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been found breeding in Micliigan. We have but verv few fulh identified 

 eggs of this species, and they are still rare in collections, and vour find is 

 a very interesting one." 



During the past seasons since I found this bird, I have carefully 

 searched the meadows for more specimens of Henslow's Bunting, but 

 without success. The one which I found is now in the United States 

 National Museum, and is labeled Henslow's Bunting {Ammodramtis 

 ketislotvi). Accession No. 30409. — James B. Purdy, Plymouth, Mich. 



Occurrence of Zonotrichia albicollis in California. — On October 27, 

 1896, Mr. Henry Ward Carriger of Sonoma, Sonoma Co., Cal., secured a 

 specimen of the White-throated Sparrow, a male in almost full plumage. 

 It was observed along a small creek at the edge of the foothills in 

 company with se^'eral Golden-crowned Sparrows and greatly resembled 

 them in its actions. The specimen proved to be well nourished, and is 

 the first occurrence of this species recorded from Sonoma Countv, and 

 adds another record of this bird for California. — C. Barlow, Santa 

 Clara., Cal. 



How about the Genus Pipilo now? — I observe bv the Eighth Supple- 

 ment to our Check-List that we have officially adopted Mr, Ridgwav's new 

 genus Oreospiza, for that species which we have been calling Pipilo 

 chlorurus. This is well, in my judgment ; in fact, I could produce some 

 manuscript, in my own handwriting, of date 1S62, in which I took the 

 bird entirely out of the genus Pipilo ; though I never published that screed, 

 chiefly because my mentor at that time. Professor Baird, was vexed at 

 something I did with Bonaparte's genus Kieiieria. But the present 

 trouble is that in our Check-List, both eds., ^'Pipilo" chlorurus has been 

 interjected forcibly in the middle of its supposed genus, with the black or 

 green and white Towhees in front of it, and the brown Towhees behind 

 it; with the interesting result, that Oreospiza,\.h.e heterogeneous element 

 or unconformable factor in the case, now s^Wts, Pipilo apart I Our genera 

 now run {1) Pipilo ; (2) Oreospiza ; (3) Pipilo. Our species run: No. 

 589, Pipilo consobrinus; 590, Oreospiza chlorura ; 591, Pipilo fuscus 

 mesoleucus. I gladly leave this case to the tender grace of any one who 

 will admit his responsibility for putting *' Pipilo " chlorurus in that fix. I 

 decline to assume any responsibility myself; the bird will be found in 

 several of my works since 1872 in what I took to be its proper position. — 

 Elliott Couess, Washingto7i, D. C. 



The Bahaman Swallow in Florida. — In a collection of birds purchased 

 several years ago of Mr. W. E. D. Scott I have lately found a Bahaman 

 Swallow {Callichelidojt cyaneoviridis) the original label of which reads as 

 follows: "Register 12558, W. E. D. Scott, Tarpon Springs, Florida, 

 September 3, 1890; W. S. Dickenson." It is a young bird in practically 



