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some spcciineus, luoasuring 2.94x2.1G aiul 2.90x2.1(! inches. 15utli of 

 them show traces of faint vinaceous and viuaoeous-cinnamon mark- 

 ings scattered at random over the surface. In this respect tliey are of 

 the very rarest type, but I might here add that one other set, taken 

 by the same gentleman, shows tliese faint markings. These eggs are 

 also very large specimens, measuring 3.08x2.18 and 2.92x2.18 inches. 



J. Wabuen Jacobs, Waijiicshiii;/, Pa. 



BiED Notes from South-eastern Iowa: Blue Goose (Chen caru- 

 Icsccits). — While hunting, March 21, 1908, about Green Bay, Lee 

 County, Iowa, we found the Blue Goose. I think that day and the 

 day before they were fairly common there ; and we saw six to- 

 gether and shot one. I thiuli tliey are quite rare, however, for old 

 hunters could hardly believe there were any about. 



Red-headed Woodpecker {Mclancrpcs crytlirocephalus) . — This bird 

 w'as very common, in fact, abundant, in a large woods near Green 

 Ba,y, March 19-21, when we were there. This is only six miles from 

 here (Denmark, Iowa), yet none did I see here until April 22. 



Leconte's Sparrow [Anniiodraitiiis Icconfei). — This elusive sparrow 

 was very common in tlie dried weeds near Green Bay, March 19-21. 

 We frequently found them in flocks of half a dozen or more. They 

 were exceedingly ditticnlt to see and I sliot two finally to malce sure 

 of the identification. A good many times 1 watched them drop down 

 into a biuich of weeds and would literally have to kick the bunch 

 before they would tiy out, only to drop Into tlie next one. They were 

 fairly common here about Denmark (if one knew where to look for 

 them) till April 21. Nearly every time I have found Swamp Spar- 

 rows in company with them. 



Robert L. Baird, Denmark, Iowa. 



Brunnich's Murre on Lake Erie, 1907. — A Brunnicirs Murre was 

 found in the eastern part of Sandusky, Oliio, in the water near Big 

 Island, and picked up December 1st, 1907. It lived two or three 

 days in captivity. I had it mounted. The taxidermist told me 

 lately that two others were brought to him at the same time. One 

 of my pupils told me that four of these birds were sliot December ;!d, 

 by the Teasel Brothers, who said they could have shot two more. It 

 may be that the two not killed were those mentioned by the taxider- 

 mist. E. L. MosELEY, tSaitdiifiJ,!/, Ohio. 



