Vol'igfl^IX] General Notes. 399 



in the ' Birds of Wisconsin ' (Bull. Wis. Nat. Hist. Soc, III, p. 124, 1903) 

 for which I am in a way accountable. This is the inclusion in the Wiscon- 

 sin list of the Long-tailed Chickadee {Penthesies atricapillus septentrionalis) . 

 Although some of the specimens in question were identified by no less an 

 authority than Doctor Coues, it seems best to drop the subspecies from the 

 state list, as the Long-tailed Chickadee, as now understood, is not known to 

 range to this state, and I now believe the specimens then referred to it 

 were only full plumaged winter examples of atricapillus proper. — N. 

 MSTER, U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C. 



Rare Virginia Birds. — There has been received by the U. S. National 

 Museum, from Capt. Geo. D. Kitchens of Smiths Island, Virginia, the 

 following birds, all having been taken at that place. 



The Sooty Shearwater {Puffinus griseus) received in May, 1909, which 

 is as far as known the first record for Virginia. 



The Dovekie (Alle alle), a specimen was shot January 8, 1912, and sent 

 in the flesh to the Museum. This species had been recorded previously 

 from Smiths Island. 



The Razor-billed Auk (Alca tarda), a specimen was shot March 29, 1912, 

 and sent to the Museum in the flesh, and upon preparing the specimen it 

 was found to be in a much emaciated condition. — Edward J. Brown, 

 U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C. 



Notes from Boulder County, Colo. — The following are supple- 

 mentary to the status of the species as given in Sclater's Birds of Colorado. 



Ixobrychus exilis. Least Bittern. — In the Auk, 1911, I recorded 

 the nesting of this species near Boulder in June, 1910. Another nest was 

 found in the same place on July 9, 1911, with five eggs. They were all 

 hatched by July 20, and one of the young was seen by Dr. Morley out of 

 the nest on July 30. These two nesting records are apparently the second 

 and third for the state. 



Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. Rough-legged Hawk. — 

 This is the only hawk at all common in the winter on the plains of Boulder 

 Co. I have observed it frequently, singly or two and sometimes three in 

 the course of a trip between the following dates of arrival and departure: 

 Nov. 27, 1909-Mar. 19, 1910; Oct. 30, 1910-Mar. 14, 1911; Oct. 15, 1911- 

 Mar. 31, 1912. A specimen was brought to the museum of the University 

 of Colorado on Feb. 10, 1910. 



Glaucidiumgnomapinicola. Rocky Mountain Pygmy Owl. — This 

 small owl was fairly common in the city of Boulder from the first week of 

 January to the middle of February, 1912. One bird was found dead and 

 others were observed in various parts of the city ; the number of individuals 

 of course may not have been over three or four, as they were observed 

 singly. On two occasions (at 8 a. m.) I saw this owl feeding on a bird 

 about the size of an English Sparrow. They appeared to be active at all 

 times of the dav. 



