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General Notes. \j^ 



Previous to the capture of the bird heavy frosts were noted, and on tlie 

 daj' of the capture there had been a heavy frost. — Arthur T. Wayne, 

 Mount Pleasant. S. C. 



A Few Southern Michigan Notes. — Vireo philadelphicus. Philadel- 

 phia ViREO. — I shot a finely marked male August 28, 1S96, in St. Clair 

 County. This bird was feeding in a small piece of woodland with a num- 

 ber of Red-eyed Vireos. I am positive that several other Philadelphia 

 Vireos were present but as I obtained but one am not certain. 



Cardinalis cardinalis. Cardinal. — On January i, 1903, I observed two 

 birds at Belle Isle, the river park of Detroit. We have but few records of 

 this species here and these have been of birds seen in winter, with but 

 one exception. 



Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. — On October 5, 1903, I 

 flushed a late bird from a thick undergrowth at Belle Isle. This is the 

 latest date that I have ever recorded this species here. 



Nyctala acadica. Saw-whet Owl. — A male of this species was shot 

 April 10, 1903, in the northeastern part of Detroit by R. E. Russell. He 

 presented the specimen to me, but it was too badly decomposed to save it. 

 This little owl is seldom seen here although this rarity may be more 

 apparent than a fact. 



Bartramialongicauda. Bartramian Sandpiper. — Mr. C. Stenton shot 

 a bird of this species east of the city October 20, 1902. 



Olor columbianus. Whistling Swan. — Unusually abundant during 

 the past spring, especially at the St. Clair Flats. The first brought to 

 my attention was a bird shot in Macomb County, bordering Lake St. 

 Clair, by Ernest Ford. On March 14, while duck shooting at Bryant's, 

 near the Middle Channel of the Flats, I watched a flock of fifteen feeding 

 out in the lake. These were very wary anil could not be approached. 

 Various observers at the Flats reported to me large flocks being seen at 

 different localities, and several were secured by the hunters and sportsmen. 

 Dnring April i-io several small flocks were reported to me. On April 17 

 I saw my last birds of the season — a small flock of eight feeding out in 

 the lake near Avery's. 



Sterna tschegrava. Caspian Tern. — While in Charlevoix County, 

 bordering Lake Michigan, on August 16, 1903, I observed two of these 

 birds. They were perched on the rocks bordering the shore and allowed 

 a near approach. I watched them for some time through a Bausch and 

 Lomb binocular. 



Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte'.s Gull. — On October 17 and 18, 

 1903, I witnessed a very unusual sight, to me, with regard to this species. 

 Large numbers were migrating down the St. Clair River, the main body 

 consisting of immature birds. The flocks passed all day on the 17th and 

 were quite numerous on the iSth. Now and then a flock would remain 

 near where I was stationed to feed, giving me a fine chaiice to watch 

 them. With these birds were a few Z,. delavjarensis. 



