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Osgood of the Fiekl Natural History Museum to be of this subspecies. 

 This specimen is in my collection. 



Fenthestes atricapillus septentrionalis. Long-tailed Chickadee. — 

 Two specimens from Pullman and one from Prescott of my collecting were 

 determined by H. C. Oberholser to be of this variety. On comparing them 

 with the collection of the Field Natural History Museum, Chicago, these 

 specimens aiipear to be intermediate between atricapillus and septentri- 

 onalis. All the chickadees from these localities seem to be of this character. 



All of these birds except the Junco were placed in the hypothetical lists 

 by Dawson and BoUes (Birds of Washington, 1909). — Lee R. Dice, 

 Prescott, Wash. 



Some Rare Occurrences in Yates County, N. Y. — Briinnich's Murre 



{Uria lomvia). — A female Briinnich's Murre was killed in the inlet of 

 Keuka Lake at Branchport Dec. 1, 1902, by Myron Pelton and the skin is 

 now in my collection. It was apparently unable to rise from the water 

 and was killed with a boat oar. There was not a particle of fat on the 

 body and the stomach and intestines were entirely empty. 



Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius). — While at a farm house in the country 

 near Branchport, May 6, 1903, I heard a bird note that was new to me and, 

 following it up, I soon saw an Orchard Oriole in a cherry tree in the yard. 

 As it stayed around for some time I had a good chance to study it and I am 

 absolutely sure that I identified it correctly. I know of but one other 

 record of this bird in Yates County. James Flahive has a mounted female 

 in his collection that he shot in his yard in Penn Yan in 1S7-. 



Hudsonian Godwit. {Limosa ha;mastica) . — A Hudsonian Godwit was 

 shot on the mud flats at Branchport, Oct. 29, 1905, by a hunter who brought 

 it to me to be identified and the skin is now in my collection. — Verdi 

 BuRTCH, Branchport, N. Y. 



Notes from Boulder County, Colorado. — Varied Thrush. — A bird of this 

 species was seen on December 5, 1909, in Gregory Canon near Boulder. 

 The weather for the preceding week had been cold and snowy. The bird 

 was not taken but was observed with a field-glass under conditions permit- 

 ting a full description. After feeling certain of the identification myself, 

 I sent the description to Professor Cooke, who accepted it as satisfactory 

 evidence for a State record. 



Canon Wren. — During the winter of 1909-10, a resident, rather incon- 

 spicuous but not rare. One was taken on November 25, 1909, and three 

 others seen the same day. I have seen or heard them, usually a single 

 bird at a time, in Boulder, Gregory, and Bear canons at frequent intervals 

 from October 30 till the middle of February (when these notes were written). 



Barn Owl. — A single bird was seen on October 31, 1909, about six miles 

 east of Boulder. It was about twenty feet down in a deserted shaft, 

 perched on a ledge. It was still in the same place a week later, but in 

 attempting to drive it out of the hole, the bird sailed further down and 

 was not seen again. 



