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me), June 15, 1904, at Grassy Sound. It was shot, after diving and 

 dotlging several bullets, by a Mr. Stanart, a local gunner of that 

 place, and secured by Mr. C. N. Cass, to whom I am indebted for 

 the skin. Mr. Cass removed the sldn the same day the bird was 

 shot, fearing it would spoil. Unfortunately the body was not sexed. 

 As far as known this is the latest summer date for Southern New 

 Jersey, where the species occurs rarely. 



Frank L. Burns, Berwyn, Pa. 



The Opening of TiiE 190G Si'king Miuuation at Oberlin, O. — Fol- 

 lowing an almost record-breaking winter for both temperature and 

 for snowfall, the spring migration opened in February with the 

 appearance of migrating individuals of Robin, Bluebird, MeadowlarK, 

 Killdeer, Bronzed Crackle and Canada Goose. There was a slight 

 increase in the number of individuals of each species except Kill- 

 deer and Canada Goose, which culminated on the 24th, when Rob- 

 ins, Bluebirds, Meadowlarks and Crackles were fairly common, and 

 Red-winged Blackbirds arrived. The cold wave which began on 

 the 5th checked any further adyance, and reduced most of the 

 birds to winter conditions again. On the 26th geese were seen re- 

 turning southward. Neither frogs nor salamanders were heard 

 piping, but some insects came out. This is the earliest wave of 

 migration which has been recorded for Oberlin. Lynds Jones. 



Hermit Thrx'Sii in Winter. — On December 8, 1905, while work- 

 ing through the woods near the head of Belle Isle, Detroit river, I 

 met with a bird of this species. This bird was evidently in good 

 condition, and during the time that I watched him, was tripping 

 over the dead leaves in a very lively fashion. He was not at all 

 shy, in fact was much less so than the species generally is. The 

 day was a pleasant, bright one, but during the week before 

 (Nov. 29-Dec. 4) we had the most severe weather of the winter, 

 the temperature falling as low as 17° on the 30th, with about an 

 inch of snow on the ground on Dec. 2. This is the first record 

 known to me of the occurrence of this species here in winter. 



Bradshaw H. Swales, Detroit, Mich. 



