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1910, 1 have identified two Flycatcher's near Mount Pleasant which I 

 wish to place on record. On October S, 1912, i young female yellow- 

 bellied Flycatcher ( s) was taken is a large deciduous 

 swamp, which is the tirst specimen I have over soon or taken during the 

 past 30 years of almost uninterrupted observations. When tirst soon 1, 

 of course, supposed iho bin! to be an example of the Green-crested Fly- 

 catcher (J • s) and. as it was u> days later than 1 had ever detected 

 the latter species, I concluded to obtain it Upon securing the specimen 

 1 realised at once that I had a prise and thoroughly explored the entire 

 swamp with the hope of fi nding others. But in this quest l was disap- 

 pointed, as no Flycatcher of tins genus was soon after thai date. 

 In • Birds of South Carolina ' I listed the Alder Flycatcher {B. t. oJ- 

 as the form which occurs here in late summer and autumn. Upon 

 looking over some of these Flycatcher's, which I had packed away ever 

 since 1900, 1 came across a very brownish bird that I secured on September 



l \. 1900. In comparing it with an example Of /\". trailli IraiUi from British 



Columbia, kindly loaned to me b\ Dr. bonis B. bishop. 1 found no difference 

 between them, while all the other specimens I have are apparently true 

 aluor:."; for they agree with birds from North Dakota sent to me by Dr. 

 bishop 



This specimen of Empidonax trailli (mill: evidently migrated from Ohio 

 or Illinois. — A.RTHTTB 1\ YYvwr. 5. C 



A Baltimore Oriole in Winter On January 15, 1913, 1 observed a 

 male Baltimore Oriole (/< - in first year plumage, at the home of 



11. D, Rymer, a farmer living near Columbiana. Ohio. 



The Oriole first appeared a few days before Christmas and has been 

 feeding there regularly ever since. While I was observing him. lie went 

 from the suet to an orchard where he was eating apples that remained on 

 the trees. Mr. Rymer informs me that when he first appeared his feathers 

 were ruffled, ami ho did not seem to be in nearly as good condition as at the 

 present time. 1 am inclined to think the bird was disabled at migration 

 time and could not leave for its usual winter home with the other migrants. 

 I judge this from the fact that the loft wing appeared to be about an inch 

 lower than the right when the bird was perching with the wings folded to 

 his bod] Geo. 1. Fokdtcb, V 



Starlings and Turkey Vultures Migrating.-- On January 3. 1912, 

 the weather became bitter cold— following an open winter to that date, and 

 January 4 found a flock of Starlings in Warwick Co . \ a., January 6, there 

 was a heavy snow for this section, and on the 8th a large tloek was seen 

 again in Warwick Co.. while birds were killed by loeal gunners in Kli/.abeth 

 City and Norfolk Counties. Coll weather continued until January 24 

 when a bright warm day induced a big Bight of Turkey Vultures to reCTOSS 

 James River at a point opposite my house - their numbers being in the 

 hundreds. The night of March 5 it snowed again, and on the 6th a small 



