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interesting to ascertain which species breeds on the verj' large island of 

 St. Lawrence, about one hundred and sixtj miles north from Hall's Island, 

 although the proximity of the Siberian mainland, which is less than fifty 

 miles distant, may determine the species as P. nivalis. — Robert Ridgway, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Immature Dress of Melospiza palustris. — A young female of this 

 species, taken at Canton, O., October i6, 1S85, differs so much from the 

 published descriptions of the species that it was referred to the father of 

 young ornithologists. Dr. Coues. At his suggestion that the pecu- 

 liarities o{ the. yotififfhu'd, though known to him, would be of interest, I 

 make the following notes of its points of difference from the adult. 



Superciliary line pale but distinct lemon yellow; crown dark chestnut 

 brown, only slightly darker on the forehead, where the black streaks 

 become more numerous, without any of the bright chestnut of the adult; 

 median line ashy, faintly tinged with yellowish; sides of the head and 

 lower throat faintly tinged with yellowish brown, which color extends 

 along the front half of the cervical collar; the black streaks on the back 

 and the bay on the wings less prominent; inner tertiaries edged and tipped 

 with bay; no whitish. 



Having only two specimens from which to draw comparisons, these 

 points are noted with diffidence. The yellow superciliary line, however, 

 being so distinct, and contrary to the usual description of the genus, 

 seems to be worthy of the attention of ornithologists. — R. H. Bulley, 

 Canton, O. 



[This is another case of ' Passercidus caboti'; see Bull. Nutt. Orn. 

 Club, Vol. VIII, 1SS3, p. 58.— E. C] 



Wintering of the White-throated and Ipswich Sparrows in Maine. — 

 On January 20, 1SS6, I shot a White-throated Sparrow at Saco, Maine. 

 It seemed to be comfortably' settled for the winter- in a swampy piece 

 of woods, consisting chiefly of birches, with a scattering of j'oung spruces. 

 It was in dull autumnal plumage, and proved on dissection to be a male. 



On January 23, I found two Ipswich Sparrows in the beach grass about 

 half-way between Pine Point and Old Orchard. I managed to secure 

 them both, though not without some difficulty, as they were exceedingly 

 shv. 



Taking the lateness of the date and the severe weather which prevailed 

 for two weeks previous into consideration, I believe that both species 

 were undoubtedly wintering. They certainly had not suffered for food, 

 as all three were well feathered and plump, the Whitethroat in particular 

 being quite fat. — Joseph L. Good.\le, Cambridge, Mass. 



Junco hyemalis Nesting in a Bush. — Apropos of my description of 

 the nesting of Junco carolinensis,* Mr. S. N. Rhoads, of Haddonsfield, 



*Auk, Vol. Ill, No. I, Jan. 1886, p. 109. 



