Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology. 2 I 



mens of the Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus iielsoni suhvir- 

 gatiis (Dwight), at Charlestown Beach, R. I., on October 15, 1899. At 

 the time he was after a partial albino of this species which he flushed from 

 the grass in the marsh back of the beach. There were some eight or ten 

 birds seen, which were all probably of this subspecies. The albino is 

 blotched on the body quite heavily with white, there being about as much 

 white as there is normal color. A male has been placed in the Charles H. 

 Smith collection at Roger Williams Park, Providence. 

 South Auburn, R. I. H. S. Hathaway. 



Birds observed at Chepachet, R. I. — During a collecting trip to 

 Chepachet, Providence County, Rhode Island, from August 31 to Sep- 

 tember S, 1900, I observed the following-named birds : — 



Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). — A brood was reported at Pascoag Res- 

 ervoir during August, 1900. 



Hairy Woodpecker {Dryobates villosus). — Two were seen, and an adult 

 female taken September i, 1900. 



Baltimore Oriole {Icterus galbtila). — Eight were seen September i, 

 1900. Thi,s is the latest fall record for the State. 



Myrtle W^arbler [Dendroicu coronata). — Arrived in numbers at Che- 

 pachet September 7 and 8, 1900. This is the earliest record of their 

 arrival within the State. 



Chestnut-sided Warbler {Dendroica fensylvanica). — Abundant beside 

 the Chepachet River, wliere it was last seen September 7, 1900. 



Black-poll Warbler {Dendroica striata). — One female taken Septem- 

 ber 3, 1900. This seems to be the earliest fall record for Rhode Island. 



Mourning Warbler {Geothlypis Philadelphia). — ^A female, seen Sep- 

 tember 4, 1900, is, as far as known to the writer, the only fall record for 

 the State. 



The following were also observed : Great Blue Heron {Ardea herodias), 

 Green Heron {^A. virescens), Woodcock (Philohela minor)., Solitary Sand- 

 piper {^Helodromas solitarius), Ruffed Grouse {Bonasa nrnbellus), Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk {Accipiter velox), Cooper's Hawk {A. cooperii), Red- 

 tailed Hawk {Buieo borealis), Screech Owl {Megascops asio), Great 

 Horned Owl (Bi/bo virgiuiauKs) . Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus amer- 

 icanus), Black-billed Cuckoo (C erythrophthahnus), Kingfisher {Ceryle 

 alcyon). Northern Downy Woodpecker [Dryobates pnbescetis mediatius), 

 Northern Flicker {Colaptes auratiis luteus), Chimney Swift {Chcetura 

 pelagica), Kingbird {Tyrannus tyrannus), Phoebe (Sayornis phosbe).. Wood 

 Pewee {Horizopus virens), Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Crow {Corvus 

 amerirauus), English Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Goldfinch (Astraga- 

 linus tristis). Vesper Sparrow (Pooccetes gramineus), Chipping Sparrow 

 (Spizella socialis). Field Sparrow {S. pusilla), Song Sparrow {Melospiza 

 fasciata), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Zamelodia Itidoviciana), Scarlet 

 Tanager (Piranga erythromelas), Barn Swallow [Hirundo erythrogastra), 

 Cedar-bird {Ampelis cedrorum), Red-eyed Vireo [Vireo olivaceus), Nash- 



