JOURNAL OP MAINK ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 49 



Itrb NoteH. 



Notes and observations upon bird life wittiin our State are earnestly desired from all our readers 

 for publication in this column, and should be sent to the Editor, W. H. Brownson, City Building, 

 Portland, Maine. 



We note with much satisfaction the increasing frequency with 

 which the members of our society report to this Journal their 

 ornithological observations. This is an important part of our duties, 

 one to another, and should be shared in by all interested in bird 

 life. The Journal's columns are always open to contributors of 

 items of general interest relating to Maine birds, and we trust our 

 members will, through this medium, disseminate such knowledge as 

 they personally possess. 



JuNCOS Quarrelsome. — Having read notes of some authors 



in regard to the peaceful relations of the Juncos to each other, I had 



a very good chance this spring to note that they were given to 



quarreling among themselves over their food. During the first half 



of the month of April there was an unusually heavy fall of snow, 



which I scraped away from a large place and threw out bread 



crumbs and grass seed every day. I noticed that they were very 



quarrelsome with one another, one bird especially driving all of the 



other birds away as fast as they came to eat their share of the 



crumbs and seeds. 



H. W. Jewell. 

 Farmington, May 20, 1907. 



An Albino Junco. — At Kennebunk Beach, April 9th, I 

 observed in a large flock of Juncos d. partial albino. The bird was 

 somewhat dark on the crown and had two irregular dark patches on 

 the back. The tail was only slightly lighter on the middle feathers 

 than is usual, but I think more of the outer tail feathers were white. 

 All the rest of the bird was pure white. 



On April loth, at Brunswick, I observed another albino Junco 



with a large flock, feeding around the house on the grain thrown 



out to them. This was only a slight albino, although its generally 



.".lighter cast was noticeable at quite a distance. The throat and 



