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street of Westbrook, and had some reason to believe that it had lieen 

 there for a week. 



From this time I noted it almost daily until July i, after 

 which it became silent or removed. Its range seemed to be very 

 much limited, i. e., confined to a particular part of the street, and not 

 heard away from that. During this period, at two other points, both 

 well separated, two others were heard on several occasions. 



After all, shall we not find this Vireo less rare than has been 

 believed? A. H.Norton. 



Red Phaearopes Ashore. — On Sept. 26, 1904, I found and 

 secured a Red Phalarope at Westbrook, Me., six miles inland. 

 The bird, in nearly full fall plumage, was alone, and swimming in 

 the Presumpscot River. 



Upon Oct. 7, 1905, in company with Mr. W. H. Brownson, I 

 took another upon Old Orchard Beach. This bird had not as nearly 

 completed its fall moult. When first seen it was upon the beach, 

 evidently feeding upon the drifted seaweed. As soon as alarmed it 

 flew to the sea and lighted there for a few minutes, but returned to 

 the beach, where it was secured. Both were very much emaciated. 



A. H. Norton. 



Notes on the Boboeink and Ceiee Swaeeow. — The first 

 Bobolinks arrived in Bangor on May i7tli. Only one flock was 

 observed, and this contained some two hundred individuals, all male 

 birds. These were grouped in a clump of willow bushes some three 

 miles out of the city, near what is knowai as the Bicycle Path. liach 

 individual bird was taking his part in a very animated discUvSsion of 

 some very important question, as judged from the Bobolink point of 

 view, and not only was every individual voicing his sentiments but 

 also indulging in wild gestures with wings, tail and head into the 

 faces of every near neighbor of his kind. All kinds of harsh, 

 untuneful and out-of-time cries and notes were mingled with 

 occasional brief utterances of a few notes of the typical Bobolink 

 song. Although considerable likely territory was covered during 

 the afternoon, no other Bobolinks were seen, and it is (juite likely 



