542 General Notes. LOct. 



It is possible that the birds were once irregular here, but have since 

 become regular, owing to good beaches, their favorite habitat, being formed 

 along the west shore of Lake Michigan by the building of piers which has 

 checked erosion in manj^ places, and offered a favorable path of migration 

 where formerly there were eroding bluffs. It should be noted, however, that 

 the birds may spread westward from Michigan, where W. B. Barrows ' 

 reports them as regular, and where the lake shore offers an exceedingly 

 favorable habitat. In this case they may either fly directly across the lake, 

 or make their way westward along the Indiana shore, where, as in Michigan, 

 there are excellent beaches. — Edwin D. Hull, Chicago, Illinois. 



Nevada Savannah Sparrow in New Mexico. — On October 19, 1913, 



the writer secured an individual of this subspecies(PassercMZiis sandwichen- 

 sis nevadensis) at the G. 0. S. Ranch, on the headwaters of Sapillo Creek, N. 

 Mexico. This record, unless the writer reads incorrectly, extends the range 

 of this subspecies considerably eastward. The writer has to acknowledge, 

 with thanks, the kindness of Mr. W. DeW. Miller of the American Museum 

 of Natural History, who diagnosed the skin on which this record is based. — 

 W. H. Bergtold, Denver, Colo. 



A Second North Carolina Record for Lincoln's Sparrow {Melospiza 

 lincolni lincolni). — On May 14, 1914, I obtained a superb adult male of 

 the above species at Morganton, Burke County. This bird was alone, and 

 very shj', and was captured with difficulty. The song bore a strong re- 

 semblance to the song of the House Wren. This specimen is now in my 

 collection. 



The first record for North Carolina was based upon a bird taken on May 

 6, 1893, at French Broad River near Alexander's by the late John S. 

 Cairns and recorded by J. W. P. Smithwick, Bull. 144, N. C. Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, 1897, p. 218. This specimen is now in the collection 

 of Mr. William Brewster, and was given to him by Mr. Cairns. 



Lincoln's Sparrow is evidently a regular migrant through the Piedmont 

 region of North as well as South CaroUna, but as yet there is no record for 

 South Carolina. — Arthur T. Wayne, Mt. Pleasant, S. C. 



Bell's Vireo in Wisconsin.— On June 28, 1914, while walking through 

 a clump of willows near Wingra Lake, Madison, Wis., I heard the song of a 

 bird which I was not able to identify. Observation of the bird indicated 

 a vireo and with that clue I beheved that I could recognize the song of 

 Bell's Vireo which I had heard several years ago. A second visit with Mr. 

 A. W. Schorger was made on July 1. The bird was found and was again 

 singing but disappeared before he could be collected. On July 3 Mr. 



1 Michigan Bird Life, 1912, p. 485. 



