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rather coinmonl}', and then distribute themselves over the lower lands, 

 frequenting orchards in the autumn previous to their departure for the 

 South. They generally arrive the early part of April, and are gone by 

 Oetober 1st. 



Dendrceca pinds, Baird. — Pine Creeping Warbler. — A migrant, 

 but not common. I took my first specimen in April, 1879. On April 

 15 and 22, 1882, I saw large flocks, and procured several; they fre- 

 quented sugar groves on the hills, and apppeared to move in flocks. 



Siurus motacilla, Coues. — Large-billed Water Thrush. — April 21, 

 1882, I shot a female which contained eggs almost ready to be layed. 

 The season was quite backward, and the only warblers which had ar- 

 rived were Yellow-rumps and Black-and white Creepers. 



Oporornis agilis, Baird. — Connecticut Warbler. — Generally a rare 

 migrant. The}' are the latest of all the warblers to arrive, and fre- 

 quent localities similar to those sought by the Maryland Yellow 

 Throat. Rather common May 24 to 30, 1882. 1 killed four, and saw 

 three others within this time. 



Geothlypis Philadelphia, Baird. — Mourning Warbler. — One speci- 

 men taken May 7, 1881. 



Myiodioctes pusillus, Bp. — Black-capped Yellow Warbler. — A 

 single immature specimen in the collection of the Brookville Society 

 of Natural History, is the extent of its record in Franklin count} 7 . 



A. W. Butler, Brookville, Ind. 



LIST OF MICROSCOPIC ARTICULATA, CCELENTERATA AND PROTOZOA, 

 Observed in an Office Aquarium. 



The general impression among our city microscopists has been that 

 only those who may have access to the ponds and ditches of the coun- 

 try can ever have the opportunity of seeing anything of "pond life." 

 This is a very great mistake. Any one who will take the trouble to fit 

 up an aquarium in their home or office may be able to see during the 

 year every form of pond life incident to their locality. My aquaria 

 are made by taking the battery jars used in telegraph offices, filled 

 with water from the hydrant, and stocked with the contents of an 

 ounce vial that Prof. Stanton, of the Miami Medical College, brought to 

 my office from the pond at the city work house. From this small be- 

 innnins' life has continued daily to increase, both animal and vesreta- 

 ble. After about the tenth day I placed four drops of the water, by 

 means of pipette, in my compressorium, and the result was the iden- 

 tification of twenty-three species of microscopical organisms. I give 

 in connection with this a list of objects identified b} r me in this vicinity, 

 wftich, however, does not include any of the vegetable forms, of which 

 there are as many, if not more species. 



