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Catherpes mexicanus conspersus. Canon Wren. — Last spring Mr. 

 C. deB. Green of Fairview, B. C, was convinced that the Canon Wren 

 was a scarce though regular breeder in the extreme southern portion of the 

 Okanagan Valley in the semi-arid interior. He was unable at that time 

 to place the identification beyond a doubt by the capture of a specimen. 

 I have just received from him a rough skin of a male taken the third week 

 in March of this year at Mclntyre Creek, a mountain stream which flows 

 into Okanagan River from the east, some twenty miles north of the Inter- 

 national Boundary. It was one of a pair that were evidently nesting at 

 that early date, so the species will probably prove to be a permanent resi- 

 dent in that district. Mr. Green has since located another breeding pair 

 near the north end of Osoyoos Lake. — Allan Brooks, Okanagan Landing, 

 B.C. 



Some New Birds for Colorado. — Since unavoidable circumstances have 

 prevented the publication in this issue of 'The Auk' of a lengthy article 

 on Colorado birds, it seems best to present here a short note on the occur- 

 rence of four species hitherto unrecorded for the State. 



Sterna hirundo. Common Tern. One was noted May 14, 1908, at 

 New Windsor by Geo. E. Osterhout. The specimen was sent to the Bio- 

 logical Survey for identification. 



Butorides virescens. Green Heron. One at Loveland, July 23, 1895, 

 by Edward A. Preble of the Biological Survey. 



Spizella pusilla arenacea. Western Field Sparrow. One at Yuma, 

 May 9-11, 1908, by Miss Jennie M. Patten, who for the past six years has 

 been reporting bird movements to the Biological Survey. 



Helminthophila chrysoptera. Golden-winged Warbler. One May 

 25, 1906, at Yuma, by Miss Patten. — Wells W. Cooke, Biological 

 Survey, Washington, D. C. 



Notes concerning Certain Birds of Long Island, New York. — A few data 

 concerning the occurrence of certain of the less commonly observed birds of 

 Long Island and of facts regarding the time during which others, less rare, 

 extend their stay within our limits, are herewith presented. Most of them 

 have been kindly furnished me by other observers. 



Porzana Carolina. Sora. A specimen of this rail was obtained by Mr. 

 Robert L. Peavey, of Brooklyn, at Seaford on the unusually late date of 

 December 24 (1908). This date is two months later than the previously 

 ascertained limit of its occurrence here in autumn, as given in 'A List of the 

 Birds of Long Island, New York.' 



Coturnicops noveboracensis. Yellow Rail. — Three additional occur- 

 rences of this bird for Long Island have been made available through Mr. 

 Robert L. Peavey. All were secured recently, two during the later months 

 of 1908, one in January, 1909. One of the specimens, taken by Mr. Peavey 

 and by him presented to the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts 

 and Sciences, has been already recorded by Mr. George K. Cherrie, curator 



