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were so tame that they permitted the writer and a companion to 

 approach within ten feet, while they continued to feed in seem- 

 ing indifiference. The Buff-breasted Sandijiper seems to prefer 

 the firmer sand of the beach a Httle back from tlie water's edge, 

 in which situation the general buff tone of its ]:»lumage renders it 

 very inconspicuous. 



A single specimen of the Western Sandpiper {Ercunctcs 

 mauri), which had been crippled by hunters at the Beach, was 

 taken by the writer on August 31. 1913, and is now preserved in 

 the collection of the State Entomologist; Mr. J. E. Wallace re- 

 ported this bird to be present in rather large numbers at about 

 this date, or a little earlier, when he took several specimens. 

 These constitute the first definite records of the Western Sand- 

 piper in Nebraska. 



Two Marbled Godwits {Limosa fedoa) were seen at the Beach 

 on May 9, 1914. A single specimen was seen on August 2. and 

 again on August 9. 1914. 



A Pigeon Hawk [Falco columbarius columbarius) was clearly 

 seen, and definitely identified by the writer on November 5, 1911. 



While the Burrowing Owl {Spcotyto cunicularia hypogaca ) is 

 an abundant breeder in the sandhill region of Nebraska, it is not 

 very common in the eastern part of the state, and the finding of a 

 colony of these owls near Lincoln seems worthy of note. On 

 April 12, 1914, Mr. E. A. Markham discovered a colony of about 

 a dozen pairs of Burrowing Owls one-half mile north of the "O" 

 street road and a mile west of Stevens' creek. The colony was 

 later visited by the writer on April 19 and 25 and again on May 17 

 and 24, 1914. The colony appeared to be deserted on October 28, 

 1914. when it was visited in the hope of getting some photo- 

 graphs. 



An unusually early date for the Yellow-billed Cuckoo {Coccy- 

 cus amcriraiins amcricanus) seems worthy of note. On April 22, 

 1914, the writer and a companion approached to within fifteen 

 feet of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo as it sat in a small leafless tree in 

 Wyuka Cemetery. 



The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Coitunis caroliiius) is occa- 

 sionally seen at Lincoln, as is indicated by the following dates 



