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Turkey (Anhinga anhinga) for Wisconsin, of which he says: " Rare visi- 

 tant. One specimen brought to me in the spring of 1889; shot on the 

 Green Bay shore, and proved to be a male." 



A second authentic record of the Black Rail (Creciscus jamaicensis) is: 

 " Summer resident; very rare. On June 9, 1899, I met with one of these 

 little rails near the mouth of the Oconto River on the Green Bay shore, 

 but could not discover its nest." 



The Eskimo Curlew (Numerous borealis) is thus entered: " Migratory; 

 rare. One specimen was brought to me April 27, 1899. This was shot 

 near Oconto." 



The Sharp-tailed Grouse is recorded as: " Visitant: rare. On Oct. 27, 

 1897, I shot an old male of this species near Peshtig's Brook." This is 

 the first record for Wisconsin. 



The Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) is given as " Resi- 

 dent; rare. The nest of this bird I have found twice on the northwest 

 plains of this county." Not previously recorded from Wisconsin. — 

 Henry K. Coale, Highland Park, III. 



Long Island Notes. Solitary Sandpiper (Totanus solitarius). — 

 On the 10th of May, at Flowerfield, L. I., I collected a splendid female of 

 this species. Although this is not a rare record, I consider it a very inter- 

 esting one because upon dissection I found that an egg in the ovaries was 

 very well developed and three others had started to form. It looks as if 

 this bird would have nested at or not far from place where taken. 



Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens). — This bird is a 

 common summer resident at Flowerfield, L. I., where it breeds in the 

 numerous cedar woods. Although I searched carefully during the breed- 

 ing season I failed to locate a nest. I was just about to give up the search 

 for 1910 when I saw a male fly into the top of one of the cedars, with some- 

 thing in its bill. After he had flown away the female also came with food, 

 and upon looking carefully I saw a nestling perched on a twig near the top 

 of the tree. The birds repeatedly fed this one and did not seem the least 

 disturbed by my presence; further search disclosed two more nestlings. 



Short-billed Marsh Wren (Cistothorus stellaris). I collected, at Floral 

 Park, L. I., on October 18, 1910, a fine male of this species. He was 

 among some goldenrod stubble in an open lot. — Henry Thurston, 

 Floral Park, L. I., N. Y. 



