so little inter se. The olive-green 

 wash which is spread over the upper parts, with the exception of the 

 nape, where an area of unmixed bluish-ash forms a narrow collar, is a 

 marked feature in all three specimens, though the silky white of throat, 

 cheeks, and lower e3 r elids, with the narrow restricted black line through 

 the eye, may be regarded as the most salient points. The validity of this 

 distinctly characterized species must now be regarded as established, but 

 further facts relating to its habits and distribution remain to be elicited 

 by future investigation. — William Brewster, Cambridge, Mass. 



The Occurrence of Mtiarchus crinitus var. erythrocercus, 

 Sclat., at Fort Brown, Texas* — This bird appears to be a rather abun- 

 dant summer visitor in the vicinity of Fort Brown, and during the last 

 two summers I have taken specimens at intervals from April 1 until the 

 latter part of September. It bears a close resemblance to var. crinitus, 



* In justice to the author it should he stated that this note was received 

 for publication December 5, 1877, and was unavoidably omitted from the January 

 number. Compare Bull. U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Survey of the Terr., Vol. 

 IV, No. 1 (Feb. 5, 1878), p. 33, fifth paragraph. —Eds. 



