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GENERAL NOTES. 



The Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) on the Coast of Maine in Summer. — 

 "While in Jericho Bay in 1903, my companion, Mr. Fred Raekliff, saw a 

 small gull, with several terns, flying over a tide-rip at the White Horse 

 Ledge. On July 111 had occasion to go ashore on the ledge and asked 

 him to keep a watch for the strange bird and secure it if possible. On 

 rowing to the same place the bird was found, a shot causing it to go and 

 alight on the Black Horse where it was secured and its identity settled. 

 While it seemed perfectly healthy, it was in worn first winter plumage, 

 and barren. It is preserved in my collection. — Arthur H. Norton, 

 'ririltind, Maine. 



The Brown Pelican in Indiana. — A specimen of the Brown Pelican 

 (Pelecanus fuscus) was taken by W. S. Dean at Broad Ripple, Marion 

 County, Indiana, on March 28, 1907. Only the one specimen was seen, 

 and it was shot while resting on a rock in White River. This is the first 

 record, as far as I can ascertain, for Indiana. The specimen was secured 

 for the State Museum, of which I am curator. 



There is also in the museum a specimen of the White Pelican, taken 

 from the Wabash River near Attica, Indiana, some years ago. — ■ W. S. 

 Blatchley, Indianapolis, Ind. 



The Whistling Swan in Northeastern Illinois. — While the Whistling 

 Swan (Olor columbianus) is considered by no means a rare bird in the 

 Middle West, the actual capture of a specimen is not often recorded. On 

 November 24, 1906, I spent the day four miles north of Waukegan, 111., 

 where Big Dead River crosses a strip of alternate sand-dunes and marsh 

 a mile wide and a favorite place for ducks when Lake Michigan is too 

 rough for their comfort. I learned, from a hunter, of a swan which had 

 been shot and on my way back to Chicago stopped long enough at Wauke- 

 gan to secure it. It proved to be an adult male in fine plumage. Length 

 53 inches, spread 83 inches, weight 30 pounds 8 ounces. 



Later I wrote to Mr. H. L. Potter, who shot it, and I quote from his 

 reply as follows: "It was killed at what is known as Farnhams Point in 

 Big Dead River, Nov. 22, 1906. It was a lone bird, and was probably 

 driven in to rest by the heavy wind and storm, which had lasted about 

 three days, as they never stop here except to rest in stormy weather. 



" I had shot some ducks which had drifted across and had to pole over 

 on a piece of timber; after securing the ducks I walked up the river some 

 distance to the ' Point ' and stepping up behind some bushes to look ahead 

 saw something out on the marsh at one side of the river, but was not sure 

 what it was, although my suspicions were strong enough to cause me to 

 put in a couple of charges of BB shot. 



