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to compare them. The broken egg and the egg of the Cowbird were 

 removed. On returning to the nest June 19, it was found to be deserted. 

 While interesting in itself and of importance as a fact in tlie history of 

 tiie relationships which exist between these two birds, this recortl lias no 

 decisive bearing on the case, and it woidd be unwise therefore to attempt 

 to draw inferences from it. — Frank M. Cu\VMi\ti, Amcricnit Museum of 

 Natural History, Nevj Tork City. 



Warblers Destroyed by a 'Norther.' — Thousands of Warblers undoubt- 

 edly perished here last week during the 'norther,' which lasted three days, 

 commencing on March 16. On the evening of that day tlocks of Warblers 

 were noticed around the gardens and houses here, and the next day many 

 were found dead or were caught in a half- perished condition. Aliout fift\ 

 per cent of them were Black-and-white Warblers {M?iiotilta :'(iria). The 

 remainder were about equally divided between Parulas (^Comfsothlypis 

 amcricana') and Sycamore Warblers (^Dcttdroica dominica albilora'). 

 Many Sycamore Warblers and Parulas were captured alive in the houses. 



On the 19th, ainong many dead Warblers which were brought to me 

 were a specimen of the Louisiana Water-thrush (^Sciurus motacilln) and 

 one Hooded Warbler (^Sylimnia mitrata^. Many Yellowrumps were in 

 company with the rest, and, though much tamer than usual, none were 

 found dead or were captured. On the 19th I made a trip for the pur- 

 pose of observation, and found many Black-and-white Warblers and 

 Parulas lying dead on the ground at the foot of live-oak trees. 



From many of the ranches in the country round here, came reports of 

 similar occurrences, and many dead birds of the species mentioned have 

 been sent to me. — H. P. Attwater, Rockfort, Araftsas Co., Texas. 



Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis in New Jersey. — On the 30th of May, 

 1889, I shot at Raritan, New Jersey, four Water-thrushes. The skin of 

 one I have since shown to Dr. J. A. Allen of the American Museum of 

 Natural History, New York, and he pronounces it, without a doulit, 

 Grinnell's Water-thrush (^Seiurus noveboracensis votahilis'). — ^ William 

 C. SoUTHWiCK, Raritan, New Jersey. 



Melanism in a Caged Wood Thrush. — A melanistic specimen of 

 Turdns mustelinus (American Museum, No. 57,507, New York, June 10, 

 1892, presented by W. Warren Brown) ditl'ers tVom normal specimens of 

 this species as follows : Two primaries, one entire secondary and a part 

 of the outer web of three others of the right wing, and one primary of 

 the left wing, are dull grayish ; the auriculars are black, lightly tipped 

 with fulvous; half the feathers of the chin are wholly black ; the throat 

 is normal, the sides of the neck are slightly blacker than is usual, the 

 exposed portion of the feathers of the breast, flanks, unticr wing-coverts, 

 and crissum are black with narrow tips or borders of tawny which on the 

 breast are reduced to the minimum. . 



