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When these Geese nest among the branches of a tree, I do not think 
they ever construct the nest entirely themselves, but take possession of 
a deserted nest of the Fish Hawk and repair it with twigs and a lining of 
down. They have been seen to carry small sticks to the nest for this 
purpose. The nest may also be placed upon the top of a stump or 
broken trunk of a tree, especially if surrounded by a growth of young 
sprouts.' — J. C. Merrill, Fort Custer , Montana Ter. 
Larus glaucescens in the Bay of Fundy. — Mr. George O. Welch 
of Lynn, Mass., has shown me a Glaucous-winged Gull which was shot 
by a fisherman in the Bay of Fundy about November 1, 1881. It is an 
adult in winter plumage with the mantle immaculate, but the head and 
neck flecked with dusky, as in adult Herring Gulls taken at the same 
season. The sex, unfortunately, was not ascertained. 
This specimen, I believe, is the first that has been taken on the Atlantic 
coast south of Cumberland Sound, where Mr. Kumlien found the species 
numerous and breeding during the summer of 1878.* Previous to this 
discovery Larus glaucescens was supposed to be confined to the Pacific 
Ocean; the inference now is that it may occur almost anywhere along 
our Atlantic seaboard, as far to the southward, at least, as the Bay of 
Fundy. There is little doubt that it will be eventually added to the fauna 
of New England if, indeed, the specimen announced by Mr. Merrill in 
the following note may not be properly regarded as establishing such a 
claim. — William Brewster, Cambridge . Mass. 
An Occurrence of Larus glaucescens at Grand Menan, N. B. — 
One of my collectors wrote me from Grand Menan, under date of Jan. 
21, 1883, that among a lot of birds he had sent me was a “Jay Gull” 
which he said was very rare in that locality. With much interest I 
awaited its arrival, and, on examining the specimen referred to, was con- 
vinced that it was an example of Larus glaucescens , and this conviction 
has been verified by the kindness of Mr. William Brewster, who has 
recently examined a specimen which was procured near the same locality. 
My specimen is a beautiful adult male in full plumage, and was shot south 
of Grand Menan. Length, 23.75; wing, 17.50. — Harry Merrill, 
Bangor , Maine . 
The White-winged Gull ( Larus leucofiterus) in Maine. — I have 
lately purchased of Mr. N. Vickary a pair of White-winged Gulls which 
were sent to him in the flesh from West Sullivan, Maine. One is a 
young bird in its first autumnal plumage ; the other is passing from the 
immature into the adult dress. They were received by Mr. Vickary some- 
time in January, 1883. — William Brewster, Cambridge , Mass. 
* See Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 15, 1879, pp. 98, 99. 
