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Besides these 70 species seen on each of the four occasions 

 there is a list of 17 species seen on three of the four, and a 

 further Hst of 21 species which are sufficiently common to 

 make their being seem practically certain under favorable con- 

 ditions of weather and work. It is evident, therefore, that 

 the county boasts a list of no less than 108 species which one 

 could confidently expect to see during favorable weather in 

 the earl}^ part of May. The possibilities which lie within the 

 Warblers are 8 and all other species 16, not including species 

 which may fairly be called rare or casual, and it does not make 

 any provision for the accidents which make the bird student's 

 work so fascinating. The writer does not intend to be boast- 

 ful for the region in which he finds himself placed. On the 

 contrary this record of what may be found in Lorain Count}^ 

 Ohio, is given in the hope that others in other places may be 

 encouraged to make a similar study of the birds of their region 

 so that instructive comparisons may be possible. The promi.se 

 of interest and profit which such a study affords is great, and 

 for an in.spiration to him who is looking for new things noth- 

 ing could surpass it. 



Lynds Jones, Obcrlin, Ohio. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



The Old Squaw Duck. — To the average amateur orni- 

 thologist the wild-fowl do not seem to present the interest that 

 the smaller birds possess, and the explanation seems to be that 

 the}^ are hard to study on account of the difficulty of near 

 approach and the nature of their habitat. But to some they 

 are far more interesting, especially so if the student has in- 

 herited a love for hunting. The bulk of the migrating wild- 

 fowl pass this section in March and April, but one must watch 

 the open waters in February if he would study that most 

 erratic visitor, the Old Squaw. Wheaton gives the Old Squaw 

 the name of being rare in the interior and it is rather uncommon 

 here except in ver}' severe winters, when it occurs frequenth'. 

 When the ice locks up their food in Lake Erie the}' are apt to 

 be found in unusual locations. On the 20th of Februar}', 1899, 



