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Ampelis garrulus Linn. Bohemian Waxwing. 



I am informed by Mr. J. E. Beesley that one spring, about forty years ago, 

 he took nineteen Bohemian Waxwings in one day near Indianapolis. They were 

 all in one flock, and were flying forward and backward over the river, catching 

 insects, after the manner of Flycatchers. 



Pfotonotaria citrea (Bodd.) Prothonotary Warbler. 



Mr. Beesley informs me that some years ago he obtained a pair of these warb- 

 lers on the farm formerly owned by Judge Terhune, three or four miles from 

 Lebanon, Ind. 



Buteo borealis hcaiani (And.). Harlan's Hawk. 



This hawk is also known by the names Black Hawk and Black Warrior. 

 There is a specimen of this rare species in the possession of Mr. E. B. Williams, 

 who mounted it, at Lebanon, Ind. The bird was obtained in Perry Township, 

 Boone County, Ind., in September, 1887. It was shot and its wing broken by Mr. 

 W. H. Moler. He brought it alive to the present owner. The following are the 

 measurements taken from the mounted specimen : Length, 24f in.; wing, 16 J in.; 

 tail, 9h in.; culmen, 1] in.; tarsus, 2^^ in.; bare tarsus, If in.; middle toe, \h in.; 

 claw, i in. This is the first record of its occurrence in the State. It had pre- 

 viously been taken in Illinois, where Mr. C. K. Worthen shot one of a pair on the 

 Mississippi River, near Warsaw, Hancock County, in March, 1879. There is in 

 my collection a specimen taken several years ago in Cumberland County, 111., and 

 presented to me by Mr. W. S. Everhart, of Toledo, 111. 



Fregala aquila (Linn.). Man-o'-War Bird. 



The past fall I had the pleasure of seeing in the oflice of Mr. J. E. Beesley, 

 at Lebanon, Ind., a fine specimen of a young male of this bird. He informed me 

 he received the specimen in the flesh .July 15, 1896, from Mr. W. I. Patterson, 

 Slielbyville, Ind. It was killed the day before he received it (July 14), near that 

 city. The following are the measurements taken from the mounted specimen : 

 Length, 3 feet; wing, 2 feet; tail, 16 in.; depth of fork, 7 in.; culmen, 4^ in. 

 This is a bird of the tropical and subtropical seas. Its occurrence with us is 

 wholly accidental. This is its first record for our State, although Mr. Robert 

 Ridgway has previously reported it from Ohio. (Man. N. A. Birds, 1887, p. 83.) 



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