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Chen hyperborea. — A.n immature specimen of this western species was 

 shot at the mouth of Darby Creek, on the Delaware River, Dec. iS, by 

 Mr. Wm. V. Wiltbanli. 



Haematopus palliatus. — One specimen shot on Chester Island in the 

 Delaware, May 14. 



Strix pratincola. — Found breeding atTinicum by J. Harris Reed. The 

 e.\perience of collectors seems to show that it breeds here i-egularly. 



Ceophlceus pileatus. — One shot at Collingdale, Delaware Co., Dec. 12, 

 1890, by C. A. Voelker. 



Corvus corax sinuatus. — One shot in Delaware County near the river, 

 Dec. 30; now in the possession of Mr. C. A. Voelker. 



Spiza americana. — One bird, in immature plumage, obtained from a 

 gunner who shot it with Reed Birds on Maurice River, N. J., Sept. 18; 

 now in the collection of Wm. L. Baily. 



Thryothorus bewicki. — One shot at Wynnewood, April 12, by Wm. L. 

 Baily. 



The club is now engaged in preparing a manuscript reference list of the 

 birds occurring in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania south of the 

 mountains. They will be glad to hear of any captures of scarce birds 

 within this district and to furnish what information they can in return. 



Academy of Natural Sciences^ Philadelphia. Witmer Stone. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



Colonel N. S. Goss, one of the original members of the American 

 Ornithologists' Union, died suddenly at Neosho Falls, Kansas, March 10, 

 1891, at the age of 65 years. Colonel Goss was born in Lancaster, N. H., 

 June 8, 1826, and while still a lad moved with his father to Pewaukee, 

 Wis. His education was such as could be gained at the district school 

 and the local Academy. From childhood he had a deep love for birds, 

 and throughout his life devoted all his leisure to their study, in his later 

 years giving nearly his whole time and energy to ornithological pursuits. 

 In 1857 he moved to Kansas, selecting a home where now stands the city 

 of Neosho Falls, then an unsettled wilderness. He was thus one of the 

 pioneers of the State, and at once took a leading part in the development 

 of its resources. From his enterprise and public spirit he "has been 

 rightly called 'the Father of Neosho Valley.' " In i860 he was elected 

 and commissioned major, and in 1863 lieutenant-colonel, of the Sixteenth 

 Kansas Militia Cavalry, and saw considerable frontier service, for a time 

 serving as scout for the United States troops stationed at Humboldt, 

 Kans. Later he was register of the land office at Humboldt, resignin<>- to 

 become land attorney for the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway, and 



