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with the Carolinns. Now this, althoufrh in the main it mav be 

 true, lia^ exceptions. Tlie turkey buzzard (Carthartes aura), for 

 oxaniple. has heen found in a few instances much further north. 

 The Am. Nat. Vil., 1873, piige 693, says two were taken in Mass- 

 acluisetts and one in Cahns, iNIaine. One w^as taken in a cteel 

 trap in ( "uinlierhmd. Maine. Three were seen at Grand Manan. 

 Ai)ril, l<s7o. (See Cones' N. A. Bird Life.) That ib the highest 

 northern limit I have noticed in any hooks I have seen. 



[ wi>ii to make a little aiidition ii. tliis record, lint unfort- 

 unately neglected to take down the (hue anrl all tlie circum- 

 stances. We have, however, retained the most notable fact, and 

 that is the bird it-elf. which is stutl'ed and in our museum. 

 This bird was foun»i entangled in a fishing net at Black Brook 

 (n >w called L'lggic ,illo ). a village 5 nnles below Chatham on 

 the Mirauiichi liver. sonic live or si.\ years ago. This can be 

 veriried l>y the man who found it. by Dr. Cox who stuffed it. 

 and last, but n»it lca>t. t'.ie bird is in the museum t<j sjicak foi- 

 it-elf. I thiidv this breaks the record for the northern limit in 

 the case of the turkey buz/.ard. and 1 also think we can do tin; 

 same in reference to the carrion crow (Catharista atrata). Cones 

 uivcs the northern range a^^ not extending beyond the Carolinas. 

 but says one was taken in Swampscott. ?k!ass.. 1850. anotlier at 

 (Gloucester. Mass.. ^^el^t. 28. 18G3. (J. A. Allen.) G. A. Board- 

 nian.SDcaks of one killed at Calais, Maine. Mr. Rnthven i/eane 

 gives another Maine recoi'd— Camiiolicllo. Aug., 1879. (Cones.) 



Now b)f ihe Miranuchi Natural llistm-y Association record. 

 On nee. 2()th. 1903. Mr. K Allan, of E^cnn)inac, at the mouth of 

 the Miramichi river, shot a l»ii(l and sent it up to us for the 

 museum. He describes the ciicumstances in the following man- 

 lier: "The bird \^hcn iirst seen \\as tlying across Mr. John No- 

 lan's farm; did not appear to lie of a wild nature; Wiis soaring 

 about twenty yards above the ground when shot. It appe_:red 

 to iiy like an eagle about 50 yards, then soar about 100.'' 



This bird wdien sent up proved to be the carrion crow 

 (Catharista atrata). Dr. Cox stuffed it and set it up beside its 

 cousin, the turkey l)uzzard. in the museum of the Association, 

 where they can be exandned by all doubting Thomases. Note 

 j.articnlarly the latitude and the extreme lateness in the season. 



