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the wing is divided by a dark bar; the white spot in front of eye reaches 

 the base of the bill; the gloss of the head, however, is green, but seen in 

 one particular light looks purplish. 



The very day my brother told me he had tried to identify the above 

 specimen and thought it was probably islaudica, I received a letter from 

 Mr. Cairns in which he said he had shot a Duck he thought was islandica. 

 In a later letter he described it as follows: head purple or wine-colored; 

 white space in front of eye joining the bill at lower mandible and fol- 

 lowing the bill three fourths of an inch; white on wing divided by black 

 bar; back black; breast pearly white ; length 19 inches ; sex male; taken 

 in Buncombe Co., February, 1893. 



Haematopus ostralegus. — Several exhibited at the New Berne fair, in 

 February, 1S92, said to have been killed in the vicinity. 



Archibuteo lagopus sanctijohannis. — Seen occasionally in spring and 

 winter in the mountains (J. S. Cairns). 



Nyctala acadica. — A mounted specimen was exhibited at New Berne 

 in February, 1S92, which was said to have been killed near there. 



Empidonax fiaviventris. — One female taken Aug. 11, 1S90, near Weaver- 

 ville by J. S. Cairns. 



Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. — Five taken in Buncombe County, March 

 16, 1S90, bv J. S. Cairns. I took one male at Raleigh Nov. 26, 1S92. 



Calcarius lapponicus. — One taken at Raleigh Jan. 13, 1S93, and another 

 the following day. Both were in company with Prairie Horned Larks. 



Ammodramus henslowi.— One female taken at Weaverville, by J. S. 

 Cairns, April 19, 1S90. 



Dendroica dominica albilora. — A female was taken at Weaverville in 

 April, 1891, by J. S. Cairns. 



Additional Notes on Species already recorded from North 



Carolina. 



Colymbus holbcellii. — Exhibited in the flesh at the New Berne fair in 

 1S92 and 1893. 



Urinator imber. — One was taken at Raleigh, on the waterworks pond, 

 Nov. 17, 1S87. 



Larus Philadelphia. — One was taken by Mr. B. M. Moore in Franklin 

 County, in December, 1889, and was brought to us to be mounted. 



Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis. — Taken at Raleigh July 28, 1SS4; 

 also in 188S, and on Sept. 22 and 23, 1892 : all on the old carp ponds. 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. — A pair were taken on the French Broad 

 River in 1SS8 (Cairns). 



Oidemia deglandi. — One was exhibited at the New Berne fair in 1S92 

 and several in 1S93. Two taken near Beaufort Jan 25, 1893. 



Oidemia perspicillata. — The commonest Duck in the New Berne market 

 in February, 1893. 



