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refers to the Couinion Tern chasing the Sharp-shinned Hawk. He 

 also remarks that when Jaegers pursue Terns, the Terns are accus- 

 tomed to chase the Jaegers in retaliation. A well-known observer, 

 who has had much experience with sea birds, tells me that Crows 

 are wont to disturb Terns on their breeding islands and prey on 

 their eggs and j^oung. The Terns will attack a Crow with the 

 greatest vigor as soon as he makes his appearance near their homes. 

 It is related how Terns attacked some tame pigeons while a high 

 wind was prevailing. Against the wind the Terns had the advan- 

 tage, being stronger, if not swifter, on the wing. When the race 

 was with the wind the pigeons easily left their antagonists far in the 

 rear. — Editor.] 



Olive-sided Flycatcher {Nntfa/Ionds borca/is). — During the 

 first week in August, 1906, I enjo3''ed watching three families of 

 this species. Two of these constituted the parents and three young, 

 which were located within two hundred yards of each other. While 

 the young were strong flyers, they were constantly fed by the 

 parents. The third family consisted of onl}^ two young, and -were 

 probably reared in the pine grove adjacent to the Atlantic House, 

 for I could watch the young being fed from the piazza of the house. 

 On August 20, 1904, I saw a pair of this species in this same grove. 

 They were evidently adults. 



Loon (Gavia imbcr) . — During three summers spent at Scarboro 

 Beach, I have never seen this species so abundant. Two or three 

 pairs feeding outside the breakers, in the space of half a mile along 

 the beach and rocks, is an every day occurrence, but during the last 

 of July and early August they were not only abundant in pairs and 

 small flocks of four to six, but I frequently saw them in flocks of a 

 dozen, and on one occasion with my glass, counted seventeen feed- 

 ing together. In the early morning their weird cry could be heard 

 for a long distance. 



PiiALAROPE. — While walking on Scarl)oro Beach, near Front's 

 Neck, on July 24th, 1906, my son. Charles Deane, observed what he 



