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Mrs. Jane L. Hine, Sedan, Ind., says Bridge Pewees (Phciebes) were rare, Her- 

 mit Thrushes very rare, but Olive-backed and Wood Thrushes were common as 

 ever. 



Charles Clickener says Wrens and Catbirds were rare in Parke County this 

 year. 



At Palmer, Mich., O. B. Warren reports that many species were noticeably 

 less common than in 1894. Among them were Golden-crowned Thrush, Seiurus 

 awocapilliis (Linn.); Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pen7is}jlvanica (Linn.); 

 Black and Yellow Warbler, Dendroica maculosa (Gmel.) ; Yellow-rumji Warbler, 

 Dendroica coronata (Linn.); Black and White Creeper, MniotUta varia (Linn.); 

 Indigo Bunting, Pa-iserina cyanea (Linn.); Junco, Junco hyemulis (Linn.); Pine 

 Finch, Spiniis pintis (Wils. ); Red Crossbill, Lcria citrvirostra minor (Brehm); 

 White-winged Crossbill, Lojia leucoptera (Gmel.); Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis mac- 

 ularia (Linn.); Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, Sphyrapicii.< varius (Linn.); flicker, 

 Coiaptes auraius (Linn.); Night Hawk, Chordeiles virgiiiianus (Gmel.); Wood 

 Pewee, Contopua virens (Linn.); Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimum (Baird); 

 Rusty Blackbird, Scolecophagiis carolinm (Miill. ). Especially rare were White- 

 throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel.); Nashville Warbler, Helminthoph- 

 a(/a rufieapvlu (Wils.); Winter Wren, Troglodytes hyemalis (Vieill. ). Of the 

 Hermit Thrush, Tiirdim aonalaschhr pallasii (Cab.\ he says there is a marvelous 

 decrease in numbers, more noticeable than the absence of Sialia sialis. 



E. J. Chansler, Bicknell, Ind., noted Phft-be, Sayornis phwbe (Lath.), and 

 Eave Swallow, Petrochtl don lunifrons (Say), as scarcer than usual. 



3. Catharista airata (B&rtr.). Black Vulture. 



November 24, 1894, three seen at Monrovia, Morgan County, Ind.^Alden M. 

 Hadley. 



Large docks observed at Bicknell, Ind., last fall (1895) feeding on dead hogs. 

 — E. J. Chansler. 



4. Phalacroeorax d.ilophus floridanus (Aud.). Florida cormorant. 



Prof. Stanley Coulter informs me that there is a specimen in the collection of 

 Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., bearingthe following legend : "Shot March, 

 1880, from amid a flock of wild ducks on bayou of Wild Cat Creek, Tippecanoe 

 County, Ind., by Daniel Mueller, who donated the same to Purdue University." 



5. Phidacrocorax dilophiis (Sw. and Rich.). Duuble-crested Cormorant. 



One shot November 28, 1895, on Big Walnut Creek, Putnam County, Ind. — 

 Jesse Earll. 



6. Aquila chrysaiios (Linn.). Golden Eagle. 



