Eevisory Notes ox the Birds of Nebraska 117 



representative of the Alaskan form. A third specimen is in the 

 Rees Heaton collection and presumably was taken at Curtis, Fron- 

 tier County, Nebraska. Apparently this previously overlooked form 

 of the yellow warbler is not rare as a migrant through Nebraska 

 in middle May. 



Desert Bewick Wren (Thryomanes bewickii erenvophihis (Ober- 

 holser)). — On April 21, 1915, Mr. C. A. Black collected a speci- 

 men of this wren at Oshkosh, Garden County, Nebraska, thus add- 

 ing a new bird to the Nebraska list. The identification is by Dr. 

 H. C. Oberholser. This form is regarded by the A. O. U. Commit- 

 tee as not separable from T. b. bairdi. 



This gives a list of 127 species and subspecies for Ne- 

 braska, as tlie avifauna of tliis state is at present inider- 

 stood. 



POSTPONEMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING 



On account of tlie prevalence of the "tSi)anish" influenza, 

 and also on account of the linancial stringency due to the 

 Government bond issue, it has seemed wise to postpone or 

 possibly omit the 1918 annual meeting. 



