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about an hour among the Norwalk Islands looking over a great flock of 
migrating shorebirds. While we were watching a flock of small Sand- 
pipers a Knot alighted within thirty yards and remained as long as we cared 
to look at it. 
14. Pisobia fuscicollis. WuitTr-rumpeD SANpPIPpER.— Two were 
noted in the flock of shorebirds on the Norwalk Islands, May 24. 
15. Bartramia longicauda. Upianp Piover.—C. W. Vibert, of 
South Windsor, informed me that a pair of Upland Plover regularly spent 
the summer on the meadows near his home. He conducted me to the place 
on May 8 and we saw one bird. On July 15 two were noted in the same 
locality. 
16. Oxyechus vociferus. Kituprrer.—I saw the Killdeer on the 
following dates: Norwalk, April 13, May 20, August 24 and 25 and Octo- 
ber 27; South Windsor, May 8, July 16, and August 1; Fairfield, October 2. 
On August 24 four were seen feeding in a pasture near the salt marshes and 
on August 25 ten at the same spot. The other records were of single birds 
or pairs. 
17. Arenaria interpres morinella. Ruppy Turnsronge.— A number 
of Turnstones were present in the flock on the Norwalk Islands on May 24. 
On May 31 one individual was noted feeding along the shore of Norwalk 
Harbor. This bird was very tame and allowed me to approach within ten 
yards before it flew. 
18. Halizetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Batp Eacie.— 
One noted flying over Fourteen Acre Pond at Norwalk on May 20 and a 
second seen feeding on dead fish along the edge of the same pond on Sep- 
tember 26. 
19. Pandion haliaétus carolinensis. Osprey— Mr. Arthur W. 
Brockway and I saw two occupied nests at the mouth of the Connecticut 
River on June 12. 
20. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Rep-HzADED WoopPECKER.— 
One taken May 12 at Norwalk. ~ 
21. Empidonax virescens. Acapian FiycatcHEer.— A pair of these 
small flyeatchers were observed daily about a little swamp at Norwalk 
from May 15 to 18. On the 18th one was collected for identification. 
Others were noted at the same place on May 20. 
22. Otocoris alpestris alpestris. Hornep Larx.— Early record: 
one, collected out of a flock of three on October 27 at Norwalk, was too 
badly shot to make a skin. 
23. Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina. Eventna GrosBEAK.— 
On May 3 Lewis W. Ripley of Glastonbury informed me that he had seen 
a flock of Evening Grosbeaks in a small swamp near East Hartford. I 
accompanied him to this place on May 4 and found a flock of about fifteen 
birds three of which were collected. I saw birds of this same flock on May 5 
and a single bird in a nearby swamp on May 8. 
24. Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys. WHITE-cROWNED SPAR- 
Row.— One collected from a flock of English Sparrows in a barnyard near 
