in the neighborhood of Freeport. There are no re- 

 cent records. 



G. P. Engelhardt, 

 J. T. Nichols,, 

 Roy Latham, 

 R. C. Murphy, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



ALLIGATORS IN WINTER 



On December 24, 1914, on Bogue Banks, near 

 Morehead City, N. C, I killed a four-foot alligator 

 which had crawled about 30 feet from its "cave," or 

 hole. It was sluggish and did not appear to notice 

 me as I came up to it. This is the first one I have 

 ever killed here in the winter, and its being out at this 

 season near the northern limit of its range, is inter- 

 esting. I have reliable evidence from the natives that 

 they not infrequently come out in this vicinity in 

 winter, and are even heard bellowing. 



Russell J. Coles, 



Danville, Va. 



THE YELLOW-TAIL (Ocyurus chrysurus) IX 

 NEW JERSEY 



In 1905 I wrongly described an example of this 

 species as the gray snapper (Rep. N. J. State Mus., 

 1905, p. 316). This specimen has since been exam- 

 ined and compared with examples of the yellow-tail, 

 and agrees in most all details. It was obtained by 

 Mr. Philip Laurent on September 21, 1890, accord- 

 ing to the label, at Anglesea. As no other record 

 for the yellow-tail north of Florida appears to have 

 ever been given^ the above may prove of interest. 



Henry W. Fowler, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



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