50 General Notes. \^^^^ 



Vol. XI, p. 73; Vol. XII, p. 76; Vol. XITI, p. 78), was . observed for the 

 last time in the vicinity of the Brenton Reef Light-ship on April 7, 1896, 

 making twenty-four summers the bird had passed in this immediate local- 

 ity. Captain Edward Fogarty, at present in charge of the ship, has 

 known Dick for ten years. 



The failure of this bird to put in an appearance as usual in October,. 

 1896, and his continued absence ever since, leaves but little doubt that he 

 is dead, as are all the captains of the Light-ship except the present 

 incumbent. Captain J^ogarty. Having recorded this bird's movements 

 while alive for several years past in ' The Auk,' I now feel called upon to 

 recoi-d his probable demise. — George H. Mackay, Na?itucket, Mass. 



An Uncommon Gull in Massachusetts. — On Maixh 24, 1897, I 

 received from Manomet, Plymouth, a specimen of the Glaucous Gull 

 (^Larus glaucus), shot several days before. It is in nearly full plumage, 



— creamy white all over, save for faint, indistinct markings of brownish 

 on the wing-coverts and lower parts. — Herbert 'K. ]o^, JVorth Middle- 

 boro, Mass. 



Leach's Petrel at Lancaster, N. H. — October i, 1897, a pair of 

 Leach's Petrels {^Oceanodroma leucorhoa) were seen on a small pond in 

 this town ; one of them was shot, and its skin is now in my possession. 

 The bird was very fat, and it seems remarkable that it should be found 

 here, at least 100 miles from the nearest coast. — F. B. Spaulding, Lan- 

 caster., IV. H. 



The Redhead {Aythya americana) in post-nuptial Plumage in Autumn. 



— On November 10, 1896, I received from AValter I. Jackson of Havre-de- 

 Grace, a male Redhead (AytJiya americana^ shot the day previous on the 

 Susquehanna flats. This bird, for some reason, had failed to moult at 

 the proper time, and appears in the old worn-out feathers characteristic 

 of the post-nuptial period. All the feathers are verj' short, but those on 

 the head and the tail-feathers show most abrasion, being reduced to less 

 than one-half the usual length. Examination showed the bones perfect 

 and the flesh norinal, though without a particle of fat, indicating that the 

 bird was not a ' crippler.' It was flying with the other ducks when shot. — 

 F. C. KiRKWOOD, Baltimore, Md. 



The Glossy Ibis in Western New York.- — ^ During the second week 

 of October, 1897, J. W. Ware shot and killed a Glossy Ibis {Plegadt's 

 aututnttalis) in the upper end of the harbor at Dunkirk, N. Y. I have 

 examined the bird carefully and can vouch for its identity. It is an adult 

 bird in excellent plumage, the chestnut and green being very pronounced. 



— H. D. KiRKOVER, Jr., Fredonia, N. T. 



