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of Swans seem to migrate northward, 

 following the Allegheny River valley. 

 Years ago they were seen and shot 

 regularly, but of late they only alight 

 when overtaken by bad weather. 



There are records of a great flight 

 of Swans throughout this general re- 

 gion in March, 1879, during which 

 flight a gooi many were killed as they 

 were loaded ^ "wn with ice and sleet. 



In March, .884, a similar storm 

 drove in a number here at Warren and 

 ten or twelve were taken. In March, 

 1887, a very large fine one was kill- 

 ed from a large flock. April 12th, 

 1899, I saw a lone Swan with a large 

 flight of waterfowl following a storm. 

 March 25th, 1905 three appeared in the 

 river and were very tired. All three 

 were flnally taken. The largest, it is 

 said, weighed twenty pounds. If so, 

 it certainly must have been a fine one, 

 as a very nice average adult Swan in 

 my collection only weighed eleven 

 and one-half pounds, and measured 

 six feet seven inches in extent. 



In 1907, two different flocks alighted 

 late in March, but none were taken. 

 May 20, 1907, a lone Swan appeared 

 at a wild place on the river above us 

 and lived there until July 1st, when it 

 was killed by some two-legged hog. 

 This flock of Swans has been driven 

 in at times, down toward Oil City and 

 other points below us. 



A few years ago they alighted at 

 Oil City during bad weather and as 

 near as I can flnd out, seven were 

 taken. I hardly think they follow the 

 same route in the fall, as I never heard 

 of but one being seen here at this sea- 

 son. This was a young of the year, 

 and was shot a few years ago in late 

 September. 



It seems too bad that these great 

 and beautiful birds must slowly but 

 surely become scarcer, but the oppor- 

 tunity to kill one comes so seldom, at 



least at inland points, that no one will 

 let it pass. 



R. B. Simpson. 



From Campbell. 



Our friend Campbell reports from 

 Pittston, Pennsylvania as follows: 



Sept. 2, 1910, A.O.U. 223, Northern 

 Phalarope, an adult male; 281, Moun- 

 tain Plover, young male. 



The latter is probably a record for 

 this vicinity. 



Nov. 7, 1910, At Coxton, Pa., A.O.U. 



Nol 105, male Fork-tailed Petrel. 



These are surely rare specimens. 

 * * * 



Stanley G. Jewett, who is on his 

 way to South America in the interest 

 of the Field Museum, writes: 



"I am back on one or two little ex- 

 changes with your readers, and I wish 

 you would insert a short notice in 

 THE OOLOGIST notifying all that I 

 will be back in Portland, Oregon again 

 in the early summer, and balance all 

 matters." 



We have no doubt that Mr. Jewett 

 will do just as he says in this respect. 



Thanks. 



Our thanks as well as those of our 

 subscribers are due this month to S. 

 R. Morse, Curator of the State 

 Museum of the State of New Jersey 

 for the loan of the half tone re-produc- 

 tion of Audubon's plates of the Wood 

 duck and of the Canvas back duck ap- 

 pearing in this issue. 



Likewise to Rolla H. Beck of Pacific 

 Grove, California, for the splendid pho- 

 tograph from which the half tone ap- 

 pearing on page 19 of this issue was 

 made. And to R. B. Simpson of War- 

 ren, Pennsylvania, for his splendid 

 and readable contributions. — The Edi- 

 tor. 



