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Ralph Vincent, Sanford Mosk, Alva Weiner, Joe Gutman, Fred Geiniene, J. L. 

 Irwin, and Harold E. Hansen. 



Is-sur-Tille, Dept. of Cote d'Or, France. Dec. 7; 8.15 a.m. to 4.25 p.m. A little sun- 

 shine, but mostly cloudy, with fog during part of the morning; calm; ground bare; 

 temp, about 50° to 60°. Kind of country visited: Plateau of Langres (mostly its eastern 

 slopes), covered with thick growth (plantations) of pines, spruce, and larch; open cut- 

 over oak woods; thickets of cedar, juniper, Crataegus, etc.; pasture land; ploughed 

 fields; and rather open bottom-land of Tille River with bordering beds of bulrushes; 

 sedge, and reed (Phragmites). Distance covered about eight miles. Mallard (Anas 

 platyrhynchos), 3; Water Rail {Rallus aquaticus), i; Kestrel {Timiunculus tinnunculus) , i ; 

 Tawny Owl {Syrnium aluco), i; European Kingfisher {Alcedo ispida), i; Greater Spotted 

 Woodpecker {Dendrocopus major), 4; Magpie {Pica pica), 7; European Jay {Garrulus 

 glandarius) , 7; Carrion Crow {Corvus corone), 16; House Sparrow {Passer domesticus) , 75; 

 Bullfinch {Pyrrhula europaea), 3; Crossbill {Loxia curvirostra), 4; Chaffinch {Fringilla 

 Calebs), i; Yellow Bunting {Emberiza citrinella) , 25; Gray Wagtail {Motacilla boarula), 2; 

 European Wren {Troglodytes troglodytes), 5; Continental Great Tit {Parus major), 2; 

 Continental Coal Tit {Parus ater), 3; Continental Blue Tit {Parus coeruleus), 4; Crested 

 Tit {Panes cristatus mitratus), 13; Marsh Tit {Parus palustris longirostris), 8; Golden- 

 crested Wren {Regulus regulus), 33; Firecrest {Regulus ignicapillus), i; European Black- 

 bird {Turdus merula), 2; Missel Thrush {Turdus viscivorus) , 5. Total, 25 species, 227 

 individuals. — Francis Harper and Remington Kellogg. 



Sore, Dept. of Landes, southwestern France. — Dec. 15; 8.30 to 11.30 a.m., 1.30 to 

 4.30 P.M. Weather clear and sunny; temp. 50°; ground bare; no perceptible wind. Euro- 

 pean Coot {Fulica atra), i; Wood Pigeon {Columba palumbus), 4; European Sparrow 

 Hawk {Accipiter nisus), i; Common Buzzard {Buteo vulgaris), i; Green Woodpecker 

 {Gecinus viridis), 8; Woodlark {Alauda arborea), 4; Magpie, 25; European Jay, 6; Car- 

 rion Crow, 50; House Sparrow, 10; Chaffinch, 20; Common Bunting {Emberiza miliaria), 

 i; Reed Bunting {Emberiza schoeniclus) , 5; White Wagtail {Motacilla alba), 2; Gray- 

 headed Wagtail {Motacilla flava), 4; Tree Pipit {Anthus trivialis), 12; European Wren, 10; 

 Tree Creeper {Certhia familiaris), 6; European Nuthatch {Sitta caesia), 5; Long- tailed 

 Tit {Acredula caudaia), 35; Great Tit, 2; Blue Tit, 23; Crested Tit, 9; Dartford Warbler 

 {Sylvia undata), 2; Firecrested Wren, 20; European Robin {Erithaciis rubecula), 12; 

 European Blackbird, 2. Total, 27 species, 280 individuals. — Thomas D. Burleigh, A.E.F. 



Chaumont, Dept. of Haute Mame, France. — ^Dec. 16; dawn to 12.30 p.m. Overcast; 

 frequent showers after 9 a.m.; strong west wind; temp. 40° to 50°. Country visited: Val- 

 ley of the Marne River, uplands, ploughed fields and conifer woods on the hills. Dis- 

 tance covered about 10 miles. Little Grebe {Podiceps jiuviatilis), i; Wood Pigeon, 2; 

 European Buzzard, 2; Kestrel, 4; European Kingfisher, 2; Skylark, 25; Magpie, 10; 

 European Jay, 2; Carrion Crow, 10; Rook {Corvus frugilegus), 2; Chafiinch, 8; House 

 Sparrow, 4; European Tree Sparrow {Passer montanus), 14; Yellow Bunting, 20; Cirl 

 Bunting {Emberiza cirlus), i; European Wren, 5; Tree Creeper, i; Long-tailed Tit, 16; 

 Great Tit, 5; Coal Tit, 2; Marsh Tit, 5; Blue Tit, 2; Dipper {Cincliis aquaticus), i; Gold- 

 crest, 1 5 ; Chiff chaff {Phylloscopus collybita) , i ; European Robin, i ; European Blackbird, 2 ; 

 Missel Thrush, 2. Total, 28 species, 165 individuals. Very poor country for birds. This 

 is a small list for this latitude in Europe. The Chiffchaff is quite exceptional at this sea- 

 son so far north. Seen also since Dec. i., European Sparrow Hawk, i; White Wagtail, i; 

 Gray Wagtail, i. — Ludlow Griscom, 2d Lieut. Inf. U. S. A. 



