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74. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird.— Tolerably common; moult- 

 ing. 



75. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren.— Abundant. In 

 song. 



76. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — A single speci- 

 men of this bird was seen at Olive Branch on Aug. 11 creeping along trunks 

 of cypress and tupelo trees. 



78. Sitta carolinensis. White-bellied Nuthatch. — Common. 



79. Baeolophus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Abundant. Many 

 young and moulting birds seen. 



80. Penthestes carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. — Abundant in 

 small bands. 



81. Polioptila cserulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — Tolerably com- 

 mon. Young birds predominated. 



82. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — Common. Singing at 

 Olive Branch. 



83. Sialia sialis. Bluebird. — Tolerably common. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



The Kittiwake and Purple Sandpiper again in Maine in Summer. — In 



'The Auk' for July, 1907 (Vol. XXIV, p. 337) the capture of a Kittiwake 

 in 1903 on the coast of Maine in summer was recorded. On July 14, 1907, 

 while at Jordans Rock, a submerged ledge one mile S. E. by E. of Port- 

 land Head Light, a Kittiwake (Rism tridactyla) flew over my boat within 

 easy range. The small size of the bird, white head, and short black legs 

 and feet were distinctly and critically observed as it passed over. It 

 flew toward Grundys Reef until it disappeared. 



In the 'Journal of the Maine Ornithological Society,' Vol. VI, p. 16, 

 the capture of a specimen of the Purple Sandpiper (Arquatella maritima) 

 at Metinic, Me., on August 11, 1902, was recorded. On August 6, 1907, 

 while on Metinic Green Island, I saw another specimen of this bird. It 

 stood on a large rock (behind which the greater part of my body must 

 have been concealed from it), within three yards of me. I observed it 

 critically, then tried to catch it; it flew readily, but showed the flight 

 feathers to be faded and worn, and nearly ready to be moulted. Its lame- 

 ness was in part due, I believe, to the drenching rain which was falling. — 

 Arthur H. Norton, Portland, Me. 



That Cinnamon Teal Record from Florida. — Unfortunately for Mr. 

 William Brewster's theory of no reliable records for this species from the 

 Southeastern States, my former note in 'The Auk' of a specimen from 



