192 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 101 



GENERAL NOTES 



THE FLORIDA GALLINULE NEAR WASHINGTON, D. C. 



On September 4, 1917, I purchased an immature female Florida 

 Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) in the Washington Center Market 

 that, from the condition of the blood in the larger vessels, and the 

 state of the viscera, must have been killed on the preceding day. 

 Though no definite locality was given it is believed that this bird 

 was shot nearby within the limits used in citing records for the 

 District Fauna. There are few notes on the occurrence of the 

 Florida Gallinule in this vicinity, though it is supposed that it 

 may breed rarely in the more secluded marshes. 



Alexander Wetmore. 



Biological Survey, Washington, D. C. 



A CORRECTION. 



In my paper, entitled " Some Notes on the Birds of Rock Can- 

 yon, Arizona," which appeared in the June, 1917, number of 

 the Wilson Bulletin, there are two errors which have been cour- 

 teously brought to my attention by Mr. Harry S. Swarth of the 

 Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, California. 



The Rillito River (or Creek) is frequently referred to as the 

 Santa Rita River. My use of the latter name was the resvilt of 

 a mere assumption that the name I heard in daily use by the Mex- 

 icans and others was the correct one. 



Also, on page 68, the record of the Mexican Black Hawk (Vrii'bi- 

 tinga anthrocina) should be withdrawn from the list, because of 

 the rarity of the species in Arizona, and the lack of specimen evi- 

 dence with which to confirm the present occurrence. The great 

 similarity between this species and Buteo abbreviatus renders vis- 

 ual identification especially difficult, and while the specimen noted 

 may have been either of these two, it seems better to drop the 

 record altogether. 



My appreciation is due Mr. Swarth for his courtesy and interest 

 in calling the above to my attention. 



F. C. Lincoln. 



Denver, Colo. 



INCIDENTAL RECORDS FOR 1917. 

 (Obtained at Rantoul, 111.) 



The most gratifying record of this past summer's season is that 

 of the Yellow-headed Blackbird. It was obt^^'ned by no effort. 



