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tering of his wings and spreading of his tail feathers deposited it in 

 a fork of the tree formed by the springing of a large branch from 

 the trunk, and then flew away. After he had finished a meal he 

 would call "Killy-killy-killy" as he left the place where he had 

 feasted. He was in fine condition, as well he might be, for he had 

 found himself most excellently ser\ed. I last saw him on the nth 

 of March, and to my knowledge he did not come to the cemetery 



again. 



Sara Chandler Eastman. 

 Portland, July 23, 190S. 



Notes from Franklin County. — April 27th, while I was 

 splitting stove wood near the house, a Sandpiper flew over my head, 

 uttering musical notes. It seemed to exactly resemble a Solitary 

 Sandpiper in its peculiar flight, its color, and in the shape of its 

 wings, but it may have been a little larger in size. Can any reader 

 of the Joi'KNAL suggest the name of this early migrant ? 



The Meadowlark has returned in increased numl)ers, and I 

 have found them in places where I have not previously seen them. 



American Crossbills have been fairly common during the sum- 

 mer montlis, and the Black-billed Cuckoo, wliich in previous years 

 has been comparatively rare, has this summer been very common. 

 A certain species of caterpillar, which has increased in numbers so 

 as to badly strip the apple trees of their foliage, has not been seen in 

 this locality this year. Tctit caterpillars hatched in large numbers, 

 but soon after the arrival of the Cuckoos tliey entirely disappeared. 



Karly in the morning. May 14th, a White-crowned Sparrow 

 greeted me with its song while perched on a fence in front of the 

 house. It remained three days, and sang frequently during its stay. 

 There were two or three clear, sweet opening notes, followed by two 

 or three short guttural notes. To me, the bird seemed to say "Del, 

 dol, dol, dze, dze, dze." On a previous occasion (May 14, 1905), 

 I came across a flock scattered about in a dry, shrubby pasture. 

 They were all singing, and the song never varied — always two clear 

 notes, closing with two short notes. They occasionally uttered 



