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adees. A pair of Magpies was last seen in this locality on Dec. 21, having been seen for 

 three or four days previously. Red Crossbills have been frequently seen this winter, 

 and a flock of 94 Bohemian Waxwings was seen north of the city on Dec. 19. So many 

 Bohemian without any Cedar Waxwings is very unusual here. — Miss Julia Ross, 

 Mrs. H. IM. Bailey. 



• Louisville, Ky. — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; wind slight; temp. 18° at start, 

 49° on return. Twelve miles on foot. Killdeer, 3; Turkey Vulture, i; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, i; Broad-winged Hawk (?), i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 9; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 28; American 

 Crow, 16; Meadowlark, 8; Purple Crackle, 25; White-throated Sparrow, 21; Tree 

 Sparrow, 29; Field Sparrow, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 116; Song Sparrow, 43; Cardinal, 36; 

 Mockingbird, i; Carolina Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 11; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 37; Black-capped Chickadee, 32; Bluebird, 3. Total, 26 species, 

 433 individuals. — Burt L. Monroe. 



Bowling Green, Ky. (Glen Lilly, Jennings Creek, Pea Ridge, and along Barren 

 River). — Dec. 22; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Very heavy fog lasting all day; ground bare; temp. 

 22° to 30°. About 10 miles on foot. Killdeer, 7; Mourning Dove, 27; Marsh Hawk, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Southern Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 11; Pileated Woodpecker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 7; Flicker, i (rarer than 

 usual); Prairie Horned Lark, 29; Blue Jay, 13; American Crow, 250; Meadowlark, 30; 

 Purple Finch, 14; American Goldfinch, 2; White-crowned Sparrow, 12; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 25; Tree Sparrow, 16; Chipping Sparrow, 3; Slate-colored Junco, 250; Song 

 Sparrow, 20; Towhee, 4 (unusually scarce this winter); Cardinal, 50; Cedar Waxwing, 5; 

 Mj^tle Warbler, 3 (rare this winter); Mockingbird, 10; Bewick Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 4; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 25; Carolina Chickadee, 50; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8 (I made this 

 bird the great object of my trip because it has been so scarce since the winter of 191 7-18) ; 

 Bluebird, 14. Total, 33 species, 897 individuals. — Gordon Wilson. 



Lexington, Mo. — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare, with a little 

 snow in patches; wind fairly strong and from northeast; temp. 32° to 25°. Observers 

 separate. About 20 miles covered. Bob- white, 5; Mourning Dove, 2; Screech Owl, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 25; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i (the identity 

 is uncertain); Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, 20; Prairie Horned Lark, 3; Blue Jay, 23; 

 Crow, 14; Purple Finch, i; Goldfinch, 25; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 375; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 750; Song Sparrow, 50; Cardinal, 89; Carolina Wren, 4; Winter 

 Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Tufted Titmouse, 24; Chick- 

 adee, 150. Total, 24 species, 1,589 individuals. — J. Clark Sawyer, E. Gordon 

 Alexander. 



Kansas City, Mo. — Dec. 21; 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Heavy fog and mist all day; 

 ground frozen hard, and covered with old ice and snow in sheltered places; wind south, 

 light, in afternoon; temp. 28° to 30°. Missouri River and Big Eddy region, Missouri 

 bottoms and blufl's near Courtney, upper Brush Creek Valley, Country Club district 

 prairies, Swope Park neighborhood. Mount Washington Cemetery, Mill Creek region 

 north of Independence, Forest Hill Cemetery, upper Blue Valley near Dodson. Ob- 

 servers were paired in the different regions, and were in the field from 3 to 9 hours. 

 Loon, I (identification entirel}^ satisfactory); Merganser, 3; Black Duck, 2; Marsh 

 Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Barred Owl,.i; Screech Owl, 2; Great Horned Owl, i; 

 Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 27; Downy Woodpecker, 69; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 26; Northern Flicker, 14; Blue Jay, 56; Crow, 63; 

 Red-winged Blackbird (subspecies ?), 15; Purple Finch, 7; Crossbill, 21; Goldfinch, 35; 

 Pine Siskin, 4; Lapland Longspur, small flock in the air (identification not entirely 

 satisfactory); Harris's Sparrow, 13; White-crowned Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 485 (est.); 

 Slate-colored Junco, 710 (est.); Song Sparrow, 18; Lincoln's Sparrow, i; Swamp Spar- 



