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consisted of two adult males and one female, the latter of two males and 
two females. They were generally alone or in the company of Golden- or 
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and were somewhat shy and difficult to approach, 
which made their exact number not easy to estimate. Besides the seven 
obtained I can only positively assert to having seen four other examples, 
although I know there were several more that I was unable to follow up.— 
H. Moustey, Hatley, Que. 
Rare Winter Visitants in Northern Indiana.— 1. Astur atricapil- 
lus atricapillus. GosHAWwK.— One seen carrying a rabbit in its talons 
at Mineral Springs, Porter County, Ind., Feb. 17, 1917. 
2. Picoides arcticus. BuLack-BAcKED THREE-TOED WoOODPECKER.— 
A fine male of this species was taken near Millers, Lake County, Ind., on 
March 11, 1917. When first seen the bird was busily engaged in digging 
larvee from under the bark of a dead northern scrub pine, in a small grove 
of these trees a short distance from the shore of Lake Michigan. It was 
very tame and appeared rather sluggish and clumsy in movement. 
The stomach contained nearly complete skins with heads of eleven wood 
boring larvee, and heads only of twelve more. These larve were identified 
for me by Mr. A. B. Walcott of the Field Museum as Monohammus 
titillator var. carolinensis, Oliv. This is the first Indiana record for this 
woodpecker. 
3. Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina. Eveninc GRosBEAK.— 
Present in small numbers in the dune region, although not nearly so numer- 
ous as during the previous winter. A flock of fourteen were seen feeding 
on poison sumac berries at Mineral Springs, Porter County, on Nov. 25, 
1916. A single bird was noticed at the same place, also feeding on these 
berries on Dec. 23, 1916. My last record was March 24, when five or 
sIx were seen. 
4. Acanthis linaria linaria. Reppoty.— Unusually abundant 
throughout the winter, appearing in large flocks about the middle of 
November and remaining until late in March, a small flock being seen on 
March 24. Many hundreds of these birds were seen migrating north- 
westward along the lake shore on the evening of March 11, 1917. 
5. Acanthis hornemanni exilipes. Hoary Reprouu. Four or 
five very light colored redpolls were seen feeding by the roadside with a 
large flock of linaria at Mineral Springs, Porter County, Ind., on Dec. 23, 
1916. One of these which was collected and compared with specimens 
in the Field Museum proved to be the Hoary Redpoll, Acanthis horne- 
manni exilipes, a new record for the State. The specimen is perfectly 
typical in every respect, with the exception of the rump which is not as 
white as is usual in this variety. The skin is in the Harris Extension 
collection.— H. L. Stopparp, The N. W. Harris Public School Extension 
of Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois. 
