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was feeding upon the carcass of a pig, and was easily approached. It is now 
in my collection. 
4. Falco sacer, Forst. McFarlane’s Gerfalcon. — Through the 
kindness of Mr. John Wallace I procured a handsomely-mounted speci- 
men of this bird, which had been shot at Pond Quogue, Long Island, by 
William Lane, in 1877, and which was presented by Mr. Lane to a taxi- 
dermist at Riverhead, by whom it was mounted. This bird has been 
examined by Mr. George A. Lawrence and Mr. Robert Ridgway, and 
pronounced to be an adult male of this variety. The markings are very 
distinct,' and much darker than those of a Falco sacer in the American 
Museum at Central Park, New York. 
5. Haematopus palliatus, Temm. Oyster Catcher. — On May 28, 
1877, I obtained a specimen of this bird, which had been shot in New 
York Harbor. 
6. Phalaropus fulicarius, Bp. Red Phalarope. — In August, 1870, 
I received from Mr. E. Frame a fine specimen of this bird, which he had 
shot upon the meadows at Flushing, Long Island. I mounted the speci- 
men, but did not note the sex. It was in immature plumage. 
7. Lobipes hyperboreus, Cuv. Northern Phalarope. — Shot 
two males of this species on August 20, 1879, while decoying Bay Snipe 
at Center Moriches, L. I., and a third specimen was taken by C. A. Wil- 
lets, at Flushing, L. I., on September 29, 1879. 
8. Porzana jamaicensis, Cass. Black Rail. — A specimen of this 
bird was shot at Jamaica, Long Island, by a Mr. Simpson, during the 
spring of 1879. It is now in my collection. — Robert Lawrence, New 
York City. 
The Large-billed Water Thrush at Lake George, N. Y. — 
Mr. N. H. Bishop presented me with two skins, male and female, of the 
Large-billed Water Thrush ( Siurus motacilla), which he and Mr. O. B. 
Lockhart captured at Lake George, N. Y., May 8, 1877, near a mountain 
stream. They acted as if they might be building. This is far north for 
this Southern bird. — A. K. Fisher, M. D., Sing Sing , N. Y. 
Capture of the Connecticut Warbler ( Oporornis agilis ) in 
Spring at New Haven, Conn. — On May 30, 1879, 1 secured a female 
of this species, while collecting in a small tract of low second growth, not 
far from the city. They are very rarely taken in spring in this State, and 
are rare at any time. — George Woolsey, New Haven , Conn. 
A New Warbler ( Myiodioctes mitratus ) for Massachusetts. — - 
For information regarding the first occurrence of the Hooded Warbler in 
Massachusetts I *am indebted to Mr. Gordon Plummer, who writes me that 
an adult male of this species was taken by Mr. William Adair, who shot 
it from the highest branches of an oak-tree, in Brookline, June 25, 1879. 
This Warbler is abundant and breeds in Southern Connecticut, yet only a 
