for at least two years, so this seems to establish beyond a doubt that these 

 birds have a strong love of home. — O. W. Knight, Bangor, Me. 



Notes from Michigan. — Do some individuals of the Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet usually linger in northern climates until overcome and destroyed 

 by autumn cold ? On two different occasions, at places widely separated, 

 I have known specimens to be found on the steps by doors of school 

 buildings, apparently benumbed with cold. On being brought inside 

 they became active again. I have no notes at hand on these observa- 

 tions, but think both incidents occurred in October. My observations 

 indicate that the bird that suffers most here from the distructive propensi- 

 ties of boys is the little Brown Creeper, Certhia familiaris ameincana. 

 Its fearlessness and the habit of working low on bodies of trees makes it 

 an easy victim of the sling-shot. The Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, Sphy- 

 raficus varins, is also a frequent victim. During the past two winters 

 I have seen or heard at frequent intervals individuals of species AIclat2- 

 crpes crythroccphahis. Their haunts seemed to be among oak trees, 

 near large buildings in which they may have found shelter. — C. D. Mc- 

 LouTH, Muskegon, Mich. 



Cassin's Vireo in Santa Clara Co., California. — Last season was 

 the first occasion upon which I had the pleasure of meeting Cassin's 

 Vireo in its native haunts. It would seem that this Western form of the 

 Blue-headed Vireo is more common in summer than many imagine. On 

 May ig, 1895, I was out for a ramble along a creek in the low foot hills, 

 the creek-bed being well covered with sycamores. Several young Anna's 

 Hummingbirds were observed being fed by the parents, though the young 

 birds could fly quite well. W^hile watching a Hummingbird near a 

 sycamore in the creek-bed I turned my head, and there, not more than a 

 foot away was a nest of a Vireo suspended at the end of a thin, drooping 

 branch of a sycamore. The bird was on and was easily recognized as 

 Cassin's Vireo by the markings. I took hold of the branch and drew it 

 towards me, but not until I had raised my hand above the nest did the 

 bird leave. She flew to a limb near by and at once commenced to sing, 

 the note being new to me. The male appeared instantly. I was sur- 

 prised to find /frr young in the nest, apparently not more than two days 

 old. This number I regard as quite unusual, for three or four eggs seem 

 to be the number laid by our Vireos. The nest was composed of a little 

 fine light grass, shredded sycamore leaves and a few small pieces of an 

 old newspaper, doubtless gathered from the drift along the creek banks. 



