o7u Norton, Birds New or Rare In the Fauna of Maine. [bet. 



though frightened several times, remained in the vicinity a few hours and 

 finally passed to the eastward. The following day several smaller flocks 

 were reported in different parts of Casco Bay. From one of these flocks 

 four birds were shot, at Great Chebague Island. After considerable 

 effort I succeeded in securing one of the heads (all of the available remains) 

 and it proved to be of this form. 



The previous records are: 



One, Heron Island, Phippsburg, April 7, 1890. ' 



One, Back River, Georgetown, April 25, 1903. 2 



One, Lubec, April 30, 1906. 3 



Since all spring specimens so far identified (totaling four) have been of 

 this form the following spring records and reports of Snow Geese are 

 arranged here. 



A flock of about two hundred on the ice of Long Pond between Bridgton 

 and Harrison, April 13, 1908, and similar flock on Sebago Lake the following 

 day. 4 



There is also a published report of " A flock " which " remained un- 

 disturbed half a day " on Nonesuch River, Scarborough " 5 [prior to 

 1883], but without mention of season or date. 



Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus. Long-billed Dowitcher. — 

 Though long anticipated, 6 and probably of casual occurrence, material for 

 the first positive record of the Long-billed Dowitcher, comes to hand in a 

 specimen in fresh winter plumage taken at Scarborough in the first half of 

 October, 1912, by Mr. John Peterson. Mr. Peterson had the specimen 

 mounted, and presented it to the museum of the Portland Society of 

 Natural History. 



Machetes pugnax. Ruff. — On October 16, 1912, a female of this 

 species was shot on the Nonesuch River, Scarborough, by Mr. I. W. 

 Pillsbury from whom it came into my possession. This is but a short 

 distance from the spot where Mr. Everett Smith, shot the first Maine 

 specimen in 1S70. 7 In both instances the birds were alone, the last one 

 came in from the sea, and alighted. This supplies material for the fourth 

 record for the state, the others being: 



The Smith specimen referred to April 10, 1870. 8 



A female taken at Upton, Me., September 8, 1874, 9 (the second speci- 

 men, but first to be published.) 



A specimen is recorded as taken at Camden, Maine, September 14, 1900. 10 



1 1890, Batchelder, Auk VII: 2S4. 



- 1904, Spinney, .Tourn. Me. Orn. Soc, VI: 69. 



s 1906, Clark, Journ. Me. Orn. Soc, VIII: 48. 



* 1908, Mead, Journ. Me. Orn. Soc, X: 59. 



b 1SS3, Smith, Forest & Str., XX: 125. 



« 18S2, Brown. Proc Port. Soc. N. H., II: 26. 



■ 1883, Smith, Forest & Str., XX: 85. 



B 1. C. 



a 1876, Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. CI., I: 19. 

 i» 1905. Thayer, Auk, XXII: 409. 



