22 Bird - Lore 
Magnolia, Mass.—Dec. 18; 10.15 A.M. to 2.15 p.M. Clear; ground bare; wind south- 
west, light; temp., 32°. Holbeell’s Grebe, 2; Horned Grebe, 7; Red-throated Loon, 1; 
Iceland Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 35; Red-breasted Merganser, 11; American Golden-eye, 
5; Bufflehead, 8; Surf Scoter, 3; Northern Flicker, 3; American Crow, 20; Song Sparrow, 
1; Northern Shrike, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 1; Carolina Wren, 2; Chickadee, 15. Total, 
16 species, 116 individuals.—EpmuND and Lipran E. BRIDGE. 
Nahant, Mass.—Dec. 27; 11.30 A.M. to 4 p.m. Clear and bright, after heavy snow- 
storm; wind northwest, light; temp., 23°. Brunnich’s Murre, 2; Great Black-backed 
Gull, 8; Herring Gull, 2,000; Red-breasted Merganser, 2; Black Duck, 8; Scaup Duck, 
75; American Golden-eye, 2; Bufflehead, 33; Old Squaw, 70; American Scoter, 1; White- 
winged Scoter, roo; Surf Scoter, 3; Horned Lark, 50; American Crow, 6; Lapland 
Longspur, 1; Savanna Sparrow, 1. Total, 16 species, 2,362 individuals.—Mrs. Wit- 
LIAM M. Levey and W. CHARLESWoRTH LEVEY. 
Nahant, Lynn Beach and Fisherman’s Beach, Swampscott.—Dec. 23; 9.15 A.M. to 
2.30 P.M. Fair; ground bare; wind northwest, fresh; temp., 24° to 39°. Holbeell’s Grebe, 
3; Horned Grebe, 7; Loon, 1; Kittiwake, 3; Great Black-backed Gull, 2; Iceland Gull, 
1; Herring Gull, 1,200; Red-breasted Merganser, 2; Black Duck, 25; Golden-eye, 22; 
Bufflehead, 40; Old Squaw, 13; White-winged Scoter, 56; Surf Scoter, 11; Horned Lark, 
46; Crow, 38; Song Sparrow, 1. Total, 17 species, 1,471 individuals —HoracEe W. 
WRIGHT. 
Revere, Mass. (Salt marshes).—Dec. 25; 8 to ro A.M. Clear weather; ground bare; 
no wind; temp., 28°. Great Black-backed Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 10; Sparrow Hawk, 1; 
Short-eared Owl, 1; Flicker, 2; Crow, about 150; Meadowlark, 4; Song Sparrow, 2. 
Total, 8 species, 171 individuals. —HoraAcEe O. GREEN. 
Rockport, Mass.—Dec. 21; 11.15 A.M. to 2.15 P.M. Clear; ground bare; wind north- 
west, strong; temp., 36°. Loon, 1; Red-throated Loon, 1; Black Guillemot, 6; Black- 
backed Gull, 3; Herring Gull, 250 (estimated); Red-breasted Merganser, 18; American 
Golden-eye, 4; Purple Sandpiper, 30 (estimated); Flicker, 5; Crow, 6; Song Sparrow, 2; 
Myrtle Warbler, 7.. Total, 12 species, 333 individuals.—E. D. BoaRDMAN and LipDIAN 
E. BRIDGE. 
Spencer, Mass.—Dec. 25; 9 A.M. to 12 M. Cloudy; ground bare, with patches of 
snow, wind northwest, very light; temp., cold. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Downy Woodpecker, r; 
Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 5; Chickadee, 9. Total, 6 species, 34 individuals.— 
Haroip H. BLANCHARD. 
Squantum and Moon Island, Mass.—Dec. 29; 1 to 3 P.M. Cloudy; over a foot of 
snow; wind west, light; temp., 20°. Holbcell’s Grebe, 1; Kumlien’s Gull, 1; Great 
Black-backed Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 337; American Merganser, 3; Red-breasted Mer- 
ganser, 4; Scaup Duck, 35; Golden-eye. 237; Old Squaw, r; Flicker, 4; Horned Lark, 1; 
‘Crow, 37; Meadowlark, 12; Tree Sparrow, 25. Total, 14 species, 699 individuals.— 
J. L. PETERS. 
The Kumlien’s Gull was feeding and approached within five yards, making identifi- 
‘cation as positive as possible without a gun.—J. L. PETERS and BARRON BRAINERD. 
Stoughton, Mass.—Dec. 23; 9 A.M. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground practically bare; wind 
west, strong; temp., 32°. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 1; Crow, 
2; Goldfinch, 20; Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 20; Shrike (doubtless Northern), 1; Myrtle 
Warbler, 3; Chickadee, 18; Golden-crowned Kineglet, 3. Total, 11 species, 75 individ- 
uals.—SIDNEY F. BLAKE. 
West Roxbury, Mass.—Dec. 21; 10 A.M. tor P.M. Clear; ground bare; wind west, 
brisk; temp., 24°. Downy Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 14; Goldfinch, 
1; Cedarbird, 40; Northern Shrike, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; 
Chickadee, 18; Golden-crowned Kinglet, r. Total, rx species, 88 individuals. —CHARLES 
E. HEI. 
