120 Bird - Lore 



LEAST VIREO 

 The Least \'ireo winters in Mexico, and comes north in summer to south- 

 eastern Arizona, southern Nevada, and to Sacramento, Cal. Some dates of spring 

 arrival are: San Fehpe Canon, Cal., March 23, 1895; Pasadena, Cal., March 

 26, 1896; San Diego, Cal., April 2, 1885; Agua Caliente, Cal., April i, 1886; 

 San Buenaventura, Cal., March 26, 1872. The first reach the northern limit of 

 the range by the middle of April, and depart south early in September. 



GRAY VIREO 



From its winter home in Mexico, this Vireo comes north in summer to northern 

 New ^Mexico, southern Nevada, and southern California. A few dates of arrival 

 are: Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, April i, 1885; Campo, Cal., March 

 24, 1876; a late fall record is September 14, 1889, at the Grand Caiion of the 

 Colorado, Arizona. 



Further Note on Albino Flickers 



In the spring of 1908, a Flicker's nest, containing two albino birds, was 

 found near New Paris, Ohio. An account of these birds, together with a pho- 

 tograph of them, was published in the May-June, 1908, number of Bird-Lore. 



A))out June 15, 1908, this nesting-site was visited, and the nest was found to 

 be occupied by four young Flickers, one of which was an albino, the others 

 being normal in color. The albino was in every respect similar to those of the 

 previous year. Close examination showed a faint shadow of the normal mark- 

 ings on the plumage. Thus the black band on the breast could be seen by 

 careful examination. A close inspection of the specimen which had been secured 

 the year before showed a similar shadow of the normal markings. 



Li order to determine whether the parent birds were normal in color, I 

 watched the nest until both were seen. Neither showed any perceptible depart- 

 ure from the normal markings. 



The young birds left the nest about one week after my visit to it. The white 

 one was seen but once, about three weeks later. It displa\'ed the same tendency 

 to circle, when flying, that was remarked of one of the albinos of the previous 

 brood. 



One of this pair of Flickers apparently possesses an inherent tendency to 

 produce albinism, and is therefore of unusual interest. The developments of the 

 coming season, if the ])air returns, will be carefully observed. — Loren C. Petry, 

 Urbana, Ohio. 



