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a lagoon in a slanting direction, with only a portion of the 

 top out of water, was made much use of by one bird to preen 

 and rest. AVhile on the piling, however, the bird Avas always 

 more or less alert, seeming to realize that it w<is not alto- 

 gether in its proper element, and althougli it would squat 

 down after a while it was never seen to go to sleep, at least 

 it never put its head under its wing, as it did so often in 

 other situations, although the head was often di-awn down 

 snugly between the shoulders. 



MORTALITY. 



My observations on this point agree very closely with those 

 of Mackay, the deaths happening to females and immature 

 males. Along the south shore of Lake Michigan, the Indiana 

 side, I have seen a few dead adult males, but in every instance 

 the bodies were so torn by gulls that the cause of death could 

 not be determined. March 31, 1914, I found an adult male on 

 the beach at Jackson Park, in good condition, but with very 

 little fat. There were no wounds apparent except a liad one 

 on the back, which was probal)l>' made by a gull, Avhich bird 

 may have been the cause of the Old-squawk's deatlL although 

 it does not appear likely. Dead birds have been found in 

 all winters except that of 1912-1913, the mildest of all. But 

 not even in the severest winters have I found a l)ii-d that was 

 starved to skin and bones, although besides the adult male 

 just referred to, none of them possessed any fat. 



THE KENTUCKY WARBLER IX COLUMBLAXA 

 COUNTY. 



By H. W. We:isgerber, Salem, Ohio. 



I am fully convinced that the Kentucky AVarbler is tirmly 

 establishing itself along the northern boundry of Columbiana 

 County, for a bird could scarcely appear for three successive 

 years in a given locality and not continue to do so. provided, 

 of course, that conditions remained the same. 



