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was attracted to a bird in a thicket of wild crabapples, which I 

 at first sight took to be an Indigo Bunting, but it seemed too large, 

 and of a darker hue, with the distinct wing markings of the Blue 

 Grosbeak. The bird remained very quiet and in full view for at 

 least ten minutes, during which time it was not over twenty-five 

 feet from me. 



All of the species are additions to my list of the birds of Ash- 

 tabula county. 



S. V. Wh.\rram. 



Austinburg, Ohio. 



TUFTED TITMOUSE IN MINNESOTA 

 The recording of a Tufted Timouse (Baeoloplius b. bicolor) in 

 Minnesota is quite unusual, hence the following should be of in- 

 terest. A single bird of this species was first noted shorted be- 

 fore Christmas, 1920, with a flock of Chickadees, in whose com- 

 pany it remained throughout the winter. The flock spent most of 

 the time among the evergreens of a cemetery, near Northfield, and 

 the Titmouse could be seen almost any day. Toward the latter 

 part of March the Chickadees had paired off and on the twenty- 

 third the Titmouse was found deserted. Fearing that it too would 

 leave the vicinity, and wishing the specimen, I secured it on that 

 day. It proved to be a female, and according to Dr. T. S. Roberts 

 is, so far as he is aware, the first specimen that has been taken 

 within the state. There are seven published records of its occur- 

 rence here, of which I have knowledge, and I have word that two 

 or three others have been noted in the state the past winter. 



A Myrtle Warbler was noted here on April 10th, which is very 

 early for southeastern Minnesota. The past winter was milder 

 than usual and Juncos, Crows and Brown Creepers were present. 

 A Mourning Dove was noted December 25th at Kingsley, in the 

 northern part of Iowa. 



E. W. Johns. 

 Northfield, Minn. 



ROOF-NESTING NIGHTHAWKS 

 The Nighthawk {Chorclciles virginianiis Virginian us) gets its 

 first name from two Greek words that mean " Sounder of the 

 Evening Lyre." People of Nashville, Tennessee, will readily admit 

 that part of this title is well selected, though they would be slow 

 to find very much music in his calls. In recent years these birds 

 have taken over the gravel roofs of certain buildings right in the 

 heart of the city, presumably to see that their offspring got a place 

 in the sun quite early in their careers. Late in the afternoon and 

 far into the night one can hear the shrill far-sounding " B-e-e-r-b." 

 Ofttimes they swoop down near the ground and their voices sound 



