This fall the attention of the writer was called to a peculiar case of 

 variation found in the vine Amiielopsis veitchie L., native of Japan, but 

 wliieh has been introduced into America for ornamental purposes. It 

 clings to the walls by its very numerous disk-tipped tendrils. The leaves 

 on the j-ounger branches of the vine are small and entire with dentate 

 margins, but those on the older Ijranches are sharply three-lobed or some- 

 times three divided. 



In this plant we tiud a second cleavage plane formed between the 

 petiole and leaf blade so that instead of the leaves falling in the usual 

 way the Idade is slied and tlie petiole remains attached to the stem until 

 late in the winter. 



Due to the differenee in density of structure in tlie stem and petiole, 

 it is difficult to secure satisfactory results in the formation and structure 

 of the cleavage plane of that region. But when, as in this plant, there is 

 a second cleavage plane formed between the petiole and blade, it is com- 

 paratively easy to trace. Tliere is a l)reaking down and spreading of 

 tlie tracheary tissue and the formation of a layer of small cells, causing 

 a complete disconnection l)etween the tracheary tissue of the leaf and 

 petiole, as is denionstrati d by the illustration. 



Some Rare Indiana Birds. 

 Amos W. Butler. 

 The following notes are supplemental to those presented at the meet- 

 ing of the Academy in IS'.l!), wliich wer(> printed in tlie proceedings for 

 that year: 



niAL.Vt'KOCOPvAX DILOPIirS FLORIDAXrS (And.). 

 Florida ('(innonint.—X liird of tliis species was Ivilled September 28, 

 ir>02, at Morris Street bridge over Wliite River, in the city of Indianapolis. 

 It was obtained by Fletcher M. Noe. 



PELECAXUS ERYTHROPvHYNCHOS Gmel. 

 White I'eliniii.—Two were killed on White River April 2.j, 1002, by 

 Harry Sappentield. Tlie locality is given as between the farms of Frank 

 C. Lory and A. H. Taylor, in Knox County. It is reported the birds will 

 be mounted. (E. J. Chausler.) 



