264 General Notes. [ A ^ 



Unfortunately in changing this, the original citation seems not to have 

 been consulted, and so two other errors have arisen, together with a typo- 

 graphical error due to one of these. 



The first error is that Mr. Smith 1 has been made to appear to have 

 recorded a Black Vulture rather than a Turkey Buzzard. Second, an 

 error of one year has been made in the date, 2 through citing a secondary 

 record. Third, the typographical error makes the record stand 1892, 3 

 nine years later than the actual date. 



There are also four instances of the occurrence of this bird recorded where 

 they were seen and not taken, or taken and not preserved, but identified 

 by description. These are, one seen at Whitney's Hill, Bangor, by the late 

 Manly Hardy, 4 two caught in bear traps, and described to Mr. Hardy 5 

 and one seen at Scarborough by Ruthven Deane. 6 Thus the Maine records 

 of the Turkey Buzzard should stand: 



One taken near Calais prior to 1863 (Boardman, Proc. Boston Soc. N. H., 

 IX, 122). 



One taken at Standish, November, 1874 (Brown, Rod and Gun, Decem- 

 ber 15, 1874). 



One taken at Buxton, December, 1876 (Brown, Proc. Portland Soc. 

 N. H., II, 23). 



One taken at Denmark, March 15, 1883 (Gushee, F. & S., XX, 245; 

 Smith, F. & S., XX, 285, and Mead, Maine Sptsm., V, July, 1898, 13). 



One seen at Whitney's Hill, near Bangor, prior to April, 1897 (Knight, 

 Bull. 3, Univ. of Me., p. 57). 



Two caught in bear traps, prior to 1905 (Deane, Auk, XXII, 79). 



One seen at Scarborough, Maine, August 5, 1904 (Deane, Auk, XXII, 78). 



One taken at Cape Elizabeth, August 27, 1910 (recorded here). — 

 Arthur H. Norton, Portland, Me. 



The Pigeon Hawk (Falco columbarius) Wintering on the Coast of 

 South Carolina. — On November 29, 1910, I saw an adult of this hawk 

 flying rapidly over Oakland Plantation, Christ Church Parish, and on 

 January 14, 1911, I observed a fine adult specimen in my yard, which was 

 on the top of a Pride of India tree, but failed to secure it. Again on 

 January 16, 1911, the same bird was observed by the writer, but although 

 I followed it for nearly half a mile I was unable to get a shot at it, as it 

 was very restless. 



The coloration appeared to be very dark — in fact almost black — sug- 

 gesting the probability of its being a representative of Falco columbarius 

 suckleyi. 



» Auk, XXII, 79, and Birds of Maine, 213. 



2 Auk, XXII, 79. 



3 Birds of Maine, 213. 



a - Bull. 3, Univ. Me., 57. 



5 Auk, XXII, 79. 



"Auk, XXII, 78; Journ. Me. Orn. Soc, VII, 19, 20. 



