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As a result of the above comparison, I am convinced that the identity 
of the two alleged species is established beyond reasonable doubt, and that 
the bird is generically the same as T'erpsiphone, at least that group contain- 
ing princeps, owstoni, and doubtless illex (the last not seen by me). 
Finally, as Mr. McGregor described the adults, immature and young, the 
nest and egg, as well as the flight, song and native name of the bird, Dr. 
Hartert’s remark that “ the efforts of the industrious American ornitholo- 
gists who have been working for years in the Philippine Islands should have 
brought it to light again ere this’ has been fully met.— Cuas. W. Ricu- 
MoND, Washington, D.C. . 
Townsend’s Solitaire (M. townsendi) at Seattle, Wash.— Although 
not rare in this immediate locality, Townsend’s Solitaire is rather infre- 
quently met with. This winter however, we have found it not at all uncom- 
mon, on one occasion five being seen feeding on the berries of the Madrona 
tree and associated with numbers of the Western Robin and Varied 
Thrushes.— 8. F. Ratusun, Seattle, Wash. 
Winter Birds at Hatley, Stanstead County, Quebec.— The winter 
of 1916-17 is certainly proving an interesting one, for after an interval of 
three years Pine Grosbeaks (Pinicola enucleator leucura) have again visited 
the district. I first noticed them in my garden on December 16. Two 
females (out of which one was obtained) of the White-winged Crossbill 
(Loxia leucoptera) a species new to my list, were observed on the early date 
of August 31, and a flock of fifteen again on October 27. Redpolls (Acan- 
this linaria linaria) have been plentiful, first, arriving on November 5, but 
Pine Siskins (Spinus pinus) and Evening Grosbeaks (Hesperiphona ves- 
pertina vespertina) have not put in an appearance as yet. Snow Buntings 
(Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis) arrived on November 14, and an example of 
the Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter velox) was seen on December 19. Two 
Hudsonian Chickadees (Penthestes hudsonicus subsp.?) were seen on several 
occasions between October 10 and November 12, and on January 10 an 
example of the Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) was obtained.— H. 
Moustey, Hatley, Que. 
Unusual Late Autumn and Winter Records for Eastern Massa- 
chusetts.— On the 15th of November, 1916, Dr. W. M., Tyler and I dis- 
covered a Cape May Warbler ( Dendroica tigrina) in the town of Belmont, 
Mass., and we found it again in the same place on the 19th and 25th of 
the same month. _ In this region, on the 9th of December, 1916, we saw a 
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum palmarum).. Mr. H. W. Wright 
had seen one of these birds (probably the same individual) in this neighbor- 
hood on the 9th of the previous month. On the 25th of February, 1917, 
Mr. Charles W. Jenks showed me a Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca iliaca) 
wintering in Bedford, Mass., where it had been under observation since 
the 6th of January.— WatrerR Faxon, Lexington, Mass. 
