General Notes 165 



Golden Eagle through a taxidermist in Chicago, and made similar 

 measurements upon it and a Plymouth Rock hen. 

 The facts obtained are as follows: : 



Eagle. Chicken. 



10 pounds — Weight of entire bird 7y2 pounds 



7 ft. 1 in.— Extent, tip to tip of wings 28 inches 



39 inches — Length of each wing 12 inches 



16 inches — Width of each wing 8 inches 



36 inches — Length of entire bird 24 inches 



185 grains — Weight of brain 55 grains 



PRAIRIE HORNED LARKS FROZEN IN ICE. 



In February, 1914, near Westfleld, Iowa, I found seven Prairie 

 Horned Larks frozen in the ice in the ruts of a country road. The 

 ice was thin and easily broken, and as the birds were still alive 

 they were quickly released and allowed to fly away, apparently 

 not seriously injured. Most of the birds were held by both feet, but 

 one or two were fastened by only one foot. Feathers could also 

 be seen frozen in the ice. These feathers may have been whipped 

 out in the efforts of the birds to escape, or some may have been 

 frozen in at the same time the feet were frozen in. 



We cannot be altogether certain how the birds came to be thus 

 imprisoned in this peculiar manner. But it seems to me most 

 likely that the birds found the deep ruts a good shelter and roosted 

 there through the night. It is not easy to believe, however, that 

 they would deliberately stand in water, and we may have to suppose 

 that some thawing occurred during the forepart of the night, and 

 that the temperature later fell to the freezing point. 



Claxjdiu.s Pike. 



SOME NOTES FROM ST. MARKS, FLORIDA. 



PetrocJielidon lujiifroris lunifrons — Cliff Swallow. May 10, 1917, 

 five flew over the river, feeding for some minutes. This is the only 

 spring record I flnd. 



Porzana Carolina — Sora. May 8, 1917, four were seen feeding on 

 an open marsh. All showed the bright yellow coloring to bill, in- 

 dicative of approaching breeding season. May 14, 1916, a single 

 bird was seen. These dates seem late, but I have no idea they 

 remained here for nesting. 



HaUiretus I. lencoceplialus — Bald Eagle. December 11, 1916, a 

 single egg, that proved incubation almost finished, was taken from 

 a nest. This egg was probably deposited about November 20. 



CompepMlus principalis — Ivory-billed Woodpecker. I recently 

 saw a female of this rare bird in the fiesh that had been taken 



