Capture of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (^Polioptila ccenilea) in 

 Connecticut. — A male of this species was killed here Maj ii, 1883, by a 

 hoy with a sling shot, and is now in the cabinet of Mr. Jos. W. Lord. 

 The only previous record for Connecticut that I find is the one given by 

 Linsley (1843), and since quoted by Allen, Merriam, and other writers. — 



JNO. H. Sage, Portland, Conn. BuU. WiQ.O, 8, July. X883. p, / 



May 7, 1886, Mr. Treat killed a female Polioptila cmrulea at East Hart- 

 ford. It was on the top of a high willow. This is, I believe, the third re- 

 corded capture of this Gnatcatcher for Connecticut. — ^Jno. H. Sage, Port- 

 land, Conn. 



Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher {PoKoptila ccerulea) at West Haven, Conn. — 



On the morning of April 30, 1914, I observed a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at 

 West Haven, Conn. The bird was very tame and allowed me to observe 

 it for some time, part of the time from a distance of not more than fifteen 

 feet. Six records of this species in Connecticut are recorded by Sage and 

 Bishop in the " Birds of Connecticut " (page 176). This constitutes the 

 seventh record, and the first since 1892. — Aretas A. Saunders, West 

 Haven, Conn. 



Auk. 3. Oct., 1886. p. - 



