[02 • General Notes. [January 



American Naturalist, Nov., Dei., [884, Jan., 18S5. 

 Bulletin Essex [nstitute, XV, Nos. 7-9. XVI, Nos. 4-6. 

 Canadian Science Monthly, Sept., 1883. 

 Journal Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., VII, Nos. 1-3. 

 Naturalist, The, A Journ. ofNat. llist. for the North <>l' England, No 

 112-1 13, No\ . . Dec, [884. 

 Ornithologist and Oologist, Aug.-Dec, 1884. 

 Proceedings Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1884, Pt. II. 

 Random Notes on Natural History, 1. Nos. 10-12, 1884. 

 Science Record, II. Nos. ii, \i. 

 Zeitschrift fiir die gesammte Ornithologie, I, Heft 3. 

 Zoologist, Oil., Nov., Oil.. [884. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Albino Robins {Turdus migrator ius), — My friend James M. LeMoine, 

 Esq., informs mo that he has just added to his fine collection at Spencer 

 Grange, Quebec, a pure white Robin, said to he the first seen in thai 

 vicinity. 1 have latch examined an albino of this species recently cap- 

 tured near SI. |ohn. 'The only colored leathers to he seen on the bird are 



three single ones forming spots on the breast. — Montague Chamberlain, 

 St. John, X. A*. 



Nest and Eggs of the Golden-winged Warbler {Helminthophila ehry- 

 soptera). — This bird selects a semi-swampy situation, overgrown with 



bushes, in which to nest. It commences to build the last of Ma\ or firsl of 



June. The nest is placed on the ground, and is- supported laterally by 

 three or four bushes situated from tour to five inches apart. It is com- 

 posed externally of dry leaves placed edgewise, and well lined with fine 



hark fibres, interspersed with a lew coarse hairs. The nest when finished 

 measures, inside, three and one-halt' to four inches in depth, anil one and 

 one hall' to two inches in diameter: the sides are nearly parallel, only 

 slightly contracted above. It is well concealed by the overhanging 

 hushes and lea\ es. 



'The e^.us (four or five in number) measure: the largest, .5-: X .70: 

 smallest .46 X .62. The average is within a fractio'n of .50 X 68: they are 

 white, sparingly sprinkled and blotched with light reddish brown, more 

 on the greater end. 



[ have found but two nests, one, which had young, July 17: the other 

 [ discovered while the birds were building. When secured. June 10. it 

 contained li\ e eggs, one of which was a Cowbird's. 



Mr. B. F. Goss of Pewaukee has, in his magnificent collection, thirteen 



nests, containing between fifty and sixt) eggs all taken by one collector 



