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in Concord, Massachusetts, on May 1, 1908. This bird was identical in 

 plumage with the one shot by Mr. Kennard in Aubumdale last May, which 

 specimen is in the Collection of the Boston Society of Natural History. 

 The bird I saw was associated with Yellow Redpoll and Yellow Warblers 

 and was unmistakable. Two other experienced bird students were with 

 me. — LiDiAN E. Bridge, West Medford, Mass. 



A Prothonotary Warbler in Central Park, New York City. — On i\Iay 4 

 of the present year I saw and identified a Prothonotary Warbler (Proto- 

 notaria citrea) flying back and forth over one of the inlets of the lake in 

 Central Park. I watched it nearly an hour, many times seeing it light in a 

 bush not four feet from where I was sitting. I pronounced it a Prothono- 

 tary Warbler, then went to the Museum and examined a skin to make 

 sure of it. I was attracted to the bird by its song which was new to me 



On May 5, Mr. Chubb, of the Museum of Natural History, and Dr. 

 Wiegman saw and identified it also.^ — Anne A. Crolius, New York City. 



^Brewster's Warbler. — Thursday, May 14, 1908, I saw a Brewster's 

 Warbler, a male singing, in the Arnold Arboretimi near Boston, Mass. 

 At the time he was singing the regular three-syllabled song. He is in the 

 same part of the arboretum as last year, and is, to all appearances, the 

 same bird. 



He was seen the following day by Mr. Charles F. Faxon. — James L. 

 Peters, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



The Kentucky Warbler in Vermont. — A specimen of the Kentucky 

 Warbler (Oporornis formosa), was taken May 30, 1905, at Lunenburg, Vt., 

 by Mr. W. E. Balch and identified at the Biological Survey. The specimen 

 is now in the Fairbanks IMusemn at St. Johnsbury. 



This is probably the first authentic record for the State. — Wells W. 

 Cooke, Biological Survey, Washington, D. C. 



Mockingbird in West Medford, Mass. — From November 17, 1907, until 

 April 20, 1908, we had a Mockingbird — • Mimus polyglottos — on our place 

 the greater part of each day, with few exceptions, feeding on suet, barberries 

 and cedar berries. The bird, presiunably a female, as it did not sing, 

 scolded and drove away the Shrike, Jays, Cedar Birds and Robins. — 

 LiDiAN E. Bridge, West Medford. Mass. 



Nesting of the Short-billed Marsh Wren in Philadelphia, Pa. — The Short- 

 billed Marsh Wren {Cistothorus stellaris) is of exceedingly rare occurrence 

 in the vicinity of Philadelphia, w'here it is rarely seen even as a migrant, 



i[This is the bird recorded in ' Bird-Lore,' May-June, 1908, p. 128, wliere, however, 

 the date of tlie observation is accidentally given as May 8 instead of May 4. — Edd.] 



