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Bubo virginianus occidentalis in Michigan. — On examining the series of 

 Great Horned Owls in the collection of the U. S. National Museum I find 

 there is a specimen of Bubo virginianus occidentalis from Michigan. This 

 specimen, No. 200,415, was caught in a trap, January 5, 1906, by Mr. C. 

 McLaughlin at Robbins, Ontonagan Co., and by him sent to the Museum 

 where it was determined by Mr. H. C. Oberholser. I know of no prior 

 record for Michigan, as in Mr. Oberholser's paper, ' A Revision of the Ameri- 

 can Great Horned Owls' (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXVII, No. 1352), the 

 eastern range of occidentalis is extended east to Minnesota. A critical 

 examination of specimens of Bubo from the Upper Peninsula may bring 

 other specimens to light. — B. H. Swales, Grosse Isle, Mich. 



Turkey Vulture in Northern Steuben County, N. Y.— A female Turkey 

 Vulture (Catharies aura septentrionalis) was shot by a farmer in the town of 

 Pulteney, Steuben Co., N. Y., July 11, 1909, and the skin is now in the 

 possession of Richard Cowan, Bluff Point, N. Y. There were eleven of the 

 vultures feeding on a dead hog in a gully. — Verdi Burtch, Branchport, 

 N. Y. 



The Last Passenger Pigeons in Wayne County, Michigan. — It is generally 

 conceded that the Passenger Pigeon is now extinct in its wild state, and it 

 has occurred to me that some additional data relative to the last local 

 record may prove of interest. In the 'Bulletin of the Michigan Ornitho- 

 logical Club' (Vol. IV, September, 1903, p. 81) Dr. Philip E. Moody records 

 the last pigeon taken here as follows: "A Wild or Passenger Pigeon {Ecto- 

 pistes migratorius) was shot September 14th, 1898, at Chestnut Ridge, 

 a few miles from Detroit, by Frank Clements, of this city. The bird — an 

 immature specimen — was later mounted by Chas. Campion and is now 

 in the collection of J. H. Fleming, of Toronto, Ont. This is probably the 

 last authentic record of this species in Michigan." 



I have since talked with Dr. Moody regarding this record and he says 

 "Mr. Clements and I were in the thick woods when we noticed three 

 pigeons. They were flying above the tree tops, two abreast and the third 

 behind and lower down. The latter bird lit near the top of a tall tree but 

 the others continued their flight without a pause. I could have shot it 

 but thought it was a Mourning Dove. When Mr. Clements picked up the 

 bird we knew at once what it was and looked for the other two but they 

 could not be found." 



Dr. Moody feels certain that all three were of the same species, in fact, 

 the remaining two seemed larger. All points considered, it is possible that 

 the birds were two adults accompanied by their young. They may have 

 traveled far, which would account for the young bird falling behind and 

 pausing to rest. The bird was not taken at Chestnut Ridge, though not 

 far away. The exact locality is Private Claim 660, Dearborn Township, 

 Wayne Co., Michigan. — J. Claire Wood, Detroit, Mich. 



