72 The Wilson Bulletin.— No. 43. 



We are in receipt of a paper entitled "An Act to Incorporate the 

 Audubon Society of North Carolina and to Provide for the Preser- 

 vation of the Song and Game Birds of the State," which means that 

 the birds of that state are to be looked after carefully and intelli- 

 gently. It is always a pleasure to note the rapid advance which 

 protective measures are making over the entire country. Not the 

 least encouraging is the evident intelligent interest manifested by 

 large numbers of persons where few or none seemed to care any- 

 thing about the birds a few years ago. 



A new magazine, "The Atlantic Slope Naturalist," calls for our 

 attention. It is edited and published by Dr. W. E. Rotzell, at Nar- 

 berth, Penn.; subscription price .30 cents a year. "The object of 

 this little journal is to afford those interested in nature studies a 

 medium through which observations may be recorded, opinions may 

 be expressed, questions may be asked and specimens announced for 

 exchange." It is devoted to natural history in general, and therefore 

 appeals to a large constituency. The first number is full of inter- 

 esting matter, which promises well for the future of the journal. 

 Dr. Rotzell will make an able editor. 



The reorganized Michigan Ornithological Club, in the first num- 

 ber of the fourth volume of its Bulletin, has proved that it is a 

 force to be reckoned with in that state. The immediate work out- 

 lined for members of the club is of the right character to produce 

 results. It goes without saying that the members mean business, 

 and that Michigan ornithology will make rapid strides in the next 

 few years. Geographically considered there is hardly a state in the 

 Union in which a larger list of birds might be expected to occur. 

 We look for some interesting things from this rejuvenated club. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



NOTES FROM RHINEBECK, DUTCHESS COUNTY, N. Y. 



Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). — A pair nested in 1899 in a large hole 

 in an apple-tree, about six feet up. The tree was about ten yards 

 from an inhabited house, and not far from a creek. The female, as 

 she sat on her thirteen eggs, was so tame that she could be touched 

 before flying off. When suddenly approached she would utter a 

 hissing sound, resembling that of a swan. She and all her eggs were 

 stolen. In 1901 a pair was shot near the same spot. 



