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not in an up-rooted tree but sunk in a bank only a few inches from the 

 ground. The bird was extremely tame. She kept moving her tail up and 

 down every step she took. We all sat down not over ten feet from the 

 nest and watched her. After waiting a few moments she went back on 

 her nest. If I had had a camera I could have taken a most interesting 

 picture. I could almost put my hand on her. After a consultation we 

 all agreed that it would be a needless waste of life to shoot her, as we 

 already had secured one bird. We were absolutely positive as to the 

 identity of this one. 



The eggs were incubated as much as the first set. 



Mr. Wm. Brewster has seen both sets and has identified the bird. — 

 John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass. 



The Louisiana Water-Thrush in Philadelphia in Summer. — On June 

 14, the only day this year, so far, that I have hunted on the Wissahickon 

 Creek, I found two birds of this species [Seiurus motacilla) on the left 

 bank of that stream, just above the Valley Green Hotel. With beaks full 

 of food they chirped continually in protest at my presence, and altogether 

 showed plainly that they had young in the immediate vicinity. 



A nest recorded by Mr. H. K. Jamison (O. & O., 1891) is the only other 

 breeding record inside the city line with which I am acquainted. It, also, 

 was on the Wissahickon. — Charles H. Rogers, Crosswicks, N.J. 



The Redstart {Setophaga ruticilla) a Resident in Dominica, West 

 Indies. — In a letter dated Barbuda, April S, 1905, Mr. H. G. Selwyn 

 Branch writes me that the Redstart is a resident in the island of Dominica, 

 and that he has observed it building its nest there. From this it may be 

 inferred that the bird breeds in the island, a locality very far south of its 

 breeding range as now understood. — Austin H. Clark, Boston, Mass. 



The Black-fronted Warbler (Dendrotca auduboni nigrifrons) in South- 

 ern California. — I have an adult male of this species in breeding plumage 

 taken on April 1, 1901, by Mr. H. S. Swarth, at Los Angeles, California. 

 The specimen is marked Dendrotca auduboni, but upon comparing it with 

 several males of D. a. nigrifrons in breeding plumage taken late in May 

 and June in the Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, I find that the Los Ange- 

 les specimen is much more richly colored. As far as I am aware, this 

 subspecies has not been before reported from California. — Arthur T. 

 Wayne, Mount Pleasant, S. C. 



Young Birds Killed by Trains. — On June 13, 1905, Mr. B. W. Griffiths 

 and the writer were walking along the tracks of the Downingtown and 

 Lancaster Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad near Honeybrook, Ches- 

 ter County, Pa. Inside of a mile we picked up two dead birds from 

 between the tracks — a young Vesper Sparrow, and a young Purple 

 Grackle. The whole side of the grackle's head was torn off, but I could 

 find no marks upon the sparrow. 



