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Wayne County on December 19-20, 1911, and February 27, 



1912. 



No. 85. Pooccetes graiiiineiis grauiinciis. 



I secured a female on Grosse Isle on December 29, 1908, 

 that is the only winter record that I am aware of. This bird 

 was fat and in good condition.' The ground was bare of snow. 

 Mr. P. A. Taverner was with me at the time. 

 No. 86. Zonotrichia albicoUis. 



While working through a pasture heavily grown up with 

 thorn trees (Crataegus) on December 19, 1911, I found a 

 White-throated sparrow feeding. I was able to watch it for 

 some time at close range. , December, 1911, was an unusually 

 mild month and I have no doubt but that others could have 

 been found. 

 No'. 87. Pipilo erythrophthalmus crythrophthalmns. 



Two records. Mr. Jas. B. Purdy saw a female on January 

 29, 1905, near Plymouth, Wayne County. On December 19, 

 1911, I saw a male on Grosse Isle on the same piece of 

 ground wdiere I observed the White-throated Sparrow. The 

 Towhee w^as actively engaged in scratching among the dead 

 leaves and occasionally gave his alarm notes. 

 No. 88. Thryothorus ludovicianus Indovicianus. 



One singing from my ice house on Grosse Isle, January 16, 

 1911. I noticed another Carolina Wren on December 5, 1911, 

 that was busily engaged in exploring an old chicken house. 

 This bird remained in the vicinity for several days, and I 

 heard him calling or singing every day. 

 No. 89. Hylocichla guttata palJasi. 



One recorded only. I found a Hermit Thrush on Decem- 

 ber 8, 1905, in the woods near the head of Belle Isle, Detroit 

 River. The bird was apparently in good condition, to judge 

 from the way it was tripping over the dead leaves. The pre- 

 vious week (Nov. 29-Dec. 4) was a severe one, the temper- 

 ature being as low as 17° on November 30, with about an 

 inch of snow on the ground on December 2. 



