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the supposition correct. This chickadee is recorded as inhalnting the Redwood and Douglas Fir 

 forests, known as the Northern Humid Coast IJelt, extending along- the coast from Del Norte 

 County down to Mendocino. As this same forest extends continuously along the coast of Alen- 

 docino and vSononia Counties, practically without a break, and with Imt comparatively little vari- 

 ation in temperatvire or luTuiidity, it seemed reasonable to assume that any chickadee found in 

 this belt as far south as it might continiie with unchanged characteristics, would be referable to 

 this form. To prove this I visited the coast last May in the vicinity of Fort Ross, the site of the 

 early Russian settlement, which is only a few miles north and in plain sight of the moxith of the 

 Russian River, and there found the Chestnut-backed Chickadee breeding abundantly. It has 

 never been recorded south of Mendocino County heretofore. This forest extends about twenty 

 miles south of where I foTind these birds, and almost reaches Marin Coimty, when the character 

 of the coast abruptly changes from high hills and deep canyons to low rolling country, and the 

 forest is succeeded by open, wind-swept grass lands, with plenty of fog bi:t comparatively light 

 rainfall. This treeless portion extends for something like twenty miles south along the shores 

 of Bodega and Tomales Bays, and forms a most distinct dividing line between the northern form 

 of rnfescens and the central one, 7ieo;Iectus, which latter commences in the northern edge of the 

 wooded coast belt of Marin County some ten miles north of San Geronimo. — Joseph ]\Iaii,liari), 

 San Geronimo, California. 



Is not the San Clemente Shrike (I/anius 1. mearnsi) identical with the IJsland 

 Shrike (I/anius 1. anthonyi)? — The following measurements (from birds in the flesh) seem to 

 disprove the claim for smaller size, for the Clemente form. In the specimens examined (16 in 

 all), there has been found no apprecial)le difference in coloration. A few specimens of Laniiis I. 

 anthonyi have been taken along the coast of L,os Angeles County. 



San Clemente Island specimens Santa Cruz Island specimens 



Length Wing Tail Length Wing Tail 



ad. $ 9. 4. 4. im. ^ ? 8.40 3.80 3.80 



$ 8.46 3.7.5 3.75 ad. ^ 8.50 3.80 3.90 



X 8.47 3.75 3.75 ad. ^ 8.72 3.85 3.90 



7.87 3.72 3.75 ? ? 8. 3.77 3.72 



$ ? 7.87 3.75 3.70 im. $ 8. 3.70 3.70 



im. 

 im. 



ad. $ 8. 3.80 3.70 ad. $ 8.27 3.80 3.75 



? 7.70 3.75 3.50 



ad. 9 8. 3.77 3.63 



Measurements in inches ? 8.25 3.95 3.87 



5 8.87 4. 4.18 

 — C. B. Linton, Long Beach, California. 



A One-legged Red-winged Blackbird. — On April 5, while collecting in the vicinity of 

 Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 1 took a Red-winged Blackbird from a good sized flock in 

 a tall Cottonwood tree. Upon picking the bird up I found that the right leg was entirelj' missing. 

 The bird was carefully skinned and it was found that the leg had been severed from the body at 

 the knee joint. There was no scar or abrasion of any kind in the skin to indicate where the skin 

 of the leg was attached to that of the l^ody, the wound having healed perfectly. 



The question was raised as to whether the bird had been hatched with the one leg missing; 

 but this seems hardly reasonal)le from the fact that the first joint or that alcove the knee was per- 

 fectly formed. 



That this bird handled itself almost as easily as his more fortunate companions is without 

 question, as the flock was watched some time before the bird was taken and his actions were not 

 such as to attract attention. In fact this particialar bird was collected especiallj^ on account of 

 the fine condition of its plumage. Upon skinning, the bird was found to be a male, in perfect 

 condition and with a well nurtured body. — R. B. RocKWEivi., Denver, Colorado. 



Forbush Sparrow in Southern California. — February 12, 1908, I secured three speci- 

 mens of y)/(V(:7.?/>/ra lincolnii striata (Forbush vSparrow), in the meadows bordering the Los 

 Angeles River, near Long Beach, California. I also observed several others in this vicinity in 

 company with Rlelospiza cinerea cooperi (San Diego Song Sparrow). — C. B. Linton, Long 

 Beach, California. 



