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birds having been secured not uncommonly in the East, and vice versa, 

 does not allow, however, the establishment of a western subspecies. — 

 Rkchnali) Mkbkr Hovvk, Jr., Lougzvood , Mass. 



Notes from Chateaugay Lake, New York. — Duiing a collecting trip 

 to Chateaugay Lake, Northern Adirondacks, last autumn (Aug. 24 to 

 Sept. 7, 1897) I secured with Mr. G. C. Shattuck, a pair of American 

 Three-toed Woodpeckers (Picoides atnericantis), a species not very 

 uncommon about the lake. One specimen of the Wood Thrush (Turdus 

 mitstelinus) was also taken. Mr. Shattuck had in previous years taken 

 specimens. This bird was generally found in company with Hermits and 

 Swainson's Thrushes behind the camp where the waste food was thrown. 

 Its occurrence there seems to show that it is found along the western as 

 well as eastern shores of Lake Champlain. Early during my stay I was 

 pretty sure I caught a glimpse of a Philadelphia Vireo (l^reo fhiladel- 

 fhicns), and after I left Mr. Shattuck secured a specimen. — Reginald 

 Heber Howe, Jr., Longtvood, Mass. 



Ectopistes migratorius. Mimus polyglottos, and Sturnella magna 

 neglecta in Bristol Co., Mass. — In company with a friend and my brother 

 on August 23, 18S9, I was shooting on the mud flats around the reservoir 

 at Norton, Mass. In making a detour of a small inlet, I flushed a Pas- 

 senger Pigeon from among the low blueberry and bayberry bushes 

 among which I was tramping. The bird alighted in a small white birch 

 near at hand, seeming very unsuspicious, and I shot it. On dissection 

 it proved to be a $ young-of-year and was in very good plumage. This 

 is the last record I have of this species. The bird is now mounted and 

 in my collection. 



April 30, 1S96, a Mockingbird appeared and established himself among 

 the shrubbery in a neighbor's grounds. This was no escaped cage-bird, 

 as his perfect, unfrayed feathers evinced. He was in constant song 

 during his stay, frequently singing half the night when the moon was 

 bright. After enjoying a week of Mockingbird music I was disappointed 

 to find the singer gone, owing to a late driving snow storm, and he did 

 not again appear. 



On April 9, of this year {1898) , a Western Meadowlark made a visit 

 of a few days in the fields not far from my home. The bird was first 

 seen by an acquaintance, who asked " what bird is it that resembles a 

 Meadowlark in form and color, larger and darker possibly than the 

 Meadowlark but with a wonderfully beautiful song." This bird 

 remained in the same locality for four days, showing no signs of fear 

 and offering an excellent opportunity for one to observe its habits. I 

 was unable to shoot the bird, but identity is beyond all doubt, the song 

 alone being sufficient to remove all queries on that score. — Bradford 

 Alexander Scudder, Taunton, Mass. 



