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Antrostomus vociferus in South Carolina in Winter. — An adult male 

 Whippoorvvill was brought to me on January 6, 1893, that had been 

 caught in a small steel trap. The trap was set by a lad purposely for this 

 bird, as I had offered him a reward. It was caught by one foot. 



The fact that this bird was taken during the coldest weather that South 

 Carolina ever experienced for more than forty years makes it probable 

 that this bird winters regularly in this locality. — Arthur T. Wayne, 

 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. 



The Horned Lark (Olocoris alpestris) near Charleston, South Carolina. 

 — On January 18, 1893, there was a fall of snow. This is a remarkable 

 occurrence for the coast region of South Carolina. The weather was bit- 

 terly cold during the following seven days, when it moderated. 



I was afield early every morning, and I was well repaid on the morning 

 of the 20th, when I discovered three Horned Larks soaring very high. 

 Finally one alighted in a corn field, when it was promptly shot. 



The same day I discovered a flock of about fifteen, which were feeding 

 in an old field. .1 secured two, on the ground, and two while they were 

 flving, making five taken in all. 



I failed to find the birds after they flew away, although I searched every 

 field carefully for miles in every direction. No more were seen on the fol- 

 lowing days. 



As far as I am aware this is the first record for the seaboard of South 

 Carolina, and the most southerly record of its occurrence. To make sure 

 of the form I sent a specimen to Mr. William Brewster, and he has pro- 

 nounced it true alfestris. — Arthur T. Wayne, Mount Pleasant, South 

 Carolina. 



Acanthis linaria in Alabama. — In September, 1S74, a male Redpoll was 

 shot by the writer near Stevenson, Alabama. I can find no other record 

 for this species south of latitude 35°, and, judging from my own observa- 

 tions in Tennessee and northern Georgia, this is a very rare bird in either 

 of the above-named States. — F. T. Park, Warner, Hickman Co., Ten- 

 nessee. 



The Field Sparrow Wintering in Massachusetts. — On the 19th of 

 December, 1S92, I found a Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilhi) in Wellesley, 

 Massachusetts, and three weeks later, January 8, saw it again in the same 

 place — a sheltered and sunny nook, with a weedy garden patch and plenty 

 of thick evergreens. My only previous meeting with this Sparrow during 

 the winter months was in Wakefield, Mass., December 21, 1890. — Brad- 

 ford Torrey, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 



Junco ridgwayi in Colorado. — While collecting near Boulder, Colorado, 

 Nov. 25, 1892, I secured a specimen of Junco ridgwayi Mearns. The 

 pink of the sides is not so extensive as in specimens of Jmico annectens in 



