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Maine Ornithological Society. Mr. Clark remarks that the bird 

 is easily distinguished by the yellow covering of the lores, which ex- 

 tends over the larger portion of the upper mandible, while its near 

 relativ^e Coluvibianus\\-\s the yellow only on the lores, and Buccinator 

 has no yellow. 



The Black Vulture in Maine. 



By Ora W. Knight, Bangor, Maiue. 



Under Mr. Clark's notes (Jour. Me. Orn. Soc, March, 1905, 

 p. 23 ) he states, referring to the Black Vulture, "Although Knight 

 in his Birds of Maine reports for Washington County, 'not uncom- 

 mon some seasons, ' I do not know of a record or report of this 

 occurrence as far east for a period of twenty years." The record to 

 which he takes exceptions is given (List of Birds of Maine, p. 58) 

 under Black Vulture as follows: Washington, "not uncommon 

 some seasons" (Boardman), and it is Mr. Boardman, not myself, as 

 asserted by Mr. Clark, who makes this report and is so credited 

 with it in the List. I should not, however, bother with a quibble 

 over mere words, when the exact facts could be ascertained by any 

 person who referred to the List, if it did not seem to question the 

 accuracy of Mr. Boardman's statements. I wish, moreover, to show 

 that there has been a well authenticated record of the Black Vulture 

 being taken in Washington County at Calais, not only within a 

 period of twenty years but as recently as November, 1892. The 

 reference to this record, as cited in Birds of Maine, p. 58, is "Calais" 

 (Cf. Brewster (it should be Butcher), Auk, Vol. 10, p. 82), and the 

 record as reproduced from the Auk is as follows: "Under date of 

 November 3, Mr. Geo. A. Boardman writes me as follows: 'Our local 

 taxidermist (Calais, Maine) received a Black Vulture {Catharista 

 aU-ata), which was killed here. This makes the sixth I have known 

 to be taken in this vicinity, while only one specimen of the Turkey 

 Buzzard {Cathartcs aura) has been secured in this locality. The 



