210 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 65. 



the State of Ohio. A specimen of the Short-billed Marsh 

 Wren was caug-ht alive on September 20th in town, the bird 

 being stunned from flying against the large window pane of 

 a barber shop. 



The Wood Duck, while fairly rare, was found to breed in 

 several pairs throughout this region. The Prothonotary 

 Warbler was seen on May 14th at the Grand Reservoir but a 

 breeding record could not be established so far. Future obser- 

 vations may have some more surprises in store. 



.OHIO RECORDS. 

 Lynds Jones. 



In recording the addition of a species to the list of Ohio 

 birds it is in place to call attention to what now appears to be 

 an unmistakable occurrence of a Brant in the state. The new 

 record is : 



Surf Scoter. — Oidemia pcrspiciUata (Linn.). This is given 

 as No. 8 in the Hypothetical list of my Catalogue, and should 

 now be placed on page 47 just preceding" No. 50. The circum- 

 stances of capture are furnished me by Mr. E. J. Arrick, of 

 McConnelsville, Morgan Co., who sent me a skin for identifi- 

 cation. Two birds were discovered on the Muskingum river 

 below McConnelsville, and both birds were captured on Octo- 

 ber 20, by Byron Barnes and Edwin Tannehill. The sex was 

 not determined. This capture confirms suspicions that this 

 species occurs within the state but is generally not recognized 

 among those with somewhat similar plumage. 



On page 226 of the same Catalogue Branta hcrnicJa is re- 

 corded among the hypothetical records because no specimens 

 had been secured, although the species had been reported as 

 observed by Dr. Kirtland. Now that the White-bellied form 

 has been eliminated there is more reason to include the species 

 among Ohio birds, especially since there has been added to the 

 observations two others. That of the writer and Mr. W. L. 

 Dawson, on the Licking Reservoir on May 30, 1902, as re- 



