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J General Notes. %C 



Colymbus auritus. Horned Grebe. — Very abundant during the 

 migrations during last fall and this spring. I first observed them October 

 i8, 1902, near Fair Haven, on Lake St. Clair. In April, of this jear, I 

 found them common in the Detroit River above the citj. On the 27th 

 I saw about fifty birds, on May 4 about sixty. They were generally 

 unsuspicious and allowed a near approach. I saw the last May 10, twelve 

 birds. — Bradshaw H. Swales, Detroit, Mich. 



Occurrence of the 'RnH (Pavoticella pugnax) and Other Birds in Rhode 

 Island. — Larus atricilla. Laughing Gull. — I observed two birds of 

 this species on a marsh at Seaconnet Point on Aug. 24, 1903. One of the 

 birds was in adult plumage, but the other seemed immature. This spe- 

 cies is not often seen in Rhode Island, there being but one instance of its 

 capture in the State recorded in 'The Birds of Rhode Island' by Howe 

 and Sturtevant. 



Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis. Black Tern. — A fine male of 

 this species was shot near Newport on July 30, 1903. It was just begin- 

 ning to lose the black plumage. 



Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. — A bird of this species was shot on 

 July 18, 1903, on a salt marsh near Newport. It is now in my collection. 

 The Least Bittern, although formerly common near Newport, seems to 

 have become rare during the last five years. 



Micropalama himantopus. Stilt Sandpiper. — This species occurred 

 in greater numbers than usual near Newport in August and early 

 September, 1903. It seems to be a very irregular migrant, varying in 

 numbers from year to year. 



Limosa haemastica. Hudsonian Godwit. — Eighteen 'Ring-tail 

 Marlins' were observed at Point Judith on August 30, 1903, and six were 

 shot. Three of these latter, which I obtained, proved to be adult birds, 

 two being males and one a female. They svere changing into winter 

 plumage but still had many traces of the reddish summer plumage on the 

 breasts and flanks. The birds were seen during a severe northeast gale 

 and were easih' approached as they stood huddled together in a pool of 

 water about five inches deep. This species is rare in Rhode Island, not 

 moie than one or two being shot each year. 



Pavoncella pugnax. Ruff. — An immature female of this species was 

 taken at Point Judith, R. I., on August 31, 1903, by a local gunner. I 

 obtained it of him and it is now in my collection. The bird, which was 

 flying alone, was shot over decoys. I believe this is the second record for 

 this bird in Rhode Island. — LeRoY King, Newport., R. T. 



The Black-bellied Plover, Road-runner, and Black-throated Green 

 Warbler in Kansas. — I wish to restore to my 'Catalogue of the Birds 

 of Kansas' the Black-bellied Plover {Charadrius squatarola). It was 

 omitted from my 5th edition (May, 1903) because I had no persona! 



