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GENERAL NOTES. 



Harlequin Duck in Glacier National Park, Montana. — June 27, 

 1913, I had the pleasure of observing a pair of Harlequin Ducks {Histrioni- 

 cus histrionicus) on Iceberg Lake, in the Glacier National Park, Montana. 

 The lake, it maj' be stated, is so called because there is a small glacier com- 

 ing down to the water's edge at one side, from which, during the summer, 

 pieces of ice are frequently breaking off and floating about in the water. 

 At the time of my visit, however, the lake was mostly covered with ice and 

 snow, merely a narrow^ strip of open water 40 or 50 feet wide along the side 

 opposite the glacier, and in this the brightly clad drake and his more quietly 

 dressed mate were swimming back and forth. They were comparatively 

 tame and paid little attention to me as I stood on the shore and watched 

 them, though they kept in motion continualh'. The only time they took 

 wing was to fly over a narrow bit of ice which separated the strip of water 

 into two parts, and then they only flew far enough to pass over the ice and 

 dropped back into the water again; later I saw them get out and walk over 

 the same ice. While I was equipped with a Graflex camera, the day was 

 verj^ dark and cloudy, raining occasionally, and I did not succeed in getting 

 a single good negative owing to the fact that I had to make very short 

 exposures because of the birds being constantly in motion and passing 

 the line of sight at right angles. Even the strong reflection from the ice 

 and snow did not help out sufficiently. It was the chance of a lifetime and 

 I wiU never cease to regret not having obtained good pictures. I am very 

 curious to know if the birds bred there. Perhaps this may meet the eye 

 of someone who saw them there later in the season. — Edward R. Warren, 

 Colorado Spri7igs, Colo. 



American Egret (Herodias egretta) at Naushon Island, Mass. — I 



was much interested in Mr. Noble's note in the Januarj^ ' Auk,' on the 

 American Egret at Martha's Vineyard. I saw an American Egret fly over 

 the northeastern end of Naushon Island on July 20, 1913 while I was there 

 for a visit. On August 11, 1913, when returning from Nantucket my hus- 

 band and I saw two American Egrets standing at the edge of a green marsh 

 between Wood's Hole and Falmouth. These birds looked gleaming white 

 with the green marsh background. — Lidian E. Bridge, West Medford, 

 Mass. 



Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Colorado.— The writer has to 

 report the occurrence of this species {Nydatiassa violacea) at Byers, Colo., 

 where one was shot on May 3, 1914; the bird was in full nuptial plumage, 

 and was brought (in the flesh) to Mr. A. T. Allen, taxidermist, of Denver, 

 Colo., to be mounted. Through his courtesy the writer is able to make 

 this valuable record, which is, so far as he knows, the second for this state 

 for this species, and the first one with full data as to location of occurrence, 

 and date of collection. The sex was not determined. — W. H. Bergtold, 

 Denver, Colo. 



