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AN ADDITION TO THE BIRDS OF MIDDLE 

 SOUTHERN OHIO. 



Bonaparte Gull (Larus Philadelphia). 



BY W. F. HENNINGER. 



On December 4, 1902, I received in the flesh a $ in first 

 winter plumage of Bonaparte Gull (Larus Philadelphia), 

 which had been winged on November 29, and died Decem- 

 ber 1, at Waverly, Ohio. It was shot along the canal 

 (Potsmouth — Lake Erie). The bird was in fine condition 

 and very fat. It measured: extent 82 ctm., wing 26.4 ctm., 

 bill 27 mm., tail 10.3 ctm., length without bill 33 ctm., 

 tarsus 35mm. I had always considered Bonaparte Gull a 

 migrant in Middle Southern Ohio, but this is the first au- 

 thentic record for that region and an addition to my list. 



A NEW YEAR HORIZON FOR ALL. 



The editor is anxious to cross swords with every reader 

 of this notice. It has been his habit to spend some time 

 on the first day of each year studying the birds for the pur- 

 pose of getting his note-book started when it should be. 

 He proposes to continue this practice the coming year, and 

 earnestly hopes that many others will do the same. He 

 will offer the following inducement to any and all to begin 

 bird study on that day: To any reader of this notice north 

 of the 39th parallel, who secures a bona fide list of species 

 of live wild birds (not including English Sparrows, pigeons, 

 or other semi-domesticated species), actually seen between 

 6 a. m. and 6 p. m. on January 1, 1903, larger than he se- 

 cures in Lorain county, Ohio, on the same day, he will give 

 a year's subscription to this BULLETIN. The only condi- 

 tion being that the list must be mailed to the editor not 

 later than January 3, 1903, and that each species recorded 

 must be a free wild bird. The lists will be published in the 

 Bulletin and will be of interest and value to every reader. 



