110 General Notes. LJan. 



Paulsen received one in 1845 from Greenland. One was shot at Frederiks- 

 haab on the 28th (not the 20th) of October, 1845, and sent to Copen- 

 hagen Museum by Holbcell." As is well known, the Redwing is a Eurasian 

 species, common and breeding throughout Iceland, northern Scandinavia, 

 Finland, northern Russia and Siberia as far east as Lake Baikal. It is 

 a common winter visitor in the British Islands, and has also been found 

 on Jan Mayen Land. 



Totamis totanus (L.), or Scolopax calidris of Linnaeus (Helms, O., 'Nye 

 arter for Ostgronland,' Dansk Ornith. Foren. Tidsskrift, 4. Aargang, 

 Haefte IV, Copenhagen, October, 1910). This is what Helms has to say 

 on the subject (p. 131): " Petersen received a specimen of the ' R^dben ' 

 ( Totanus calidris) from a boy who had shot it at KiUltorajivit on Angmagsa- 

 lik Fjord. This is practically the first occurrence of the Redshank recorded 

 for Greenland ; the bird probably came from Iceland, where it breeds in 

 great abundance." — The Redshank also is of Eurasian origin, its range 

 extending from Iceland to China. — S. M. Gronberger, Smithsonian Insti- 

 tiition, Washington, D. C. 



Additions to a List of the Birds of Harding County, Northwestern 

 South Dakota.— In ' The Auk ' for January, 1911, pages 5-16, I gave a 

 partial list of the birds of this county. It can be somewhat supplemented 

 now. Mr. A. A. Saunders, of the Forest Reserve, spent portions of Novem- 

 ber and December, 1909, in this region and observed six species not men- 

 tioned in the list. Mr. Saunders has kindly permitted me to announce 

 these records. I spent from June 6 to 20, 1911, in this county under the 

 auspices of the State Survey and revisited the greater part of the county. 

 Due to the unusual severity of the drough, birding was poor and only four 

 species were added to the published list. The ten new species are marked 

 with an asterisk. 



Mergus americanus. American Merganser. — Taken August 10, 

 1910, in Harding Valley by a resident. 



Astur atricapillus atricapillus. Gosh aw k. — One seen by Mr. 

 Saunders near Harding, November 7. 



Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. — Found nesting in 1911 east 

 of the Slim Buttes. 



*Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — Several seen north of Camp Crook, 

 December 14 by Mr. Saunders. 



Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Pi:Son Jay. — While in 1910 we 

 found these birds only in the Cave Hills, they were found in all of the 

 forested buttes in 1911. The old timers say that they are new arrivals. 



Molothrus ater ater. Cowbird. — While in 1910 I saw not more 

 than a score of individuals, in 1911 they were frequently observed and 

 were quite numerous. 



*Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. Bronzed Grackle.— Several nested 

 near Reva in the Slim Buttes in 1911. 



