THE ATLANTIC SLOPE NATURALIST. 



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six o'clock very wet (outside) and very 

 hungry, but with a change of attire and 

 a trout supper I felt better and thus 

 rounded up one of my pleasant expe- 

 riences. 



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The Tennessee Warbler in Pennsyl- 

 vania. 

 By W. E. Rotzell, M. D., Narberth, Pa. 



One of the rarer of our migrants which 

 it has twice been my good fortune to 

 record in this vicinity is the Tennessee 

 Warbler ( Helminthoph ila peregrina ) . 

 For geographical reasons this bird when 

 observed at all, in common with many 

 others, is usually met with during the 

 autumnal migration, and such was the 

 case with both of my records. 



One of the birds was obtained on Sep- 

 tember the 20th, 1895, from among a few 

 fruit trees, hardly of sufficient number to 

 denominate as an orchard, in company 

 with a number of other species. The 

 other specimen was taken on September 

 the 19th, 1897, in the orchard of Mr. 

 E. N. Manning of Lower Merion Town- 

 ship, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 

 During this particular season for several 

 days around the date mentioned the mi- 

 gration of the smaller birds was, it seemed 

 to me, rather more extensive than usually 

 occurs even at that season of the vear. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



THE BALD EAGLE IN PENNSYLVANIA. 



Williamsport, Pa., June 10, 1903. 

 Editor of The Atlantic Slope Natur- 

 alist, 



Dear Sir : The second number of 

 The Atlantic Slope Naturalist has 

 reached me and I am very much pleased 

 and interested with it. 



On the 23d of May a party from Wil- 

 liamsport shot within the borders of our 

 city an adult Bald Eagle. The Bald 

 Eagle is now rare here and I should 

 have purchased this bird for my collec- 

 tion, but it was uncommonly small (ex- 

 tent of wings only six feet, one inch) 

 which dimension is the same as the 

 smallest specimen I collected in southern 

 Florida. 



The tail of this eagle was very much 

 worn, having the same appearance as 

 the southern eagles, which frequent the 

 racoon oyster beds, on the edge of which 

 they are on the lookout for fish. 



The above mentioned bird appeared 

 very light in color on the back and had 

 not near the dark appearance of south 

 Florida specimens ; though it must cer- 

 tainly have been driven from some 

 southern locality, by stormy weather or 

 high wind, as eagles from Pennsylvania 

 generally range much larger in size. 



With best wishes, 



Yours truly, 



August Koch. 



A CRITICAL NON-SUPPORTER. 



Buffalo, N. Y., June 8, 1903. 

 Editor of The Atlantic Slope Natur- 

 alist, 

 Dear Sir : Your little journal has been 

 received and I would like to be a sub- 

 scriber but really do not approve of 

 killing birds to find out their names. 



The article by A. R. Justice states 

 that he shot six males of the Mourning 

 Warbler and undoubtedly he says they 

 had young. 



The best way to study birds is by note, 

 and not by the shotgun. If you will 

 make an effort to stop the slaughter of 

 birds you can put me down as a long- 

 subscriber. 



Very truly, 



D. Minehan. 



The editor handed this letter to his 

 friend Mr. Justice and the following is 

 that gentleman's reply: 



Philadelphia, June 10, 1903. 

 Editor of The Atlantic Slope Natur- 

 alist, 

 Dear Sir : I have read the comments 

 of Mr. D. Minehan on the article 

 "Mourning Warbler in Pennsylvania," 

 which appeared in the recent issue of 

 your magazine. I can heartily endorse 

 his sentiments so far as it applies to in- 

 discriminating slaughter. I do not, how- 

 ever, object to the killing of birds for 



