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Dendroica dominica in Indiana. — Dr. Coues notices in the 

 Naturalist for July, 1873, the occurrence of Dendroica Dominica 

 Baird, "so far north " as Kanawha Co., West Va., as stated by 

 Mr. W. D. Scott. 



I shot in Indianapolis, Sept. 25, 1874, an individual of that 

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of the chin and maxillae narrowly bordered next the bill with 



Seiurus Ludovicianus Bp. I found last year about Green Bay, 

 Wisconsin, in some abundance in the latter part of April. — D. S. 

 Jordan. 



The Whistling Swan. — A fine adult specimen of the whist- 

 ling swan {Cu'jnm American's) was obtained on the 20th inst., 

 by". James Logan, near Shclbyville, in this state. It measured 

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one of which, from its brown color, was evidently young. The 

 swan is exceedingly rare in this state, only stopping occasionally 

 on its way to the North. — E. S. Crosier, Louisville, A>, March 



Habits of Snails. — A specimen of Helix pomatia lived for 

 eleven months without feeding, and slept for seventeen weeks. Its 

 weight was diminished by 0*13 gr., or 0-G per cent, daily. — J. V. 

 Sivers, C. B. Ver. Riga, (xix, p. 112), Zoological Record for 1872. 



GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY. 



Fossil Batrachia in Ohio.— Prof. J, S. Newberry, director of 

 the geological survey of Ohio has made additional collections in 

 the fossil-bearing coal-measures. Land vertebrate remains of that 



United States, and the specimen- are noted for their >iu._ub.nty 



but no reptile-, nor higher vcrlcbrata. One of the novelties is a 

 species of the genus Ccraterpeton, the first time a European genus 

 has heeu detected in this country. This form is as large as a rat, 



