May, 1882.] 



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Cape Cardinal. — Mr. Emerson, of Hay- 

 wards, Cal., writes us as follows : " I have 

 got a bird new to this jjlace. Our Indian 

 boy shot a Cape Cardinal ( (Jdnfhiiilis 

 igneus) which is found on Cape Saint 

 Lucas and in Soiithem Arizona. The only 

 difference is the bill is thicker, and the 

 black in front of the forehead does not 

 run across like Cardinalis virginiamts. It 

 is a fine specimen in good plumage." 



Rough Legged Buzzard. — I had a fine 

 hunt a few days ago, and shot three Rough 

 Legs in one afternoon. They are very 

 wild, and I have to hunt them with a team. 

 Have seen twenty in one day and six or 

 seven in sight at one time, and two and 

 three at once in the same tree. — FMos 

 Hutch. Oak Centre, Wis. 



Rusty Blackbird. — A male Rusty Black- 

 bird was shot here Feb. 5, wliich is the 

 first capture recorded in Winter for this 

 State.—// A. Atkins, M. D.. Locke. Mich. 



Purple Fixch. — How early in the season 

 does the Purple Finch begin to sing '? This 

 morning (Felx 25th) we heard one in our 

 door yard in nearly full song. Our earliest 

 date previously is March 15th. — Jno. II. 

 Sage, Portland. Conn. 



Carolina Rail.— On Dec. 29th, 1881. a 

 male Carolina Rail was shot on the mead- 

 ows north of Hartford, Conn. The bird is 

 now in my jsossession. Rather late; in 

 fact, latest I have seen recorded ? — //. 7'. G. 



Curious Nest of the Redstart. — 'NMien 

 passing through clumps of woods or 

 bushes, collecting nests and eggs, I follow 

 the practice of removing any old nest in 

 reach that I may see, so that on some 

 future trip it may not lead me out of my 

 course. On June 10th. 1880, 1 had lowered 

 a branch, attached to which was an old 

 Red-eyed Vii-eo's nest. Upon looking in- 

 to it, I was surprised to find four spotted 

 eggs, entirely different from those of tlie 

 Vireo ; so replacing the branch and retreat- 

 ing a short distance, I awaited develop- 

 ments. Soon a female Redstart (Setojiha- 

 f/ti rittici/la) alighted near the nest and 



after a few moments settled down into it. 

 The little occupant had relined the old 

 weatherbeaten nest with fine grasses, thus 

 covering tlie thin places, making the oth- 

 erwise untenantable nest a comfortable 

 home. — -i. K. Fisher, M. D., Sing Sing. 



Personal. — Mr. J. A. Allen, Editor of 

 the Bull. Nutt. Orn. Cluh. who has been 

 in poor health for some time, has gone to 

 Colorado Springs. He left March 6th, and 

 will arrive there in time to see the Spiing 

 open and his feathered friends return from 

 their Winter sojournings. It is reported 

 that Wm. Brewster is to join him. 



Notes from St. John, N. B. 



July 8. — Mr. Banks discovered the nest 

 of the Song Sparrow, (Mdospiza fasciata.) 

 the foiu-th he has found this season, all 

 were buUt in shrubbery from eighteen to 

 thirty-six inches from the ground. There 

 were three young in this last one, just pre- 

 paring to leave the nest. My own note 

 book has a record of young birds of this 

 species, taken while fljing on June 20th. 



Jidy 5 — He saw this day the nest of a 

 Black-throated Green Warbler. {I>eudneca. 

 cirens.) which was built on a horizontal 

 limb of a small spruce. It was very neatly 

 made though composed entirely of dried 

 grass, the hning being of the same material 

 as the exterior, but of finer pieces. It was 

 about five feet from the ground and con 

 tained four eggs partially incubated. 



On the same day he found two nests of 

 Black and yellow Warblers, (Dcnthmca 

 Macido.'ia) both built in small firs three and 

 four feet from the ground and containing 

 four eggs partially incubated. 



July 20. — Found two nests of the Snow- 

 bird, or Ivory-billed Bhie-liird, as the na- 

 tives here call them, but known to the 

 liook-men as Junco hyemalis. Each nest 

 contained four freshly laid eggs. 



Mr. Banks reports finding a pair of 

 Yellow-rumps, (Dendreeca voronata.) and a 

 pair of Jfenda niigratorin. building on a 



