APR 5 1901. 
NOTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. 



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‘_ Notes on RuopeE Istanp ORNITHOLOGY, a quarterly publication for 
_ the purpose of furthering interest in ornithology in the State of Rhode 
) island. Published and edited by Reginald Heber Howe, Junior. Address, 
~ Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts. 
Terms, one dollar ($1.00) a year. Single a ea twenty-five cents. 
(25). ; 
All material for publication, advertisements, and books for review 
should be sent to the Editor. 
~ 
The winter of 1900-01 has been exceedingly barren of birds 
‘* throughout New England, Rhode Island being no exception. This 
__ number therefore is necessarily scant, and the editor wishes to take © 
this opportunity when the paper affords room to point out some 
birds which it is hoped Rhode Island ornithologists will keep in 
_ mind, that either their status within our limits may be better 
known, or that in some cases we may add them to our fauna. 
___ Those about which we need more data are as follows: Acadian 
'Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni subvirgatus) , ‘dates of 
“migration; ; American Crow (Corvus americanus) and American 
Robin (Merula migratoria), thee roosts ; Hooded Warbler ( Wii- 
sonia mitrata), whether it does not occur sparingly on the southern 
border of the State. 
’ A sharp lookout should also be kept for the following species as 
; ee should occur in the State: Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius par- 
- asitcus), Northern Eider (Somateria m. borealis), Clapper Rail (Ral- 
lus crepitans), Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax t. alnorum), Greater 
J .edpoll (Acanthis 7. rostrata), Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus nel- 
_ sont), Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis), WWorm- 
_ eating Warbler ( Helmitherus vermivorus), the two latter birds have 
_ been found in Connecticut a little way over the Rhode Island line. 
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'~WATER-BIRD SHOOTING ABOUT NEWPORT FROM 
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The following list of birds is sent me by Mr. Edward Sturtevant, 
_which were killed by a single gunner, Mr. Robt. L. Dring, on the 
Newport and Jamestown marshes. This list not only shows 
