a heavily mottled and clouded type, the darkest of record. The Lark Sparrows habitu- 

 ally nest in trees hereabouts. 



May 16-July 10, 1919. Expedition to Owens Valley, Mono Lake, and the Central 

 Sierras, the Director and assistants W. O. Dawson and Robert Canterbury participat- 

 ing. Notable takes were White-throated Swift (Aeronautes melanoleucus), n/4 and 

 n/S; Wilson Snipe (Gallinago delicata), n/4; Wilson Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor), 

 n/3 and 2n/4; small series each of Brewer Sparrow (Spizella breweri), Nevada Savanna 

 Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis), Inyo Slender-billed Nuthatch (Sitta 

 carolinensis tenuissima Grinnell), California Gull (L. calif ornicus), Wright Flycatcher 

 (Empidonax wrighti), Cassin Purple Finch (Carpodacus cassini), W. Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet (Regulus calendula cineraceus Grinnell), and Sierra Nevada Rosy Finch (Leu- 

 costicte tephrocotis dawsoni Grinnell). Of the last-named W. O. Dawson took the 

 third and fourth examples known to science. 



Season 1919. Collector Davis, working independently at Eureka, Humboldt Co., 

 Cal., turns in a series of exquisitely collected nests with sets of the Golden Warbler 

 (Wilsonia pusilla chryseola), and such accustomed rarities as Cedar Waxwing (Bomby- 

 cilla cedrorum) — the only nesting 'colony known in California; and Vaux's Swift 

 (Chaetura vauxi). 



Accession No. 180. — 16 sets, two shipments, from Rowland H. Archer, Esq., of 

 Lyndhurst, Victoria, Australia. Includes sets of Mallee Fowl (Lipoa ocellata) 1/3, 

 Brush Turkey (Catheturus lathami) 1/2, Bustard (Eupodotis australis) 1/1, Emu 

 (Dromasus novaehollandiae) 1/10, Cassowary (C. australia) 1/3, and a carefully selected 

 series representing families of the Passeriformes new to the M. C. O. collections. The 

 institution is deeply indebted to Mr. Archer's generosity, and rejoices in his cooperation 

 and counsels. 



Ac. No. 181. — 96 sets, 297 eggs, from Dr. Blenn R. Bales, of Circleville, Ohio. 

 Dr. Bales has let us have the cream of a season's collecting on the Virginia coast, and 

 his contribution includes a handsome series each of Rhynchops nigra, Larus atricilla 

 and Sterna hirundo, all duly installed in the M. C. O. cabinets on a background of their 

 native sand. 



Ac. No. 182. — n/5 Baird Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdi) from Dr. Louis B. Bishop. 

 Personally taken and of indubitable authenticity. 



Ac. No. 183. — Seven sets, miscellaneous, from K. L. Skinner, Esq., of Weybridge, 

 England. Includes two sets of the Cream-colored Courser (Cursorius gallicus), taken 

 on the Island of Fuertaventura (Canaries Group) in the year 1891, when the entire popu- 

 lation down to the village priest turned out after these then rarities, and so flooded the 

 market for all time. 



Ac. No. 184. — Two sets of Rodger's Fulmar (Fulmarus rodgersi), courtesy of 

 Mr. John Hooper Bowles. 



Ac. No. 185. — 28 sets, misc., chiefly variety selections of Crow, Bronzed Grackle, 

 Vesper Sparrow, etc., courtesy Dr. B. R. Bales. 



Ac. No. 187. — Set 1/4 with nest Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, a beauty, courtesy 

 Mr. N. K. Carpenter, now of San Diego. 



Ac. No. 188. — Welch's Ptarmigan 1/8, and Tennessee Warbler n/4, courtesy 

 Edward Arnold, Esq., of Toronto. 



Ac. No. 189. — 119 sets, 493 eggs, in exchange with Lieut. Richard C. Harlow, of 

 State College, Pa. The pieces de resistance of this deal were Cape May Warbler n/4 

 and Tennessee Warbler n/6 on Mr. Harlow's part, and Sierra Nevada Leucosticte 

 n/4 on ours; but Mr. Harlow very generously supplemented the exchange with variety 

 selections culled from some 4000 sets passed in review. Of special note are Black 

 Rail 1/7, Henslow Sparrow n/4, Orange-crowned Warbler n/4, Louisiana Water 

 Thrush 1/7, Olive-backed Thrush n/4 with runt, a handsome Canadian Warbler n/4 

 of the heavily ringed type, and two magnificent Ovenbirds 1/4 and 1/5. 



Ac. No. 190. — Series Socorro Petrel eggs, courtesy N. K. Carpenter. 



Ac. No. 191. — Five sets, including Nelson Sparrow 1/5, from Dr. Elmer Langevin. 



Ac. No. 192. — Eight sets with nests, kindness Chas. F. A. Ritson, Esq., Wigton, 

 Cumberland, England. The nests, though of common species, are well prepared and 

 sightly. The shipment is of especial interest to us, because it is the first of choice 

 nest material furnished by our British friends. 



Ac. No. 193. — 55 sets, 262 eggs, on account, courtesy Richard C. Harlow, Esq. 

 Variety sets, chiefly of eastern species. Includes a splendid series of Swamp Spar- 

 rows' eggs. 



Ac. No. 194. — 19 sets from Ayrshire, Scotland, courtesy Air. William Mair. 

 Includes Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus), Pied Wagtail (Motacilla lugubris), and five 

 species of Shorebirds. 



Ac. No. 196. — 12 sets Song Sparrow and Red-Winged Blackbird, the latter showing 

 a distinct local type. Courtesy Mr. Karl A. Pember, Woodstock, Vt. 



Ac. No. 197. — 13 sets, 43 eggs, chiefly from England, courtesy Kenneth L. Skinner, 

 Esq. Shipment includes a handsome nest of Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), made 

 entirely of moss and slender strips of paper waste; and a set 1/4, Chaffinch, of the 

 blue immaculate type. The piece de resistance, of this lot, however, is the marked egg 



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