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immediately suggested " Brown Thrasber Family." and when the 

 Avhlte banners in wings and tail were spread in flight the identi- 

 fication was perfect. A friend, who was familiar with them, both 

 in the South and in California, verified our " find." They were in 

 and around the lawn for a month. Numbers of Blue Jays were 

 with us at the time, and the Mockers would give the harsh scream 

 of the Blue Jay so perfectly, that unless seeing the bird, we woiild 

 be unable to distinguisli the real from the mimicry. This, aside 

 from the shrill call note, was the only sound we knew them to 

 make. Brown Thrashers are very common in this locality. 



Mks. Robert T. Scott. 



SOUTH DAKOTA RECORDS OF SOME EASTERN BIRDS. 



The state museum of South Dakota is in an embryonic stage, but 

 it contains a few interesting South Dakota bird skins. A sliort 

 time ago I went over the collection selecting specimens that prom 

 ised to be of interest and sent off a number to the U. S. Biological 

 Survey for identification by H. C. Oberliolser. Wells W. Cooke, 

 in a recent letter, mentioned some twenty-three as noteworthy ex- 

 tensions of established ranges. The data concerning the records 

 of such western birds has been published in "The Condor." It is 

 here desired to submit that on certain eastern forms whose ranges 

 are extended westward liereby. Specimens from Menno were col- 

 lected by E. H. Sweet. I am responsible for the remaining. 



Hairy Woodpecker (Dri/nhatcs v. viUosiis). — Menno, Hutchinson 

 County. Southeast-central S. D., August 2. The supposition has 

 been that the Hairys were of the northern variety. 



Alder Flycatcher (Empidnnax traiUi alornm). — Forestburg, San- 

 born County, Southeast-central S. D., August 10; Evarts. Dewey 

 County, Northw'est-central S. D.. August G. The most common 

 small flycatcher of eastern South Dakota. 



Savannah Sparrow (Fassci-ciiliis x(ni(liricJicnsis sdraiuia). — Ver- 

 milion, Clay County, April? A migrant. 



Lark Sparrow (Chondestcs g. (iraniviacus) . — Hutchinson County, 

 June 21. A common summer resident. 



Bay-breasted Warbler (Dcndroica casta ii^a). — Hutchinson Count.v, 

 May? A rare or accidental migrant. 



Winter Wren (yanniis li. Jncinalis). — Hutchinson County. April 

 14. A rare migrant. 



White-breasted Nuthatch (f^itta c. caroJinoisis). — Menno, Hutch- 

 inson County, February l.l. 



S. S. ViSHER. 



State l'niifr.s!t!i. Vd-iiiilioH. S. D. 



