Vol XXVJ General Notes. 231 



Northern Raven. — ''J. Claire Wood saw a pair in 1885." This 

 pair was noted near Windsor, Ontario, Canada, late in February, 1887. 

 I have not seen the Raven in this part of Michigan nor do I know of anyone 

 who has during my time, so it is doubtless of rare occurrence on the Can- 

 adian side of the Detroit River and I give a more detailed account for the 

 benefit of Ontario compilers. The identification is beyond question. I 

 was a short distance beyond the limits of Windsor, on the main road lead- 

 ing back from the river, when a sound reached my ears different from 

 anything previously heard. It suggested the honking of wild geese or 

 herons, but one glance at the birds and I knew they were ravens. They 

 were directly over Windsor and circling like Buteos, but gradually work- 

 ing away from the river and toward me. They passed within a hundred 

 yards, and number one dropped to the ground and began feeding while 

 number two passed on to a tree top where it remained until number one 

 took wing and, passing it, settled on a tree top some distance ahead. Num- 

 ber two then flew to the ground and fed awhile. Thus, alternately feeding 

 and doing sentinel duty, they finally disappeared to the south. They 

 were silent while feeding and perched on trees but frequently uttered their 

 loud characteristic croaking sound while in flight, especially while circling. 



Rusty Blackbird. — "J. Claire Wood shot one bird January 25, 1891, 

 near the River Rouge, which is the only winter record." This is correct 

 as to a specimen secured but the birds wintered here that year and have 

 done so a number of times since. 



Black and White Warbler. — " J. Claire W^ood has found several nests 

 at Grosse Pointe Farms." This should be Gratiot Township. There is 

 no place on the above farais where this warbler would breed. 



Yellow-breasted Chat.— "A. W. Davidson found a pair breeding 

 May 29, 1898. The bird was not secured." The male was taken by Mr. 

 E. MummerJ^ 



Gray-cheeked Thrush.— " First taken here in 1898 by J. Claire 

 Wood." The first specimen was secured here September 19, 1891, by 

 Walter C. Wood. I prepared the skin. The compiler has claimed I did 

 not know what the bird was until 1905 but this bird, properly named, was 

 sent to Joseph Grinnell four years before the list under consideration was 

 published. 



Northern Pileated Woodpecker. — "J, Claire Wood saw one about 

 1886." This bird was seen in Grosse Pointe Township, Wayne County, 

 October 15, 1888. 



My attention was recently called to a doubtful record of my own in 

 'The Auk' (XVII, p. 391), which reads as follows: "In June, 1899, my 

 brother added the Black-throated Blue Warbler to the list of birds breed- 

 ing here. I have never personally observed this species in summer." 

 The facts are that ray brother reported a pair in an opening in a large 

 woods. The female exhibited all the anxiety of a breeding bird and a 

 search was rewarded by an empty nest, apparently just built. I accom- 

 panied him to this woods the following Sunday but Ihere were so many 



