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from a slaughter-house between there and West Chester ( W. 

 Carle)-) . 



Duck Hawk. Falco peregrimis anatum. One shot November, 

 1902, atLenape, Pa. (W. Carter). 



Rough-legged Hawk. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannia. 

 Bridesburg, Philadelphia, February 24 (Miller). 



Long-eared Owl. Asio viilsonianus. We have had a colony 

 of these Owls in a Norway fir near the house, Yardville, N. J., 

 for ten winters at least. During the ice storm (February, 1902) 

 the tree was much broken and most of the birds left, two of them 

 remained, however, until the middle of April. December 26, 

 1902, one appeared in the old haunt but only spent the night 

 and none have returned since (Allinson). 



Kingfisher. Ceryle alcyon. One wintered at Schellenger's 

 Landing, Cape May (Hand). 



Horned Lark. Otocori^ alpestris. Common at Ardmore, after 

 snow and cold weather, February 19 and 23, and a flock of 

 fifteen on Ridley creek, February 23 (Baily). Flock of a dozen 

 at Svvarthmore, February 19 ( Way). Common at Downing- 

 town February 20-26, in flocks of fifteen to thirty (Pennell); 

 Bristol, February 20, eight or ten (Keim). A large flock at 

 Cape May all winter (Hand). 



Alder Flycatcher. Ev\pidonax traillii alnorum. One in alders 

 along stream near Audubon, May 3. Very tame, catching 

 minute flies and continually uttering a quick little call note 

 "tick" or "ic," no song (Rhoads). 



Olive-sided Flycatcher. Nutlalloimis horcalis. Arrived at 

 Lopez, May 18 (Behr). 



Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata. None seen at Ardmore until 

 May (Baily). Did not winter at Media as they usually do, and 

 were not seen till April 16 (Allen). 



Meadow Lark. Sturnella magna. Wintered at Moylan, Del. 

 Co., Pa. (Allen). In open winters it is resident at ilarietta 

 (Buller). 



Rusty Blackbird. Scolecophagus carolinm. Near Lenape, Pa. , 

 March 14 (Carter). 



Purple Finch. Carpodacus purpureiis. Two at Moorestown, 

 N. J., both singing, none observed during the winter (Mickle). 

 Reached Lopez, April 12 (Behr). 



