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for January, 1905, p. 87, is a note of my earlier observation of a Blue-gray 

 Gnatcatcher on October 22, 1904, in the Boston Public Garden. — Horace 

 W. Wright, Boston. Mass. 



An Albino Robin. — In a flock of about twenty Robins an albino Robin 

 was seen in "30 Acres," Roslindale, Mass., September 22, 1910. Two 

 days later, I saw this bird twice, feeding on Rowan berries which grew 

 on an ornamental tree opposite my home. This time the breast of the 

 Robin was turned towards me. The light being perfect, I felt myself 

 fortunate. The body was pure white with the exception of a few dusky 

 feathers on the back. A perfect "robin-red-breast" red crescent showed 

 on the upper breast similar to the black one of our Northern Flicker. 

 A few red feathers were sprinkled over the lower underparts. The wings 

 were largely dusky, as were the central tail feathers, the outer ones being 

 pure white. He looked much larger than the average Robin both in flight 

 and when perched. This was undoubtedly an illusion due to color. — 

 Julia Wingate Sherman, Roslindale, Mass. 



Notes from Boulder Co., Colorado. Least Bittern. — A pair of 

 these birds was seen in a cat-tail marsh near Boulder on May 28, 1910. 

 On June 5 their nest was found containing four eggs. On June 12 one of 

 the birds was observed on the nest which at that date contained five eggs. 

 On June 18 the five eggs were in the nest, though no birds were observed. 

 On July 9 what appeared to be a young bird left the nest; one sterile egg 

 remained. I have found no other record of the nesting of the Least 

 Bittern in Colorado. 



California Cuckoo. A cuckoo, probably of this form, was seen on 

 July 9 and again on August 6, 1910, in the outskirts of Boulder. 



Dickcissel. A male was seen on July 9 and 24, 1910, near Boulder. 

 The bird was in fine plumage and was singing. 



Canon Wren. The new Check-List limits the range of this wren in 

 eastern Colorado to "southeastern Colorado." I have found the species 

 a quite common resident in the canons near Boulder, which is near the 

 middle of the northern half of the State. A nest with young was found 

 on July 10, 1910, well hidden in a crevice in one of the large rocks on a steep 

 slope of one of the canons. 



Prairie Marsh Wren. A female marsh-wren, taken Oct. 8, and a male 

 taken Oct. 22, 1910, on the plains near Boulder, were identified by Mr. 

 Oberholser as T. p. iliacus. Prof. Cooke states that these are the first 

 actual records for Colorado for this form. From the Check-List range 

 this would seem to be the form expected east of the range, though Mr. 

 L. J. Hersey (Condor, July-August, 1909) records T. p. plesius as common 

 at Barr, which is about thirty miles further east on the plains. — Norman 

 deW. Betts, Boulder, Colorado. 





