Vol. V, Part 3 April 29. 1911 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Nebraska Ornithologists' Union 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 



THREE INTERESTING ]\IARCH RECORDS.— During the 

 month of March, 1911, the following three records have come 

 to my notice : 



Eskimo Cnrlew (J\'^inveiiii(s boj^eaUs) . On March 22, 1911, 

 while Mr. Fred Geiger was duck sh'ooting in a blind near Waco, 

 York county, two of these birds came flying by within gun 

 range and both were shot by him. The identity of the birds 

 was not at once recognized but later they were named by an 

 old-time hunter and were then brought to Lincoln for mount- 

 ing, in this way coming to my notice. B'oth birds were fe- 

 males, with well developed ovaries. This record is particu- 

 larly interesting, dealing as it does with a species which has 

 not been collected in the state for many years past, and of 

 which grave doubts have been expressed that any still exist 

 alive anywhere (see Cooke, Bulletin 35, Biological Survey, p. 

 76). 



Harlan Hawk {Buteo horealis harhtni). On March 28, 1911, 

 a fine male of this species was shot at Ceresco, Saunders 

 county. It came into my hands for mounting and is now in 

 my collection. 



Cinnamon Teal {Oiierquedula ciianojrtera). While hunting 

 at the lakes near Shickley, Fillmore county, on ]\Iarch 30, 1911, 

 Mr. Henry Clarke, Jr. shot a teal coining in at a great height 

 and it proved to be a fine male of this species. It came into 

 the possession of ^Ir. Harry Harley of Lincoln, for whom I 

 have mounted the specimen. 



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