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of a good view of the Green Heron at Neligh, where it breeds. T am sure 

 it does not come as far west as Brown County. 



246. Erriiiivtc-s inisilliis (Linn.). — Semipalmated Sandjiiper. This bird 

 was seen, I feel sure, on lake shores near Merriman, Cherry County, June 

 6. It is reported to me as summering there. The habits of this bird 

 will bear more investigation, and I hope to throw more light itpon them 

 later on. I bespeak the co-operation of all who hear or read this paper. 

 I see that one Nebraska note reads "Peru, rare — breeds (G.A.Coleman)."' 

 The question is whether anyone knows it to breed in Nebraska, or 

 whether this is simply a natural inference drawn from its lingering- 

 presence in June and July. 



264. NumeniMS longirostris (Wils.). — Long-billed Curlew. September 6, 

 I shot, at Kennedy, Cherry County, a young Long-billed Curlew, in fine 

 condition. I have never seen them after August heretofore. 



281. JSu'utlitis iiiontaiia (Towns.). — Mountain Plover. June 6, I saw 

 four plover at Merriman whose markings and fearlessness indicated 

 Mountain Plover. Unfortunately I had no gun with me. I shall go 

 armed next time. They were new to me. 



289. Colimis rirgiiitdHiis (Linn.). — Bob-white. June 26, the Quail were 

 flying in large broods as well as the old birds, on Fairfield Creek, Brown 

 County, in response to the remarkably mild and early season. It was 

 not imcommon to mow ovit the quails' nests in Connecticut the first of 

 July, and they were not the "second crop." 



372. Xt/vtdla acadica (Gmel.).— Acadian Owl. November 30, Will Smith, 

 one of our members, found a Saw-whet Owl dead in Long Pine Canyon. 

 As the bird has been saved, it is a welcome addition to our too few 

 notes on this species. 



461. Contoints rirens (Linn.).— Wood Pewee. May 21. the Wood Pewee 

 was taken in Long- Pine Canyon. I recall hearing the same notes there, 

 four or five years ago. July 25, I saw several, young and old apparently, 

 on Snake Creek, Cherry County, while out with Prof. Barbour. 



475. Pica pica hudsomca (Sab.).— American Magpie. Breeds at Chadron. 

 I shot a fine specimen there in October. The note in our book stating 

 on my authority that it breeds in Cherry County is a mistake, I think. 

 On November 20 it was reported as wintering on the Niobrara north 

 of Long Pine. Whether this migration is due to a premonition of a 

 hard winter, or to the scarcity of food owing to the excessive drouth 

 that prevailed this year west of Cherry County, becomes an interesting 

 question. 



492. Cyanocrphalvs cyaiioccphahis (Wied). — Pinon Jay. Appeared in Long 

 Pine to the number of fifty to a hundred, about September 15, and at 

 Kennedy, Cherry County, five or six about the same date. I saw them 

 October 18, and above November 1. Since then have had no opportunity 

 to observe. They bring up the same question as the Magpie. We are 

 l^erfectly willing they should return to their native wilds, to kill the 

 wild birds rather than loot our chicken yards. 



