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city. The specimen is now in the State Museum at the Capitol. The spec- 
imen reported by Mr. Hamilton was taken by Mr. J. W. Roe, of Zanes- 
ville, Ind., in the northern part of Wells County, Dec. 18, 1896. It was 
first observed slowly moving about in an open field and was shot at long 
range. This bird is now in my collection. 
On December 28, Mr. J. E. Beasley wrote me that he had in his pos- 
session four of these birds from four different Indiana localities. One 
was the specimen sent by Mr. Noe. Another was brought to him alive by 
Mr. David Johnson, from Hazelrigg, Boone County, December 18. Mr. A. 
W. Beck, of Hazelrigg, informs me that it was captured alive about Decem- 
ber 15. Mr. Johnson was driving along the road near that town and saw 
the bird in a field near by. He caught it and kept it two or three days. 
It was a persistent diver when put into the water; would offer to fight 
when approached, and did not make much effort to get away. 
The third bird was sent to him by Mr. J. F. Warner, of Fowler, Benton 
County. Mr. Warner has written me the bird was captured on the road 
about three miles west of Fowler by a teamster, whose name is unknown 
to him, about Dee. 20. He adds that he never saw but one other bird of 
this kind. It was caught near Reynolds, White County, Indiana, by Mr. 
Linck, a night watchman on the Panhandle Railroad, in March, 1869. He 
adds: “It lived three or four days and died in my possession, but was not 
preserved.” 
The fourth was received by the taxidermist, about Dec. 20, from Mr. 
A. C. Littleton, Pickard, Ill. It was caught by Mr. Abel Christy, 
about three-fourths of a mile north of that place, Dec. 10, and was kept 
alive until it was sent to be mounted, but died on the road. 
Prof. E. L. Moseley, Sandusky, Ohio, informs me that the four speci- 
mens he reported were taken within twenty miles of Sandusky, Dee. 19, 
1896. 
A fine adult male was taken by a twelve-year-old boy on the Iroquois 
River, Iroquois Township, Newton County, Ind., one and a half miles from 
Foresman, near what is known as the old Indian Ford, Dec. 31, 1896. It 
was shipped to a firm on South Water street, Chicago, where Mr. F. M. 
Woodruff obtained it, and it is now in his collection. He obtained the 
information given above from the Postmaster at Foresman, Ind., and 
kindly sent it to me. 
