200 General Notes. [ A A p u r * 



Owen Durfee and I located a pair of the birds on the edge of the pines in a 

 mixed growth of oak and chestnut, about 50 yards from the maple swamp. 

 The female soon went to the nest near the top of a small dead black oak 

 stub 12 feet high. After spending some time watching and photographing 

 the birds I collected the stump with a set of six fresh eggs. At the entrance 

 hole was the characteristic daub of pitch. — F. B. McKechnie, Ponkapog, 

 Mass. 



Three New Records for the State of Washington and One for Oregon. — 



The past winter has been by far the most severe of any during my residence 

 of twelve years in the State of Washington, as it has also been throughout 

 the other parts of the Northwest. Consequently a large number of rare 

 visitors — mostly northern birds — appeared in very considerable num- 

 bers. I was fortunate enough to obtain the three following species, which 

 form, to the best of my knowledge, new records for the State. They have 

 been very kindly identified for me by Dr. A. K. Fisher and Mr. H. C. 

 Oberholser. 



Junco hyemalis hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. An adult male 

 collected in my back garden here in Tacoma on February 4, 1909. It was 

 first seen on January 15, and appeared at intervals until the date when 

 I was finally able to secure it. It was always in company with a large 

 flock of Shufeldt's Juncos (Junco oreganus shufeldti), amongst which its 

 duller colors rendered it most conspicuous. 



Passerella iliaca insulaiis. Kadiak Fox Sparrow. An adult female 

 collected in my back garden here in Tacoma on January 13, 1909. What 

 was presumably the same bird was seen during the week previous by other 

 members of my family. The fact that it was exceedingly fat makes this 

 seem all the more probable, as I fed a large flock of birds daily throughout 

 the entire winter. 



Passerella iliaca meruloides. An adult female was collected at the 

 town of Kirkland, King County, Washington, on January 11, 1909, by 

 Miss Jennie V. Getty of that place. It was found frozen to death, and was 

 greatly emaciated owing to starvation. Miss Getty very kindly presented 

 it to the writer, and also reported seeing a considerable number of similar 

 birds, as well as several much larger ones with the same characteristics. 

 Miss Getty is a careful and experienced observer, and her notes are entitled 

 to the fullest consideration. 



I now take pleasure in giving the following record from southwestern 

 Oregon; identification through the kindness of Dr. A. K. Fisher and Mr. 

 H. C. Oberholser. 



Melospiza melotiia rufina. Sooty Song Sparrow. This bird was taken 

 by my brother, Mr. C. W. Bowles, on September 16, 1907, at Takilma, 

 Josephine County, Oregon. Unfortunately the sexual organs were obliter- 

 ated but otherwise it is an excellent skin. Unless I am mistaken, this is 

 the most southern point from which this subspecies has yet been re- 

 corded. — J. H. Bowles, Tacoma, Wash. 



