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couiiueiK-emL'iit of the second (luai-tei- of August, are most numerous be- 

 tween the middle of that month and mid-September, and generally are 

 scarce after Octol^er 1. Some, however, occasionally linger until cold 

 weather. Reference has elsewhere been made to this but attention is 

 called to it again because of informaiion received of (lie occiu'rence of 

 some rare species since the last report. 



NUMEXirS IIUDSONICTTS Lath. 

 Hiiilsouidii Curlew.— Ml- . F. I\I. Woodruff states a fine Hudsonian Cur- 

 lew was talcen at Calumet Heights, Indiana, August :!. in02, liy R. S. 

 Turtle. It is a very rare migrant in Indiana. 



TRINGA CANUTUS Linn. 

 Knot.—Mv. F. M. Woodruff reports the capture of a specimen of this 

 world-wide sea-side wanderer near Millers, Indiana, in 1901. He has 

 kindly placed in my collection a specimen taken at the same place to verify 

 the Indiana record. 



ARENARIA INTERI'RES (Linn.). 

 Turn-'itoiic.— Ml-. Woodruff also obtained one of these birds near the 

 same place August 9, 1902. This is early for these seashore species. They 

 are said to be in exceptionally rich plumage. 



MICROPALAiSIA HIMANTOPUS (Bp.). 

 Stilt Sandpiper.— A specimen of this rare Sandpiper was taken at Mill 

 Pond, near Greencastle, April 19, 1899, by Alexander Black. This is the 

 second record of which I know for Indiana. Mr. Black has kindly de- 

 posited the specimen in my collection to verify the record. 



ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS (Linn.). 

 Passenger Pigeon.— The only record of the Wild Pigeon I have been 

 able to obtain since that of June 10. 1899, was received last spring through 

 the kindness of Mr. Fletcher M. Noe of this city. From him I learned 

 that Mr. Chas. K. Muchmore, of I>aurel, Indiana, had obtained a speci- 

 men of this very interesting bird which was taken near that place last 

 spring, April o, 1902. Of this Mr. Muchmore says: 



