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Clarke's Nutcracker from the Kowak River, Alaska. — Since the above 

 was written, the National Museum has received from Lieut. Geo. M. 

 Stoney, U. S. N., an interesting collection of birds made in the valley of 

 the Kowak or Putnam River, some 600 miles or more due north from the 

 locality mentioned in the previous note, and among the species repre- 

 sented is an example of Picieorvus columbianus (No. 110,374, U. S. Nat. 

 Mus.). — Robert Ridgway, Washington, D. C. 



The Canada Jay in Southern Vermont in Summer. — While camping 

 out last summer in Somerset. Vermont, I obtained a fine specimen of the 

 Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis). The place was about 30 mUes from 

 the Massachusetts State line, in thick evergreen woods. It was on the 

 morning of August 5, about 6 A. M., when I observed a pair of strange 

 birds near the tent. I stepped hack and got my gun, when the birds flew 

 a short distance. I fired and brought down one of them, and on picking it 

 up saw it was of this species. I have been unable to obtain the exact 

 altitude of the place, but it was about 1500 feet. The latitude is about 43 

 north. Is not this very far south for this bird in summer? — Hubert L 

 Clark, Amherst, Mass. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus in Connecticut. — A bird which ap- 

 pears to be unquestionably of this species was shot out of a flock of 

 Agelains phceniceus, on the open meadow opposite Hartford, late in July, 

 1884. From the plumage, I consider it to be a female. This makes, I 

 believe, the third recorded occurrence of this species in New England. — 

 William E. Treat, East Hartford. Conn. 



Yellow-headed Blackbird {Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) in Maine. — 

 Earlv in November, 1SS6, there was sent me for identification by Mr. Fred. 

 Rackliif, of Spruce Head, Maine, a young female of this species, which 

 Mr. Rackliff stated was shot by him on Metnic Isle, August 9, 18S3. 

 — Robert Ridgway, Washington, D. C. 



The Baltimore Oriole {Icterus galbula) in Nova Scotia. — In Septem- 

 ber, 1SS6, I received from Mr. A. B. Sheraton, of Halifax, a young male of 

 this species in the flesh. Mr. Sheraton wrote me that he had bought it 

 from a countryman in the streets of Halifax, who reported having shot it 

 within a few miles of that city. I cannot find any previous record of the 

 occurrence of this Oriole in Nova Scotia, although it breeds regularly in 

 the vicinity of Woodstock on the St. John River. — Montague Chamber- 

 lain, St. John, N. B. 



Occurrence of the Evening Grosbeak {Coeeothraiistes vespertina) at 

 Toronto, Canada. — On the afternoon of April 2, Dr. J. E. White, of this 

 city, informed me that he had that morning discovered a flock of over 

 thirty Evening Grosbeaks feeding near the northern boundary of the city. 

 The announcement was very surprising, but all doubts were dispelled by 



