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ning on account of the drifts. But I saw three Swal- 

 lows flying in the morning in the driving snow. It was 

 not, however, a cold storm, although it cleared off 

 cooler and blustering, with a good deal of snow on the 

 ground. Nevertheless, I saw more swallows during 

 the day. Birds in general must be faring hard, 

 although it is not a bitter .*nap." (I note in my 

 journal of April 12 that there is still a lot of snow on the 

 ground and that the storm must have been of some 

 force because " I hear of great numbers of Shelldrakes 

 in the bay at South Mashpee driven in I suppose by 

 the storm.") 

 1918. Mar. 18. First swallow. 



John A. Farley, Maiden, Mass. 



Hybrid Warbler in Missouri.— A hybrid of the Blue and Golden- 

 winged Warblers was collected near Lexington, Mo., May 3, 1919, by my 

 friend, Mr. Clark Salyer. The specimen was collected on one of the heavily 

 wooded bluffs of the Missouri River. With the exception of one particular, 

 the specimen is a Lawrence's Warbler. It has the coloring of the Blue- 

 winged Warbler as a basis, and has the black throat patch of the Law- 

 rence's Warbler, but the black on the cheeks is like the black on the Blue- 

 winged Warbler, not like that of the Golden-winged. In other words, the 

 black does not form an ear patch, but is merely in front of the eye and 

 through it. The specimen is six and one-fourth inches in length, — over 

 an inch longer than either species from which it is derived. It is a male, 

 in excellent condition, and, as a cabinet skin, now forms part of the 

 collection of Mr. Salyer. — E. Gordon Alexander, Lexington, Mo. 



The Orange-crowned Warbler on Long Island in April. — On April 

 13, 1919, at Miller Place, Long Island, N. Y., I watched an Orange-crowned 

 Warbler ( Vermivora celata celata) for some time as it hunted among the 

 buds of some apple trees. It was very active and apparently in full vigor. 

 It was seen under the most favorable conditions, often within ten or twelve 

 feet leaving no doubt in my mind as to its identity. I have occasionally 

 met with this species on Long Island in the fall, but this rather unseason- 

 able occurrence is the first vernal record I have. — A. H. Helme, Miller 

 Place, Long Island, N. Y. 



Peculiar Brooding of the Black-throated Blue Warbler. — A female 

 Dendroica ccerulescens, whose nest I found June 19, 1918, in Rowe, Mass., 

 made a unique display of herself as a close-sitting bird. The nest, a beauti- 

 ful and elaborate structure, was three feet from the ground in a hemlock 

 sapling which was one of a thick clump of the same sort that bordered a 

 wood road. The eyes of the young were open. The female was off the 

 nest when I found it, but when I returned, a quarter of an hour later, 



