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Numenius borealis. Eskimo Curlew. — There are few re- 

 corded specimens of this rare migrant from Indiana. It therefore 

 is of interest to learn from Mr. J. H. Fleming, Toronto, Ont., that 

 he has one marked Chalmers, Ind., male, April 19, 1890 (?). 



Phalacrocorax dilophus. Double-crested Cormorant. — Mr. 

 Roman Eichstodt of Michigan City has a specimen taken by 

 him inside the breakwater there, the last of November, 1903. No 

 others of this species were seen. 



Sula bassana. Gannet. — A few months ago I was taken to 

 see a bird of this species in the store of Roman Eichstodt, Michi- 

 gan City, Indiana. It was in immature fall plumage, as deter- 

 mined by the U. S. Biological Survey, to which a photograph was 

 sent. The bird was killed, according to the owner, on Lake 

 Michigan in November, 1904, about two miles from Michigan 

 City. It was said to be unlike anything before seen in that vicinity. 



Oceanodroma castro (Oceanodroma eryptoleucura Ridgw.). 

 Hawaiian Petrel. — A specimen of this rare species, whose dis- 

 tribution seems to be almost world wide, was given to me by Alden 

 M. Hadley, of Monrovia, Indiana. He obtained it from Mr. N. 

 H. Gano, who on June 15, 1902, found it fluttering in a wheel- 

 barrow in his yard at Martinsville, Indiana. He picked up the 

 bird but it soon died. Its stomach was entirely empty and it had 

 evidently died of hunger and exhaustion. The bird was sent to 

 Mr. Hadley, who preserved the skin. It was recognized as a 

 petrel, and the species was kindly determined by Dr. C. W. Rich- 

 mond of the Smithsonian Institution. Five specimens of this bird, 

 from its collection, were later sent me for examination. The fol- 

 lowing notes and measurements in inches are given : 



