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Oberlin. On May 24th, two were found at Ruggles Beach in 

 Erie county, somie seven and a half miles west of Lorain coun- 

 ty, and one of them taken, but the above record. constitutes 

 the first actual county record for this vireo. The bird was in 

 good plumage, and seemed to be singing softly. 



Syuiphemia scmipahiiafa inoniata. Western Willet. The 

 specimen taken on September ITth, at Oak Point, on lake Erie, 

 is an adult male in fall dress. There remains little doubt in 

 my mind that the specimens recorded from this state will prove 

 to belong to the western race. All of the specimens should be 

 critically examined. This record is not only the first one for 

 this subspecies, but is the first for the species taken as a whole 

 for this county. Lake shore records seem to be practically 

 wanting on this side, although there are several for the Ca- 

 nadian side. The wing marks of this species would be certain 

 to attract attention wherever the bird might be, hence, the ar- 

 gument that it has been overlooked, and will prove not so rare 

 as it is now supposed to be, fails. Its occurrence in this re- 

 gion must be practically accidental. 



