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The Canadian F'ield-Natubai,ist, 



[Vol. XXV. 



make this recf»rd of possible intere^ to 

 other observere. 



The thicket iu which this bird was 

 seen runs throug^h two gardens and some 

 adjoining vaeant-building-land on ''The 

 ^Mountain" and about t^iree hundred 

 yards south of its edge. The neighbor- 

 hood is a very quiet one; and the 

 thicket is a favorite haunt for migrating 

 birds. Only the Yellow Warbler, of this 

 family, was noticed tJiere before the Prai- 

 rie Warbler in 1920; and no others were 

 recorded until several days later. 



R. Owen Merriman. 



Bohemian Waxwings in Saskatchewan. 

 On April 1st (1921) I saw a very in- 

 teresting and to me a new sig^it. When 

 I say I saw a flock of one thousand 

 Bohemian waxwings, I feel confident that 

 I could multiply that niunber by three 

 and still be witJiin tilie mark. Thisi was 

 in River park (Regina). There were 

 acres of them, feeding on the buslies and 

 shrubs of the park. They would take 

 wing, circle, and again alight, and as 

 they rose there was a roaring sound from 

 their wings. They flew from bush to 

 busih and passed within ten feet of me 



quite unafraid. I was surprised to see 

 not a few of them witili a white spot 

 the size of a five cent piece at t^e side 

 of the neck, just in front of the wing 

 at tdie shoulder. It was a beautiful sight 

 to see a tree literally covered with hun- 

 dreds of these birds, the branclhes bend- 

 ing under their weight. I have not .heard 

 of their having been seen in sudh large 

 flocks before. 



Neil Gilmour, Moosie Jaw, Sask. 



Appointments. — In November, 1920, 

 Mr. Harri.son F. Lewis, of Bergerville, 

 Quebec, and Mr. J. A. Munro, of Okana- 

 gan Landing, B.C., were appointed Chief 

 Federal Migratory Bird Officers for On- 

 tario and Quebec, and for the Western 

 Provinces, respectively, Mr. R. W. Tufts, 

 of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, was appointed 

 to a similar position for the Maritime 

 Provinces in 1919. All three have brouglht 

 to their new positions that prime requi- 

 site, a t^iiorough knowledge of ornithology, 

 and great advances in the cause of bird 

 protection in Canada may confidently be 

 expected aisi a result of their efforts. 



H. L. 



