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sandpiper, field sparrow; 8, Ivingbird; 9, black and white warbler, 

 red-eyed vireo; 10, least flycatcher, bank swallow, ruffed grouse; 13, 

 chimney swift; 14, Baltimore oriole, hairy woodpecker, rose-breasted 

 grosbeak, white crowned sparrow, warbling vireo, magnolia warbler, 

 biack-throated blue warbler, yellow warbler; 15, yellow-throated vireo, 

 black-throated green warbler, bobolink, cliff swallow, redstart, chestnut- 

 sided warbler, Nashville warbler, ovenbird, blue-headed vireo, wood- 

 cock, Wilson thrush; 18, parula warbler, Blackburnian warbler, solitary 

 sandpiper; 19, white-eyed vireo, great crested flycatcher, Maryland 

 yellow throat, olive sided flycatcher; 20, ruby-throated hummingbird, 

 scarlet tanager; 24, indigo bunting; 26, Canadian warbler; 27, wood 

 pewee, house wren, night hawk; June 2, Traill's flycatcher; 7, black 

 poll warbler; 9, cedar bird; July 8, brown thrasher, red headed wood- 

 pecker; 11, olive backed thrush; August 29, great blue heron; Septem- 

 ber 1, osprey; October 6, winter wren. 90 species. 



BIRD NOTES. 



Mr. W. C. Horton of Brattleboro is investigating the distribution 

 of purple martins in Vermont. Anyone who knows of a nesting colony 

 will kindly report to him. 



Mrs. E. B. Davenport of Brattleboro is collecting data as to the 

 range of the wood thrush. She would be pleased to receive reports. 



A member suggests the following as a new feature for future 

 bulletins. Let any member who wishes to ask questions or who de- 

 sires information in regard to bird life of our state, send such to the 

 secretary of the club, who will have the questions printed together 

 with the person's name and address in the bulletin.' Then any one 

 who is able to give the desired information is urged to write directly 

 to the inquirer. If this meets with approval and sufficient questions 

 are sent in, the plan will be adopted in the next issue of the bulletin. 



Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Ross of Bennington observed on May 30, 1907, 

 the common tern, sterna hirundo. Dr. Ross says: "This is the only 

 record we know of a tern being observed in Vermont." 



Miss Evalyn Darling of Woodstock contributes the following: 

 Upon looking out of the window on the morning of Oct. 26, 1907, 

 to some small spruces, I saw a w^arbler that was entirely new to me. 

 The general color of it was olive gray, but what attracted my attention 

 most was the distinct yellow wing patches that had a slightly darker 

 tone in their center. The crown was yellow with white lines above 

 the eyes, black below, and the dark throat was separated from the black 

 eye patches by light lines. It staid about several hours, exhibiting no 



