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the}' were decidedly smaller than the Red-eye, more bulky in shape, with 

 a somewliat shorter tail proportionately. The yellow shading of the 

 breast was not very evident, but there was a tendency to a lighter shade, 

 without being a definite mark, on the wings. The persistent scolding 

 seems to be a marked characteristic, to which Dr. Dwight refers. 



The nest was located near the extremity of a stem of spiraea, about four 

 feet from the ground, in a place that is always wet, except in very dry 

 seasons. In searching for anotlier nest, like Dr. Dwight, I should not 

 think of looking in large trees or even moderate sized ones. After locat- 

 ing the bird, I should search in damp places among willows (where 

 Mr. Thompson found the nest in Manitoba), among growths of alders, 

 and as in the case of the nest I found, among straggling growths of 

 spiraea, etc. I do not think they will ever be found to build high up in 

 maples or hickories like the Warbling Vireo, nor yet on high ground 

 among second growth maples and birches as the Red-eye very frequently 

 does, at least in this neighborhood, or even in dense woods. — C. J. 

 Young, Lansdoivtie, Out. 



Cairns's Warbler (^Detidroica cceriilesceiis cair?tsi) in Georgia on Migra- 

 tion. — So little is known of the Alleghaney Mountains Black-throated 

 Blue Warbler away from its breeding ground that it seems worth while 

 to record its capture in spring upon Cumberland Island, Georgia. The 

 bird (No. 3013, Coll. of E. A. and O. Bangs) was taken by W. W. Brown, 

 Jr., April 9, 1897, at the northern end of Cumberland Island. It is an 

 extreme example of subspecies cairnsi, a male in unworn newly acquired 

 spring plumage. The back is nearly wholly black. It shows a character 

 not mentioned by Dr. Coues, but which seems on examination of the 

 type in Mr. Brewster's collection to be a mark of the race — a very much 

 greater amount of white upon the outer pair of tail-feathers. — Outram 

 Bangs, Boston, Mass. 



Carolina Wren at Lyme, Conn., in Winter. — On the morning of 

 Dec. 17, 1897, I was surprised to see and hear a Carolina Wren {Tkryo- 

 thorns hcdovicianus) sing his pleasing notes. As this is the first time I 

 have seen the bird in Connecticut, this record may be of interest to 

 readers of 'The Auk.' — Arthur W. Brockw^ay, Lyme, Cottn. 



Long-billed Marsh Wren in New Brunswick. — A specimen of this 

 bird {Cistotkorics falustris) was taken by me on October 3, 1895, in a 

 marsh near Fairville, a suburb of St. Johns, New Brunswick. This 

 specimen was presented to Mr. John Brittain of the Provincial Normal 

 School, who confirms my identification. Correspondence with members 

 of the Natural History Society of St. John, develops the fact that there is 

 no previous record of the capture of this species in New Brunswick. — 

 Willie H. Moore, Scotch Lake, N. B. 



