284 General Notes. [^ 



The Carolina Wren Breeding in Rhode Island. — On May n, 1899,1 

 found in Middletown, R. I., a male Carolina Wren (Thryot/iorus ludovi- 

 cianus) and three young ones just able to fly. As they were together 

 when I found them they no doubt belonged to the same family and, from 

 the age of the young, could not have been far from their nest. As the 

 bird is rare here, the above may be of interest to the readers of 'The 

 Auk.' — Edward Sturteyaxt, Newport, R. I. 



Food of the Robin. — On May 15, 1899, while collecting at Onondaga 

 Valley, N. Y., I noticed a nest and young of the Robin (Merula migra- 

 tor ia). As I stood near watching the nest the mother bird appeared 

 with a mouthful of larva? of Clisicocamfa (probably C. americatia) which 

 she fed to the young. After she had fed to her young the mouthful of 

 larvae she returned to a near-by appl etree and obtained more. The 

 larva? seemed to be nearly full grown, and it seems strange that the 

 Robin should be feeding them these hairy caterpillars. This is the first 

 instance I have known of any bird feeding on them except the Cuckoo. 

 — A. W. Perrior, Syracuse, N. Y. 



Two Rare Birds for Southern Ohio. — The extremely cold weather of 

 this winter brought us two very rare visitors. One was the American 

 Rough-legged Hawk (Archibuteo lagopus sancti-jokannis), a pair of them 

 being taken, one on Feb. 5, the other on Feb. 17. I could not secure 

 either one for my collection. Dr. Wheaton states this Hawk to be rare 

 in southern Ohio, mentioning but one specimen from Columbus and 

 one from Cincinnati. But Waverly is 100 miles east of Cincinnati and 

 70 miles south of Columbus. 



The other visitor was the Old-Squaw (Harelda kyemalls). Between 

 Feb. 7 and iS nine specimens, four males and five females, were taken by 

 local hunters. I secured a fine pair for my cabinet. This is the southern- 

 most record of this species for the State. — W. F. Hexxinger, 

 Waverly, O. 



Some Rare Occurrences in Yates County, N. Y. — Larits marinus, 

 Great Black-backed Gull. — On April iS, 1S9S, there was a great 

 influx of American Herring Gulls at this place and with them were about 

 fifteen individuals of Larus marimis. One specimen was shot and 

 brought to me for identification. They remained here about one week. 



Larus delawarensis, Rixg-billed Gull. — A rare migrant, one speci- 

 men taken during the spring of 1S94. 



Larus Philadelphia, Bonaparte's Gull. — About 500 of these grace- 

 fully manoeuvring Gulls appeared on April 21, 1S9S, and remained about 

 ten days. Several specimens were taken in both the mottled and full 

 plumage. 



Sterna antillarum, Least Terx. — A rare migrant in the autumn. I 



