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Kumlien and Hollister record it as a regular summer resi- 

 dent in the southern part of Wisconsin, where it breeds in fa- 

 vorable localities rather commonly. They neglect to state how 

 long it has been so, but it has probably come into this state at 

 a comparatively recent date as it has in the adjoining ones. 



A comparison of the foregoing leads one to the conclusion 

 that the extension of its range about 1893 and '94 was of pret- 

 ty general distribution, and must be referred to general and 

 not local conditions. In most places it now appears to have 

 made almost permanent settlements and we can hope that this 

 species will become firmly settled and form a welcome addi- 

 tion to our avi-fauna. 



' Since writing the above. Dr. Wm. Brodie, of Toronto, wontes me 

 that he met with an individual of this species on Point Pelee in 

 July, 1879. He examined the dead bird in the flesh, so there can be 

 no doubt as to the identification. — P. A. T. 



A TAGGED FLICKER. 



Readers of the ornithological magazines may remember a 

 scheme proposed by the writer a couple of 3'ears ago for tag- 

 ging birds for the purpose of studying migration. The idea 

 was to put aluminum bands upon the tarsi of nestlings and all 

 other birds it was possible to capture. These bands were to be 

 inscribed with a number, and the words "Notify the Auk, N. 

 Y." For the last two summers I have been doing this on every 

 occasion and have been furnishing others with the materials 

 for following my example. Strict notes have been kept in re- 

 gard to each tag used, and this winter, the first fruit of the 

 work has been reaped. 



May 29, 1905, Mr. Chas. Kirkpatrick attached 'tag No. 123 

 to the leg of a half-grown Flicker at Keota, Keokuck County, 

 Iowa. Christmas day this bird was shot by Mr. J. E. Ross, of 

 Many, Sabine Parish, L.a., about six hundred and fifty miles 

 south of the breeding grounds. The bird was not saved,^ un- 

 fortunately, but I have positively identified the tag used, so 

 there can be no doubt as to the accuracy of the record. This 

 gives us, I think, the first absolute data on the extent of the 

 individual migration of this bird, and as such, is of much in- 



