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since yesterday noticeable. Feathers show still more dis- 

 tinctly; less down. Young more vivacious, chirping v/hen 

 I took them out of the nest to examine them. Both pa- 

 rents present. 



May 31. Visited nest. Young further developed since 

 yesterday. The remiges have broken out of the follicles. 

 Only slight trace of down remaining. This is confined to 

 the crown and to the dorsal area. Feathers of ventral tract 

 fluffy in appearance and well developed. 



June J. Visited nest. Young further matured; well feath- 

 ered; very slight trace of down; parents present. Young fed 

 at intervals of five or ten minutes. 



June 2. Nest visited, but the young have vacated it. A 

 search of the neighborhood revealed them among the high 

 grass some 150 yards distant. They are able to fly a few 

 feet at a time. Parents continue to feed them. 



To summarize, the following positively established results 

 are apparent: Length of incubation (dating from the lay- 

 ing of the last egg of the set), thirteen (13) days; young in 

 nest, after hatching, ten (10) days. 



A BIRD NEW FOR OHIO. 



BY LYNDS JONES. 



Mr. Irving A. Field, a student in Dennison University, 

 Granville, Ohio, reports the capture of a European Widgeon 

 {Mareca pcnelope) on the Licking Reservoir, March 29, 1902, 

 by Mr. Peter Hayden, of Columbus, Ohio. The specimen 

 was given to Mr. Field, and is now in the collection of Den- 

 nison University. The frequent occurrence of this Old 

 World form in the eastern part of this country makes it a 

 possible visitor to any of our inland lakes. This record for 

 central Ohio fills a considerable gap in its inland distribu- 

 tion. 



