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a flock in Cheesman Park, where the birds were feeding on ‘ Russian Olives’ 
and snow. After apparently becoming satisfied with food and snow, the 
birds would rest for a while in the trees, and then suddenly forcibly regurgi- 
tate a large quantity of clear fluid, which when it fell upon the snow, depos- 
ited undigested seeds. The same habit was noticed with a number of 
captive waxwings, which I was able to watch through the courtesy of 
Director J. D. Figgins of the Colorado Museum of Natural History (Denver). 
It is highly probable that this queer habit of the Bohemian Waxwing 
has been spoken of before now; unfortunately I do not have access to 
avicultural magazines, or to such works as ‘Bird Life in Sweden,’ where it 
probably is on record, and hence I am now risking a duplication of a well 
known fact.— W. H. Breratoup, Denver, Colo. 
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata celata) in Cohasset, 
Mass.— On December 8, 14, 26, and 31, 1916, and January 9, 1917, I saw 
a single Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata celata in Cohasset, 
Mass. This is, as far as I know, the first specimen reported from this 
town, which is about twenty miles southeast of Boston, on the coast. 
In each case it was with Black-capped Chickadees, with Myrtle Warblers 
near, and usually Hudsonian Chickadees, and Golden-crowned Kinglets. 
It was usually in small cedars, near the ground. 
One point in Mr. Wright’s paper in the January ‘Auk’ is of especial 
interest in relation to my own experience. He quotes Mr. Wayne as say- 
ing that the Orange-crown “‘never displays its crown patch while here in 
winter or early spring’? and Mr. Wm. Brewster as saying that he has 
never seen the concealed crown patch shown by a living bird. 
My first view of the bird was while observing, at about twenty feet, a 
Brown-capped Chickadee in a small cedar. (I think these birds are refer- 
able to Penthestes hudsonicus hudsonicus rather than P. h. littoralis, this 
winter.) Into my field came a yellowish green bird, which showed dis- 
tinctly a reddish brown crown patch. In a moment it was gone to shrub- 
bery near by and though I flushed it some half dozen times, I did not again 
see it at rest. The glimpse of the crown was only momentary, as the 
bird swung over on its side, showing the entire back but no underparts, 
but the impression of the reddish crown was very distinct. 
On December 8 I had one brief glimpse of the bird in flight. 
December 26 I had an excellent study of the bird, in a small scrub oak, 
under very good light conditions, The streaky breast was seen for the 
first time. On the 31st, with Mr. Chas. B. Floyd, I had another excellent 
study. This time the bird was in company with Black-capped Chicka- 
dees, Tree Sparrows, Purple Finches, Myrtle Warblers, and a Downy 
Woodpecker. 
Today, January 9, I heard its call note for the first time, very different 
from the calls of the Myrtle Warbler, louder, clearer, and of different 
quality.— JoHn B. May, Cohasset, Mass. 
