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We occupied an abandoned woodchoppers' camp, a quarter mile back 

 from the river and probably two miles from the old road leading from 

 Moose River Tannery to Old Forge. On the 17th several Wild Pigeons 

 were seen frequenting a clump of spruces, averaging perhaps 60 feet high. 

 As now recalled there were probably eight or ten birds seen and in passing 

 from our camp to the river we saw them several times in the same vicinity 

 and finally a few nests were noticed in these spruces. If I remember 

 correctly there were two nests in one tree and two others seen in different 

 trees. On the 17th we thought none of them contained eggs although we 

 did not climb to examine. On the 18th a single egg was taken, perfectly 

 fresh, and we thought it had been deposited that morning, the bird being 

 seen to leave the nest. The nest was on a horizontal limb of the spruce 

 about 30 feet from the ground and 8 to 10 feet out from main trunk, a 

 frail loosely constructed collection of small twigs saddled on the limb and 

 kept together by the small branches of the growing tree. 



While this is rather ancient history it may be of interest now that the 

 species appears to be extinct and details of its nesting are not abundant. 

 — C. J. Pennock, Kenneit Square, Pa. 



Mississippi and Swallow-tailed Kites in Knox Co., Ind. — On 



Sept. 18, 1911, I observed a Mississippi Kite {Idinia mississippiensis) . 

 It was flying at a moderately low altitude over some cleared bottom land 

 near Benn's Creek, Knox Co. I could distinguish the different shades and 

 stripes of color very distinctly. These beautiful Kites have become quite 

 rare. Formerly they were more common and it is claimed that they 

 nested here. 



In the year 1890, in August I also observed two Swallow-tailed Kites 

 {Elanoides forficatus) in about the same location. One of these birds was 

 afterwards killed, mounted and placed on exhibition at J. M. Freeman's 

 drugstore, at Bicknell. They also nested here in early days, but are 

 becoming quite rare. — E. J. Chansler, Bicknell, Knox Co., Ind. 



Gray Gyrfalcon {Falco ruslicolus rusticolus) in Minnesota. — On 

 Dec. 11, 1894, a farmer living near Madison, Lac Qui Parle Co., brought 

 to me a magnificent specimen of this rare species, which he shot near his 

 home. It is a female and in perfect plumage. Its stomach contained 

 the remains of the Prairie Hen {Tympanuchus americanus). Its weight 

 was 3 lbs. 10 oz. Its measurements are as follows — L. 24, Ex. 50, W. 16, 

 T. 9.15 in. — • Albert Lang, Excelsior, Minn. 



Early Occurrence of the Saw-whet Owl. — Believing that I have one 

 of the earliest records of the Saw-whet Owl {Cryptoglaux a. acadica) for 

 Long Island, I should like to record it. 



On October 26, 1911, I was told that a " young owl " was killed on one 

 of the streets of Elmhurst, Long Island. I looked it up and found it was 

 a Saw-whet Owl. I secured it and it is now in the collection of the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History. — Howarth S. Boyle. 



