1S84.I General Xotes. 389 



Zoologist, July, Aug. , Sept., 1884. 

 Zeitschrift fiir die Gesammte Ornitiiologie. I. No. 2. 

 United States Geological Survey. Third Ann. Rep., 1881-S2, 4to.. pp. 

 xviii. 564. pll. 32, 1884. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Another Kirtland's Warbler from Michigan. — The National Museum 

 has recently acquired a fully adult male of this species which on the 

 collector's label bears the following legend : "No iii, collection of N. Y. 

 Green. . . . Dendroeca fiiins. Pine-creeping Warbler. . . . Battle Creek, 

 Mich. . . . May 11, 1883." The specimen, which was generously pre- 

 sented to the National Museum by Mr. J. H. Batty, of Parkville, L. I., 

 is in the highest state of plumage of the fully adult male, and has the 

 3'ellow of the under parts entirely free from markings on the jugulum, 

 which are present in the type (an immature male changing to spring 

 plumage) and in two of the three adult females in the collection. — Robert 

 RiDGWAY, Washington. D. C. 



Geothlypis trichas wintering in Eastern Massachusetts. — I have re- 

 cently examined a male Maryland Yellow-throat brought me by a neigh- 

 bor, which was caught by his cat in the latter part of January, 1884. He 

 was unable to give the exact date, but is positive it was later than the 

 middle of the month. The bird was in fine plumage and good condition, 

 evidently not prevented by disease or injury from accompanying its mates 

 southward at the usual season. As I can find no similar record, I thought 

 it might be well to make a note of the above.— F. C. Browne. Framing- 

 ham. Mass. 



The Yellow-breasted Chat and Summer Redbird in Canada.— On the 

 i6th of May. 18S4, I found the dead body of an olive-backed bird lying on 

 the ground. The maggots fell from it as I took it up, but it was still in 

 condition to show that had I found it a few days sooner I would have 

 added to my collection a perfect specimen of the Yellow-breasted Chat 

 {Icteria virens). The bird had evidently been killed by flying against 

 the telegraph wires which pass near where it was found. 



Ten days later, when visiting Mr. Dickson, station master of the Grand 

 Trunk Railway at Waterdown, he pointed out to me an old unused mill- 

 race, grown up with briars and brambles, where the day previous he had 

 seen a pair of Chats mated. Mr. Dickson was collecting at the time, and 

 was surprised at their suddenly appearing within ten feet of him, but on 

 his trying to get to a safer shooting distance they disappeared in the thicket 

 and did not again become visible, though they kept continually scolding 

 at him. These are the only records I have of this species being noticed 

 in Canada. 



