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record the actual capture of the Black Tern on the Delaware River in the 

 vicinity of Philadelphia, which ought to satisfy the most doubting that 

 this bird does occasionally occur in this locality. 



On September 5, 1907, Mr. Richard C. Harlow, of Edge Hill, Pa., and the 

 writer saw about 75 Black Tems, while gunning on the Delaware River, 

 behind Petty 's Island, at Camden, N. J., which is opposite Philadelphia, 

 and secured six immature birds. In fact, all seen were juveniles. On 

 September 10, about 50 Black Terns were seen by us at the above locality, 

 and also at Philadelphia, and eight were taken. As before, all seen and 

 shot on this day were immature birds. On the 5th they kept behind the 

 island along the Jersey shore marshes, but on the 10th several were seen 

 elsewhere than out on the river, and often observed resting on pieces of 

 driftwood, singly, in pairs, and threes, floating with the tide. 



The specimens taken are in Mr. Harlow and the writer's collection, except 

 two which were given to Mr. Witmer Stone, and fill a gap in his fine collec- 

 tion of local birds. The Terns were undoubtedly a migrating flock driven 

 inland by a recent storm. — Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Another Capture of a Tagged Duck. — In 'The Auk' for January, 1908 

 (Vol. XXV, p. 80), Mr. Henry Oldys calls attention to the capture of a hen 

 Canvasback Duck on October 25, 1907, at Manahawkin Bay, New Jersey, 

 on whose leg was an aluminum band marked 'T. J. O. D. 48.' In 'Forest 

 and Stream,' November 16, 1907, there is recorded the shooting of a female 

 Redhead Duck in the first week of November, 1907, at Beach Haven, New 

 Jersey, which had a similar band on its leg marked ' T. J. O. D. 49.' It 

 would be of interest to learn where, how, when and by whom these birds 

 were banded. — E. Seymour Woodruff, State Forester, Albany, N. Y. 



The Cinnamon Teal {Querquedula cyanoptera) on the Coast of South 

 Carolina.— In 'The Auk,' Vol. XXIV, 1907, p. 157, Mr. William Brewster 

 has shown that the bird I recorded (Auk, Vol. XXII, 1905, p. 396) as a repre- 

 sentative of this species is really the Blue-winged Teal {Querquedula dis- 

 cors). Upon verifying some ducks in the Charleston Museum recently, I 

 noticed a specimen bearing the following label, written by the late Dr. 

 Gabriel E. Manigault, when he was the curator: "Blue-winged Teal 

 Querquedula discors 9 •" The extreme narrowness of the bill at once 

 arrested my attention, it measuring but .50 of an inch, and the culmen 

 (from feathers), 1.67. Although there is no locality on the label, the speci- 

 men was unquestionably bought of one of the game dealers in the Charles- 

 ton market by Dr. Manigault, who daily visited the market during the 

 winter months for the purpose of securing ducks for the Charleston Museum. 

 This specimen, I am certain, is really a representative of Querquedula 

 cyanoptera and was evidently killed on the Cooper River, the supply of 

 ducks for the market usually coming from that region. 



This duck was mounted by the late Mr. John Dancer, who was employed 

 by Dr. Manigault to mount birds for the Charleston Museum, and was 

 taken probably in the winter of 1884 or 1885. 



