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that he had located several Green Herons at Charleston Lake in the 

 County of Leeds, and had obtained positive proof that they were breed- 

 ing there. On June 14, 1S99, we visited the lake together and investi- 

 gated a grove of young trees which was partly submerged as a result of 

 the blocking up of the outlet to the lake. The flooded territory was any- 

 thing but an inviting field for investigation, even by enthusiastic orni- 

 thologists, as it was almost impossible to shove a punt through the 

 tangle; to wade in slime and water three or four feet deep was not an 

 attractive occupation, and the presence of clouds of mosquitoes made a 

 long stay in the vicinity out of the question. We had not penetrated 

 the tangle many yards before a deserted nest was seen ; twenty yards or 

 so further on was a second nest, and while we approached it a Green 

 Heron flew to it, but immediately departed on seeing the intruders. 



The nest was a platform of sticks, placed nine feet from the water in 

 an ash sapling. After considerable difficulty, the eggs, five in number, 

 were secured and proved to be somewhat advanced in incubation. The 

 millions of mosquitoes and the impenetrable nature of the grove made 

 further investigation impossible, although we saw several Green Herons. 

 The probability is that other nests existed. In another locality we 

 found two nests, one of which had recently contained eggs. 



Two Herons were noticed at this place, and it is evident from what 

 we learned that these birds are comparatively common about Charleston 

 Lake. Not wishing to disturb the birds after having satisfactorily estab- 

 lished the fact that these Herons breed as far north as the County of 

 Leeds, we declined further contest with the battalions of mosquitoes, 

 whose breeding and other habits are too well known to require further 

 investigation. — C. K. Clarke, M. D., Kingston, Ont. 



White-tailed Hawk in Arizona. — Two years ago, while crossing the 

 desert between Florence and Red Rock, I found a nest of the White, 

 tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus sennetti) upon which the bird was sit- 

 ting. The nest held a single egg, far advanced in incubation. The par- 

 ent was not secured. The past spring I shot here at Phoenix a fine male 

 of this species, thus showing beyond any doubt that it occurs in Arizona 

 as an annual breeder and not merely as an accidental 'straggler. — G. F. 

 Breninger, Phoenix, Arizona. 



A Phenomenal Flight of Hawks. — Early on the morning of August 

 29, 1899, while hunting Bartramian Sandpipers on the hay bottom south- 

 west of Neligh, I was surprised to see the portion of the bottom bordering 

 the Elkhorn River fairly covered with, what I then thought, an exceed- 

 ingly large flock of Crows. But the few individuals who occasionally 

 arose and lazily flapped their wings for a short distance had the flight 

 of Hawks; and Hawks they proved to be, in extraordinary numbers. 

 The majority were resting upon the ground, but each fence post had its 

 occupant, and some were in the neighboring trees. They appeared to be 



