General Notes 25 



Rhythm— Four long notes, two short high notes, a trill, two 

 drop notes. 



Quality — Zitherlike in the fourth octave. 



Pitch — 4/4. Metronome markings, 64 plus 10. 



Melody — Four notes followed by a jumble of ornamentations 

 similar to colortura work, given in a low tone; two drop notes 

 sung with throat tone. 



Variants of the song: Probably three, at least three distinct 

 themes of four notes each can be noted. 



I submit these suggestions, hoping that they will bring out some 

 discussion on this subject from ornithologists who have made a 

 study of bird songs and their notation. 



P. B. Coffin. 



Chicago, 111. 



AN INTERESTING HYBRID OF MARECA PENELOPE (WIDGON) 

 AND MARECA AMERICANA (BALDPATB). 



A male hybrid of the above species taken in North Bay, Prin- 

 cess Anne County, Virginia, on November 28th, 1918, and sent 

 me by Mr. E. V. Roe, is worthy of a detailed description. 



Crown, almost pure white, more so than with americana. Su- 

 perciliary line, partly green, partly red. 



Lore, ear coverts, throat, and side of neck mottled similar to 

 americana, only with undergrown reddish like penelope. 



The green on the wing, speculum, is less than with penelope, 

 but more than with americana. Balance of wing similar to 

 penelope. 



Back similar to penelope, but with undergrown of faint reddish 

 tinge. 



In the under tail coverts is a single white feather with a black 

 spot about three-eighths-inch diameter, near its extremity. 



Although the bird had been under the tender care of the postal 

 authorities for five days previous to arrival, — when it should have 

 come through in one, — I managed to make a very creditable addi 

 to my series of American taken Mareca penelope. 



Harold H. Bailey. 



Newport News. Va. 



January 1st, 1919. 



MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS POLYGLOTTOS IN NORTH CENTRAL 

 NEW JERSEY. 



The published records of Mimus polyglottos polyglottos for New 

 Jersey since 1880 are perhaps not numerous enough to render 

 unacceptable still another. The writer has in his collection, 



