7 6 General Notes. [^ 



' Ornithology of a Churchyard,' by B. S. Bowdish. 



As the opening paper of the afternoon, Mr. Dutcher, Chairman 

 of the ' Committee on Protection of North American Birds,' read 

 a summary of the report of his committee for the previous year. 



The concluding paper, illustrated by lantern slides, was : 



'The Season's Experiences with Shore-birds, Herons and 

 Water-fowl,' by Rev. H. K. Job. 



The next meeting of the Union will be held in New York City, 

 in November, 1905. 



The good attendance at this Congress, together with the new 

 members .elected, the largest number in any year since the found- 

 ing of the Union, was most gratifying. 



Jno. H. Sage, 



Secretary. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Sabine's Gull in Montana. — -I enclose two photographs of an imma- 

 ture example of Sabine's Gull [Xema sabi?iii), which, as far as I know, 

 has not before been recorded from Montana. This bird was shot Septem- 

 ber 23, on the Yellowstone, by the ferryman at Terry, who told me that 

 on the previous day he had seen about fifty gulls, all resting on the river 

 shore — the flock including this species and others slightly larger. I pre- 

 sumed the larger gulls to be Ring-billed Gulls, which, as well as Ameri- 

 can Herring Gulls, I have observed on the Yellowstone at different dates. 



The specimen is a male. The dimensions in inches are : Length to end 

 of tail, 13 ; to end of wings, 14 ; extent, 30 ; wing, 10 ; tail, 5 ; across fork 

 of tail, i\; bill, along gape, i£. The bill was black; legs and feet flesh 

 color; irides dark brown. — E. S. Cameron, Terry, Montana. 



Additional Record of the European Widgeon (Mareca penelope). — I 

 have recently examined a fine adult male of this species, which was shot 

 on an overflowed meadow near Nippersink Lake, Lake County, 111., on 

 April 1, 1904, by Mr. Charles Muehrcke, and is now in his possession. 

 The bird was in company with six of his American cousins, all of whom 

 were shot. The specimen is mounted representing dead game. This rec- 

 ord makes the eighteenth for the interior. — Ruthven Deane, Chicago, 

 III. 



Little Blue Heron in Connecticut. — A flock of Little Blue Herons 

 {Florida ca?r/tlea), all young in the white plumage, made its headquarters 



