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listed from the Douglas Lake region in northern Michigan for the summer 

 months, the two following have not been recorded. These observations, 

 which seem worthy of note, were made by the writer while a member of 

 the staff at the University of Michigan Biological Station during the summer 

 of 1919. 



Perhaps the more notable of these records is that of the American Golden- 

 eye (Clangula c. americana). On July 15 while looking for birds along the 

 edge of Douglas Lake, a dead male of this species was discovered. Al- 

 though it apparently had been dead for days, being partly decomposed, 

 sufficient of the plumage of the head, wings and back was intact to allow of 

 positive identification. Possibly the bird had been shot or injured and had 

 been washed up on the shore of the lake for the carcass was but a few feet 

 from the water's edge. Although the known breeding range includes 

 northern Michigan, the writer is not aware of a definite published record 

 for this region. 



Another bird for which a summer record for the region is apparently 

 lacking is the White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia I. leucophrys). A 

 single specimen was observed in the pines along the north shore of Douglas 

 Lake on August 8. It is possible that this individual may have been an 

 early fall migrant for others had not been seen previous to this time. In- 

 deed, this was the only specimen of the species observed in the locality 

 up to the time of departure on August 21, although field observations were 

 being made almost daily. Barrows says of this species: " There is a pos- 

 sibility that this sparrow nests in the northernmost parts of the state but 

 we have no positive record." (Michigan Bird Life, 1912, 503). Its near 

 relative, the White-throated Sparrow (Z. albicollis), is a not uncommon 

 summer resident of the region. — Dayton Stoner, State University of Iowa, 

 Iowa City, Iowa. 



Lanius ludooicianus migrans in North Dakota. — A Shrike in the 

 collection of Mr. H. V. Williams of Grafton, North Dakota, taken by him at 

 that place on May 16, 1915, proves, on careful examination and comparison, 

 to be an example of Lanius ludoviciamis migrans. As there seems to be 

 no previous record of this race from the State, we are, through the courtesy 

 of Mr. Williams, now able to add this subspecies to the North Dakota fist. — 

 Harry C. Oberholser, U. S. Biol. Survey, Washington, D. C. 



Bohemian Waxwings in Chicago, 111. — On November 27, a friend 

 and I had the good luck to find a large colony of Bohemian Waxwings 

 (Bombycilla garrula) in Jackson Park, Chicago. All the birds were in 

 exquisite plumage and were calmly enjoying some of the cedar-berries of 

 which they are so fond. I estimated the colony to comprise about 300 

 birds. They were very tame and fearless, allowing one to approach within 

 a very few feet of them before taking to flight. They remained in the 

 vicinity the entire day. In view of the fact that up to this time we have 

 had but very little bitter weather, the appearance of these visitors from 



