M.A.IXE OR^'ITHOLOGIST AND OOLOGIST. 



Maine Ornithologist and 

 Oologist. 



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E. STANTON SAWY3B, aarland,I^Ie 



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In a list of random note* from F. C. 

 Hinckley, Concord, N. II. WeiiOtethe 

 Ibllowiug, (space preventing ourgi'inf 

 list in full) *'As I Avas returning from 

 a collecting trip on June 3 rd, I saw a 

 mail and female Red Cross-bill, they 

 are seldom seea so far south as this.'"* 



Ed.-l once Zrnew a pair to breed near 

 here, in March. 



FEANKLINS' GULL. 



This bird, to my knowledge first 



made its appearance here in the spring 



of 1889, It certainly has never been 



very numerous for one hears the oldest 



settlers making remarks about it that 



; go to p^-ove that it is not very well 



knoAvn^ ^ s.iw three in the spring of 



' '89. They were following a breaking 



j plow, and picking up worms much after 



! the manner of the Black Tern. 



I la the fall of '89 hundreds upon hun- 



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; drcds of these birds flew over and stop- 



' ed ivith us for some time. One day my 

 brother told me that they were so thi'ck 

 I on a certain piece of land ihat was being 

 plowed, that you could Juirdly see the 

 ground. So in the after-noon I took my 

 I gun and went to the spot ho)»eii!g to 

 I procure some fine specimens. When I 

 I reached the place I found that they had 

 nearly all gone, those that were still 

 there were flying quite high and nearly 

 out of gunshot, After some time I suc- 

 ceeded in shoot'ng one. and with one 

 that the boy who was plowing had kill- 

 ed with a stone, I was obliged to content 

 mt^elf. 



Not being a skilful Taxidermist I 

 managed to spoil one of the skins and 

 the other was not much better than 

 good for nothing. This spring I observ- 

 ed three on the 28 th. of April, and on 

 the 30 th. I shot one. Will give a dis- 

 cription of it its it lies before me. 



It is a male, with red beak, head blacky 

 above and below each eye is a tiny 

 patch of white, the neck, under part of 

 wings, breast and tail are white with 

 the exception of the top of tail andunder 



