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p.vir remahiing- in a certain clump of trees near a small spring througli- 

 out the summer, evidently having a nest there. 



Red-shafted Flicker (Colaptcs cafer coJlaris). Very common in early 

 spring and late fall, and common in winter, becoming rare, however, 

 as a summer resident. 



Eed-bellied AVoodiiecker {Mela ner pes caroHniis). One shot April 21, 1900. 

 Several pairs seen later in the summer, and I believe they breed here, 

 one pair at least beginning a nest. 



Saw-whet Owl (NyctaUi acadica). Shot a specimen near Beatrice, De- 

 cember 7, 1900. 



Golden Eagle (Aguila clirysaetos) . A tine specimen shot a few miles 

 west of Beatrice in October, 1899, by a party of gunners. 



Black-crowned Night Heron {Xijcticorax nycticorax luevius). May 1, 

 1900, a specimen of this heron was killed near Beatrice. Also a speci- 

 men of the Western ^Yillet (Si/nipliem'ui seiiiipahiiata hiontata). 



American Egret (Ardea egretta). I saw a fine specimen of this rare 

 heron, Jul^' 12, 1900, on Cedar Creek, seven miles east of Beatrice. 



Myron H. Swenk, Beatrice, 



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Several JUiby -crowned Kinglets remained at AVest Point in Ma^', 1900, 

 till about the middle of the month. A cat was seen eating one on the 

 17th.— J. C. Crawford, Jr. 



There are in my collection representatives of the three species of 

 Scoters so far recorded for the state, all collected at Lincoln and on 

 the following dates: American Scoter (Oideniia anwrimufi), female, Sep- 

 tember 28, 1895; Surf Scoter (Oideniia pcrsinviUata), male, October 7, 

 1896; White-winged Scoter {Oideniia dei/landi), October 14, 1899. — August 

 Eiche. 



A male Baltimore Oriole was shot in a tangled thicket at Emerald, 

 seven miles from Lincoln, November 30, 19t)0. The bird was in perfect 

 condition except that three or four feathers on the left side of the 

 tail were only half grown. — ISI. A. Carriker, Jr. 



