iSgi.] (ic7irral Notes. 2g£^ 



Further Note on Otocoris alpestris praticola. — In tlie April nimiber of 

 'The Auk' mention was made of this bird's breeding in Hutler Counts-, 

 Pennsylvania. I now desire to record its occurrence in the nesting sea- 

 son in Beaver County also, I having observed two individuals near the 

 town of Beaver in June, on the i8th and 25th of the montii respectively. 

 In this connection it may be interesting to note that Dr. B. II. Warren 

 has recently, as he informs me, taken the young in the mountainous re- 

 gion of Lycoming County. — W. E. Clyde Todd, Beaver., Beaver Co., 

 Pa. 



The English Sparrow {Passer doiiiesticiis) in Nassau, N. P. — Several 

 examples of this species were obtained by my collectors in Nassau during 

 the past winter. Although introduced many years ago, it is not abundant 

 and does not seem to have extended its range to any of the neighboring 

 islands. — Charles B. Cory, Boston, Mass. 



Former Occurrence of Spiza americana in Northern New Jersey. — Mr. 

 C S. Galbraith informs me that forty years ago the Dickcissel was a com- 

 mon summer resident near his home at Hoboken, N. J., a fact which 

 seems of sufficient importance to be placed on record. — Frank M. Chap- 

 man, American Museum of Natural History, Neiv Torh City. 



An Abnormal Specimen of the Nonpareil {Passeri?ia ciri.i). — I shot an 

 adult male Nonpareil on June 24, of this year, which has the entire throat 

 bright yellow. The ring around the eyes is also j-ellow, instead of red. 

 The rest of the plumage is normal. The bird was shot at Mount Pleasant, 

 S. C This is the first specimen I have ever seen marked in that manner. 

 — Arthur T. Wayne, Mount Pleasant, S. C. 



The Cedar Waxwing and American Dipper in Costa Rica. — April 11, 

 1S91, Dr. Don Anastasio Alfaro secured two fine specimens, male and 

 female, oi Ampelis ccdrorutn, taken at the Volcano of Irazii at an elevation 

 of about 6000 feet. I have compared the specimens carefully with exam- 

 ples from eastern North America and can detect no difference. The 

 female has the wax tips to the secondaries. This capture extends the 

 known range of the species several hundred miles southward. 



I am also able to extend the known habitat of the American Dipper (zx^^ci'^i. 

 (Cinclus mexicanus) south from Guatamala to Costa Rica. There has ^ ^ „• A 

 been an example in the Museo Nacional for a long time, labeled C 

 ardesiacus, but onlj' a few days ago, when compared with a couple of ''^K, 1^87,0 .J 

 specimens of true C. ardesiacus was the mistake noted. I can also now 

 add that C. mexicnnus is a comparatively common bird along many of the 

 mountain streams in Costa Rica. Its congener, C. ardesiacus, I consider 

 rare. — George K. Cherrie, Museo Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. 



Another Massachusetts Record for the Mockingbird.^ — A specimen of 

 Mimus polyglot I OS (Linn.) was shot by the writer at Great Island, near 

 Hyannis, Mass., on August 30, 1891. The bird is in young plumage, 

 still showing the spotted breast. — Charles B. Cory, Boston, Mass. 



