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the Northwest," p. 234), it made its advent into Ohio about the year 1860, 

 since which time it has gradually increased in numbers, until it is now a 

 common summer resident (see Ohio Agricultural Report for 1874, p. 566). 

 In the semi-prairie districts of Indiana, Illinois, and adjacent States, it has 

 become generally dispersed, being now common in the cleared portions 

 surrounded by heavy forests, and where a few years ago was dense and 

 continuous woodland. It has already been captured in Florida (the Na- 

 tional Museum possessing a specimen from that State), and should be care- 

 fully looked for in other sections of the Eastern States. — Robert Ridg- 

 WAY, Washington, D. C. 



The Lark-Finch (Chondestes grammaca) again in Massachusetts. — 

 On November 25, 1877, I had the pleasure of seeing in the flesh a female 

 bird of this species, taken the previous day near the residence of Mr. C. J. 

 Maynard, Newton ville, who notified me of the fact, and has since kindly 

 presented me with the skin. The bird was brought to him by a boy very 

 Boon after it was shot, who stated it was in company Avith another of the 

 same kind. Mr. Maynard went immediately in search, but only Tree 

 Sparrows and a flock of Snow Buntings were to be seen. The Lark 

 Finch is a rare bird east of the Ohio River, and there is but one previous 

 record for this State or New England, namely, a specimen found in 

 Gloucester about 1845 (Proc. Ess. Inst., Vol. I, 1856, p. 224). — H. A. 

 Purdie, Newton, Mass. 



A Third Specimen of Helminthophaga leucobronchialis. — Last 

 winter, while working among the Warblers {Sijlvicolidce), in the collection 

 of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, I discovered among 

 hem a specimen of the White-throated Warbler {Helminthophaga leuco- 

 Ironchialis, Brewster), which, according to some writing on the bottom 

 of its stand, had been in the dark for nearly fifteen years. The writing 

 was this : " J. C, 20 October, 1862," and also what I made out to be, 

 " Not from Bell," which was much blurred. The " J. C," which means 

 John Cassin (for it is his handwriting), shows that he once possessed or 

 had something to do with the specimen, but how it ever escaped his no- 

 tice and found its way into the collection of the Academy without being 

 discovered I cannot see. The other is, I suppose, the date of its capture ; 

 and it is curious that it should have been taken so long before the one 

 which for several years was the only known representative of the species. 

 No label was attached to it designating the locality where it was procured, 

 its sex or species ; but by careful comparison with Mr. Brewster's descrip- 

 tion, as well as with Mr. Wood's specimen, I can safely say that it is a 

 genuine specimen of H. leucobronchialis, and still further proves the valid- 

 ity of the species. As the first two were males, and as this specimen 

 closely resembles them, I judge it to be a male also. A paper which I 

 wrote on this specimen was read before the Academy, at a recent meeting, 

 and will be published in their Proceedings. 



