CA General Notes. \^^ 



Black Gyrfalcon {Falco riisticolus obsoletus) in Rhode Island. — In 

 looking over some newly-received bird skins in the collection of Mr. Jas. 

 P. Babbitt of this city, I came across a specimen, a fine female in nearly 

 full plumage, of this rare Falcon, which I succeeded in purchasing and 

 added to my collection. It was sliot by Mr. Arthur Scudder at Tiverton, 

 R. I., on December 26, 1896. He was duck shooting from a boat over 

 wooden decoys, and at the time the Gjn-falcon Avas shot it was hovering 

 over the decoys, as if preparing to pounce upon one of them. I refen-ed 

 it to this form by Ridgway's ' Manual,' and after carefully studying over 

 Mr. William Brewster's five series of Gyrfalcons, I felt still more certain 

 of its identity. — A. C. Bent, Taunton, Mass. 



Golden Eagle in New Jersey. — Mr. J. H. Fleming of Toronto writes 

 me that August 9, 1897. a live immature Golden Eagle {Aqutla chryscetos) 

 was offered him for sale by its captor, a colored man, who had recently 

 caught it near Long Branch, New Jersej'. — Frank M. Chapman, Am. 

 Mus. Nat. Hist., Neiv York City. ' 



A New Name for Dryobates v. montanus. — Since the name montanus 

 seems to be preoccupied in the genus, I would suggest that the name 

 monticola be adopted for the Rocky Mountain race separated by me 

 under the name of montanus (Auk, XIII, 1896, p. 32). So far as I have 

 been able to ascertain, monticola has not been used in the genus Dryobates. 

 — A. W. Anthony, Sa7i Diego, Cal. 



Bennett's Nighthawk ( Chordeiles virginianus sennetti) at Madison, 

 Minn. — August 13, 1891, 1 secured a Nighthawk that is very much lighter 

 in color than any specimen of C. v. /lenryi that I had ever seen. I was 

 inclined to believe that it was a juvenile of the latter. 



On August 15, 1894, 1 secured another specimen of this very light form. 

 Last spring I sent the latter specimen to Professor Robert Ridgway, who 

 pronounced it C. v. se?ifietti. 



As Mr. L. B. Bishop states (Auk, Vol. XIII, p. 134), Sennett's Night- 

 haM'k cannot be mistaken for henryi. Both of my specimens are very 

 light colored, and lack the white (in $) and tawny throat patch (in $) 

 of C. virginiamis and C. v. henryi. 



My first specimen was a wounded bird when secured. I kept it caged 

 for 24 hours, and when it died and I dissected it I found its stomach full 

 of small insects and a few small grasshoppers. 



The following are the data of the two specimens : 



Collection Albert Lano, $ : Length, 9.25 ; extent, 24.00; wing, 10.00; 

 tail, 4.32. Weight, 2^ ounces. August 13, 1891. Collected at Madison, 

 Minnesota. 



Collection Albert Lano, $ : Length, 9.00; extent, 22.25; wing, 8.25; 

 tail, 4.00. Weight, 2k ounces. Collected at Madison, Minnesota. 



