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Corvus corax principalis. Nobthebi Raveh -1909, Nov. 7, one 

 .sliot 1 1 , < » 1 1 1 1 t r * i ;in<i i- in a private collection. 



Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina. Evening Gbo beak. 1909, 

 :i Bock numbering between 30 and 10 remained in and aboul the village for 

 about 3 week* were firsl Been April l, last Been April Is. 1911. A 

 flock "i 5 were firsl seen March 27, and were seen three or four tunes for 

 eek 1913 \ flock of 25 or 30 were firsl seen January 1, and have 

 been seen many timet by many observer! on different dates — were 

 .-(■'■ii by in\ ell April 20. 



Passerherbulus henslowi. Benslow's Spabbow. — Nested in 1909, 



1911, 1912. 



Dendroica tigrina. Cafe Mai H ibbleb. 1012, a large migration 

 during Ma} the only migration observed in 10 years. One was found 

 dead which wa mounted and i- in ;i private collection. 



Icteria virens virens. Yellow-bbeasted Chat. — 1912, June, one 

 pair nested. 



Penthestes hudsonicus hudsonicus. Budsonian Chickadee. 



19 12, Dec. 26, one seen Ltjcbetii II Ro , M. D., Bennington, Vermont. 



Some Birds of Southwestern Missouri.— Bewick's Wren (Thryo- 



mane. b< wicki bt wicki ■ prior to 1007 bad not I, ecu listed from the western 



central section of Missouri. It was not seen by W. E. I). Scott, neither 



it mentioned in Mr. Widmann's catalogue of Missouri birds issued 



tecies is apparently extending its range as the 



following notes would indicate. 



May 30, L907. SaM two specimens. 



March 24, L909. 8&m and beard balfadozen Bewick's Wrens. 



March 29, 1909. Saw Bewick's Wren to-day and have Been numbers 

 since the 2 Ith. 



April 21, 1910. Saw one carrying twigs into a paste-board \><>x on top of 

 a trash beap. (The nesl was destroyed I 



April 2, 1912. Beard two or three to-day. 



April 12, 1912. Bave heard several each day since the 2nd. 



April 27, 1912. Bave beard several each day since the 12th. 



May 19, 1912. Bave beard them occasionally since the lasl record 



June:;, 1012. Beard one to-day, - the only one since May L9. 



June 22, 1912. Beard one to-day. (Musi be nesting.) 



March 20, 1913. Saw and heard one to-day. 



May 21, 1913. Baveseen and beard a number since March 20. 



The Evening Grosbeak {Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina has been 

 considered :i rare bird in Missouri. My firsl record Ls Jan. 31, 1911, 

 when three males were seen. They were observed in varying numbers 

 from three to thirteen a number of times, until April 27, the lasl record. 



Red Crossbills were seen almosl daily between the dates of February 23, 

 1911, and March 24, 1911. This was a small flock numbering only five or 

 six. — A. F. Smithson, Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Mo. 



