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No. 1451 (52), taken at Hopedale by W. W. Perrett in 189S, in slightly 

 worn plumages, measures, wing, 2.75; tail, 1.86; tarsus, .80; bill, .41 X .42. 



No. 1452 (55), taken at Okak by C. Schmitt on July 6, 1S96, in 

 unworn plumage, measures, wing, 2.90; tail, 1.95; tarsus, .84; bill, .40 X .26. 



No. 1453, taken at Okak by C. Schmitt on June 29, 1897, in worn plum- 

 age, measures,, wing, 2.56; tail, 1.87; tarsus, .80; bill, .39 X .24. 



It was pointed out by Dr. Allen in 1871 (Winter Birds of Florida) that 

 Savanna Sparrows show tremendous individual variation, wliich is by 

 the way true to a great degree in all Fringillidie, and he tabulated the 

 measurements of twenty-six breeding specimens from Massachusetts 

 which showed a range of wing measurement from 2.44 to 2.95, only two 

 of which, both males, however, measured over 2.80, and these two, Nos. 

 5092 and 5096 in the collection of the Museum of Comp. Zoology, I have 

 remeasured, and had my measurements checked, and find they now 

 measure 2.90 and 2.62 respectively. Of some hundreds of measurements 

 published by others, and taken from fresh and dried skins, I have yet to 

 find but this one bird from south of Labrador whose wing measurement 

 overlaps sexed Labrador specimens. 



The range of wing measurements shown by Labrador specimens which 

 I have examined is as follows: — males, 2.86-2.93; female, 2.65'. 

 Unsexed, including immature, 2.56 (worn), 2.75-2.90. 



I present these facts not to help prove the validness of the race in the 

 face of the A. O. U. Committee's ruling, for recognition of subspecies 

 unfortunately is often, if not generally a matter of personal opinion and 

 judgment, but I present them simply as facts. — Reginald Heber 

 Howe, Jr., Concord, Mass. 



A Winter Record for the Chewink on Long Island, N. Y. — On January 

 12, 1903, I saw in a small piece of woodland near Long Island City, 

 N. Y., a male Chewink {Pipilo erythrofhthahnus). It was in full plum- 

 age and very active, but permitted me to approach within twenty-five feet 

 of it. I have looked for it since, but have not seen it again. This is the 

 only instance known to me of this species wintering here. — W. F. 

 Hendrickson, Long Island City, N. V. 



Note on Sylvia caerulea Wilson. — In 'The Auk' for January, 1897 

 (XIV, p. 97), Mr. Ridgway published a short note entitled ' Bendroica 

 ccerulea vs. Dendroica rara,'' stating that Sylvia carnlea Wilson ( 1810) 

 was unfortunately preoccupied by Sylvia ccerulea Latham ( 1790), and that 

 the earliest tenable specific name for the Cerulean Warbler is rara 

 ( Sylvia rara ) Wilson, 181 1. Of course, here was a clear case, provided the 



1 Specimen kindly loaned by Mr. W. E. Clyde Todd, No. 393, Carnegie 

 Museum, taken at Nain, Aug. 26, 1901, by D. A. Atkinson. Appreciably 

 larger than the average of southern females. 



