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General Notes 



THE WESTERN GREBE IN OHIO. 

 On Tuesday morning, October 28th, 1913, while passing Lake 

 Olacier in Mill Creek Park, near Youngstown, Ohio, I observed a 

 Grebe on the lake, whicli I was satisfied was the Western Grebe 

 (AeGhmophorus occid&ntaUs). I consulted Mr. Volney Rogers, the 

 park superintendent, and he agreed with me that the appearance 

 of the Western Grebe in this locality was of sufficient importance 

 to justify the taking of tlhis bird, and on Thursday, October 30th, 

 I shot it. The skin of this Western Grebe is now at the Carnegie 

 Musevun in Pittsburg'h, Pa. 



Geoege L. Foedyce. 



The Caedinal Aebives at Lansing, Iowa. — In a report of the 

 northward advance of the Cardinal, which I gave in the last num- 

 ber of Wilson Bulletin, it was stated that the Cardinal had not 

 yet reached Lansing. My correspondent at that place, Miss Mar- 

 tha H. Hemenway, writes me under date of November 11, 1913 : 

 " The Cardinals have visited us at last, or at least this is the first 

 sight of them I have ever had here. A few. days ago I noticed some 

 strange birds in the trees quite high up, but not near enough to 

 be sure of their beings Cardinals, Later I saw some on the river 

 bank and watched them closely until they flew ; one came near me, 

 and then I 'had no doubt od: them, as they showed a flash of color, 

 which identifled them without question." 



This extends tlhe range of this species to a point within a few 

 miles of the northern boundary of Iowa. Their first appearance m 

 new territory, almost without exception, has been in the cold 

 months of the year, 



Althea R. SheemAlV. 



National, Iowa. 



Correspondence 



Editor Tlie Wilson Bulletin: 



Dear Sir — If you can spare me a little of your valuable space 

 in the Bulletin, I shoulid very much like to invite the attention of 

 ornithologists to the work just published by Mir. Jno. Henry Gur- 

 ney, of Keswick Hall, Norwidh, England, entitled " The Gannet, a 

 Bird with a History." This beautiful volume, so perfect in all the 

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 most assuredly not only a credit to that House, but entirely worthy 

 of tlhe pen and labor of its idistinguished author. 



