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five specimens of this Tern at Miller’s, Indiana, in August, 1898. None 
were taken. 
Mr. F. M. Woodruff, of Chicago, says the Caspian Tern is not a rare 
bird on the lake in the early fall. ‘“‘A few are seen each year at Miller’s, 
Indiana. They are very shy, but I have managed to obtain four of them.” 
HELMINTHOPHILA BACHMANI (AUD.). 
Bachman's Warbler.—A female of this rare warbler was taken May 2, 
1899, near Greensburg, Indiana, by Mr. W. F. West. The captor says: 
“Tt had no song. It was taken from the lower branches of a large elm 
tree, situated on the bank of a small stream which flows through an open 
woods.” The following is the description: Forehead, sides of head, 
upper neck and breast, bright yellow; crown and band across neck, black; 
belly and under-tail coverts, whitish; above, back of head and neck, gray- 
ish; back, wing coverts and edge of quills, tinged with olive green; upper 
tail coverts, bright olive green; wings, grayish; tail apparently same color; 
but two feathers, however, remain for determination. Length, 4.50; tail, 
about 2.00; wing, 2.37. Male.—Greensburg, Indiana, May 2, 1899, Col. W. 
F. West. , 
It is interesting to note this extralimital record of this rare bird. Its 
range is South America and the Gulf States west to Louisiana; Cuba in 
winter. It has been taken as far north as southern Virginia and Arkansas. 
BioLogicaL ConpItTIONS oF RounD AND SHRINER LaAkEs, 
Wuititey Country, Inp. 
By E. B. WILuramson. 
Whitley County is situated in the northeastern part of Indiana. It is 
bounded on the east by Allen County, of which Fort Wayne is the county 
seat; Columbia City, situated very nearly in the center of the county, is 
the county seat of Whitley County. Round, Shriner and Cedar lakes lie 
in the northern part of the county, above seven miles from Columbia City. 
Shriner and Cedar lakes lie parallel to each other, directly west of Round 
Lake, into which they empty their waters. Round Lake is drained into 
