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was P. h. nigricans. On February 4 in company with Mr. C. H. Rogers, 
another individual was met on the First Mountain between Westfield and 
Summit. 
In every case the Labrador Chickadee was associated with larger num- 
bers of the Black-cap Chickadee. The bird seen on January 7 was accom- 
panied by three Tufted Titmice also. No form of Penthestes hudsonicus 
has ever before been recorded from New Jersey— W. DEW. MILLER, 
Plainfield, N. J. 
Notes from Madison, Wisconsin. —Rep-THroatTEep Loon (Gavia 
stellata). On June 7, 1916, a loon was seen on Lake Mendota that at once 
attracted attention by its small size. The bird was not more than one 
hundred yards from shore and by a cautious approach I was able to study 
it carefully. Although in winter plumage, the character of the bill left no 
doubt but that it was of this species. 
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER (Centurus carolinus). A male was seen at 
frequent intervals in the immediate vicinity of my home from January 3 
to May 20, 1916. Possibly the same bird was again noted from October 
4 to October 8. Not noted during the summer months. 
WESTERN MerapowuarK (Sturnella neglecta). On April 13, 1916, a 
Western Meadowlark alighted on a fence a short distance away and sang 
for several minutes. The writer at one time spent several months in 
western Texas and adjoining regions where the thoroughly characteristic 
song of this species could be heard almost daily. The following quotation 
with the exception of (this) is taken verbatim from Kumlein and Hollister 
— ‘Birds of Wisconsin.’ ‘It is found regularly in Rock, Jefferson and 
Dane (this) counties, but only (?) in very late fall, November and even 
December, but not having as yet been noted in spring.’ It is probable 
that most observers will consider it uncommon at any season. 
Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula). One seen on May 11, 1916. 
— A. W. SHorcer, Madison, Wisc. 
Notes from North Carolina.— The writers spent from December 30, 
1916, to January 1, 1917, on and around Monkey Island, Currituck Sound, 
North Carolina, studying the winter bird-life of the region. Three obser- 
vations are worthy of record. 
ReppPouu (Acanthis linariasubsp.). Two observed on December 31, 
1916, feeding on the beach opposite Monkey Island, in company with 
Ipswich and Savannah Sparrows. They were so tame as to permit an 
approach within ten feet. One was heard in the same place the next day. 
Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson informs us this is the second record for the State. 
As we had no means of collecting a specimen, it is impossible to state 
definitely to which subspecies the birds belonged. ‘They were noticeably 
smaller than the Sparrows with which they were associated, and the 
presumptive evidence is of course strongly in favor of their being straight 
linaria. 
