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country of Rhode Island. This year, however, at least one male has been 

 heard singing upon the 28th and 29th of June, and the 1st and 2d of July 

 in precisely the same neighborhood where he was heard and seen, as pre- 

 viously recorded. The song this year was a rather faint-hearted imitation 

 of the Cardinal's fine call. By that I mean, that it was not uttered with the 

 boldness observed in previous years. This may have been due to the great 

 heat or some other cause, but there is no question it is the voice of the 

 Great Carolina Wren upon the dates given this year. 



I send this note to 'The Auk,' hoping that some other observer may 

 feel prompted to record his observation, as it is certainly a matter of 

 interest to Rhode Islanders to find this delightful bird becoming a fairly 

 regular summer visitor. — R. G. Hazard, Peacedale, R. I., July 4, 1907. 



Large Set of Brown-headed Nuthatch's Eggs. — On March 17, 1907, I 

 took a set of eggs that perhaps is worth mentioning. While out riding I saw 

 a Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) fly from a hole in a pine stump 

 (about 6 feet up). Riding up to it I broke a piece of the wood away and 

 peeped in. To my surprise, the nest contained nine eggs. I took the 

 nest and eggs and now have them. Incubation was slight. The eggs are 

 rather under the average in size and very uniformly marked. I have 

 never seen a set of more than six eggs before and have found sets of that 

 number rather rare. The usual set here is five eggs, while often it is four 

 and sometimes only three. The earliest set I have ever taken was a set 

 of six fresh eggs on March 3, while the latest was a set of five slightly in- 

 cubated on April 22. — I. F. Arnow, St. Marys, Ga. 



A Recent Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila ccerulea) in Delaware Co., 

 Pa. — On May 18 while out hireling near Wayne, Pa., I was surprised to 

 see a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher above me. I was more than pleased to see 

 it on account of its rareness in this locality and also the first one I had 

 ever seen. I followed and watched it at close range with fairly strong 

 glasses and feel very sure of its identity. The long black tail with white 

 edges and the whole appearance of the bird were unmistakable. — Leonard 

 S. Pearson, Wayne, Pa. 



Two Birds new for Ohio (Oceanites oceanicus and Merula migratoria 

 achrustera). — During a recent visit to New Bremen, Anglaize Co., Ohio, 

 Mr. Gus Kuenning, a banker and close observer of birds, told me about 

 the occurrence of Wilson's Petrel at this place. On July 7 of this year, he 

 found the partly decomposed body of a bird, which had been washed off 

 the roof of St. Paul's church by a severe rainstorm. He identified the 

 bird and upon cross-examining him I found that he knew very well what 

 he was talking about and that his identification was correct. How long 

 the body had lain on the roof could not be told and it was also too far 

 gone to be preserved. It was probably killed by striking against the 

 church tower. This is the second species of these wanderers that has 

 been found in the State of Ohio. 



