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Bronzed Grackle in Winter. — As I shall not be able to 



attend the meeting at Portland this week, I will give you an item 



that may be of interest. Last winter a Bronzed Grackle remained 



here from fall until spring, being seen in various parts of the town 



by myself and others, apparently well and hearty. It did not 



mingle with the English Sparrows, as I have seen Cowbirds do, but 



seemed to enjoy its own company best, and in the spring was in 



song several weeks before its mates arrived from the south. 



Fred B. Spaulding. 

 Lancaster, N. H., Nov. 25, 190S. 



Fox Sparrow in January. — Sunday morning, January 24, 

 1909, at Delano Park, Cape Elizabeth, near the highway and within 

 a quarter of a mile of the sea, I observed a Song Sparrow and a 

 Fox Sparrow, both able to fly and apparently in perfect condition. 

 There was a strong northeast wind blowing, with some snow and 

 sleet. The birds had sought shelter on the westerly side of the 

 height of land in the Park, and were at first in the lower branches 

 of a small spruce and later running about on the snow. 



I don't recall any other Maine record for the Fox Sparrow in 



January. Mr. Brownson saw one at Cape Elizabeth, Dec. 9, 1906, 



and Mr. Knight says in his book that this species has been seen 



near Bangor, in February and March. 



Jed F. Fanning. 

 Portland, Feb. i, 1909. 



Chipping Sparrow Killed by Lice. — While engaged in 

 building a fence for a party here in Farmington, Me., I found a 

 Chipping Sparrow dead, near by, and curiosity led me to examine 

 its body as lo the cause of its death. Many Sparrows had been 

 killed here in town by boys with air guns, but upon examination of 

 the bird's body no wound was visible, but the body of the bird was 

 enveloped with a layer of lice covering the body so thickly that the 

 skin could hardly be seen. These lice had no doubt been the cause of 



the death of the Sparrow. 



H. W. Jp:;well. 

 Farmington, Feb. r, 1909. 



