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When these Geese nest among the branches of a tree, I do not think 

 thej ever construct the nest entirely themselves, but take possession of 

 a deserted nest of the Fish Hawk and repair it with twigs and a lining of 

 down. They have been seen to carry small sticks to the nest for this 

 purpose. The nest may also be placed upon the top of a stump or 

 broken trunk of a tree, especially if surrounded by a growth of young 

 sprouts.— J. C. Merrill, Fort Custer, Montana Ter. 



Larus glaucescens in the Bay of Fundy.— Mr. George O. Welch 

 of Lynn, Mass., has' shown me a Glaucous-winged Gull which was shot 

 by a fisherman in the Bay of Fundy about November i, 1881. It is an 

 adult in winter plumage with the mantle immaculate, but the head and 

 neck flecked with dusky, as in adult Herring Gulls taken at the same 

 season. The sex, unfortunately, was not ascertained. 



This specimen, I believe, is the first that has been taken on the Atlantic 

 coast south of Cumberland Sound, where Mr. Kumlien found the species 

 numerous and breeding during the summer of 1878.* Previous to this 

 discovery Z«;'?« glaucescens was supposed to be confined to the Pacific 

 Ocean ; the inference now is that it may occur almost anywhere along 

 our Atlantic seaboard, as far to the southward, at least, as the Bay of 

 Fundy. There is little doubt that it will be eventually added to the fauna 

 of New England if, indeed, the specimen announced by Mr. Merrill in 

 the following note may not be pi-operly regai-ded as establishing such a 

 claim. — William Brewster, Cambridge. Mass. 



An Occurrence of Larus glaucescens at Grand Menan, N. B. — 

 One of my collectors wrote me from Grand Menan, under date of Jan. 

 21, 18S3, that among a lot of birds he had sent me was a "Jay Gull" 

 which he said was very rare in that locality. With much interest I 

 awaited its arrival, and, on examining the specimen referred to, was con- 

 vinced that it was an example pf Icarus glaucescens, and this conviction 

 has been verified by the kindness of Mr. William Brewster, who has 

 recently examined a specimen which was procured near the same locality. 

 My specimen is a beautiful adult male in full plumage, and was shot south 

 of Grand Menan. Length, 23.75; wing, 17.50. — Harry Merrill, 

 Bangor, Maine. 



The White-winged Gull (^Larus leucopterus') in Maine. - — I have 

 lately purchased of Mr. N. Vickary a pair of White-winged Gulls which 

 were sent to him in the flesh from West Sullivan, Maine. One is a 

 young bird in its first autumnal plumage ; the other is passing from the 

 immature into the adult dress. They were received by Mr. Vickary some- 

 time in January, 1883. — William Brewster, Cambridge, Mass. 



* See Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 15, 1879, pp. 98, 99. 



