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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Vor.. XXVII, 1920 
mum was 32° and the highest maximum between November 23, 
1919, and February 20, 1920, was 42° on November 9. 
1. Bonaparte’s Gull. Larus Philadelphia (Ord). On October 
29, 1919, a specimen in the flesh and showing typical immature 
plumage was sent the writer for examination by Miss Ruth 
Nissen, a teacher in the schools of Norway, Iowa. The bird was 
killed just south of the town of Norway in Benton county by 
some boys on October 27. 
2. Merganser. Mergus americanus Cassin. An adult female 
in winter plumage, taken at Iowa City, November 19, 1919, was 
brought into the laboratory of Prof. H. R. Dill. In addition to 
this record Professor Dill has kindly furnished several others 
herein mentioned and a number of specimens here recorded have 
been mounted by him and are in the University Museum. 
3. Long-billed Dowitcher. Macrorhamphus griseus scolopa- 
ceus (Say). An adult male which the writer had the privilege of 
examining was killed along the Mississippi river near Muscatine 
on October 27, by Dr. L. W. Dean. The specimen is in the 
typical winter plumage. 
4. Ruffed Grouse. Bonasa u. umbellus (Linn.). Two speci- 
mens, a male and a female, were taken by F. E. Horack early in 
December, 1919, in the woods near Wray’s crossing about ten 
miles north of Iowa City. Both birds are mounted and are in the 
University collection. While this form is rare in this region, 
one is not unlikely to come across a single individual or a pair 
in or near heavily wooded areas. 
5. Ferruginous Rough-leg. Archibuteo ferrugineus (Licht.). 
A male which had been caught in a steel trap was sent to the 
University Museum December 7, 1919, by A. F. Rahfeldt of 
Zearing, Iowa. This is another bird characteristic of western 
United States which only occasionally straggles into Iowa. It is 
reported as accidental in Illinois (Cory). 
6. Golden Eagle. Aquila chrysaetos (Linn.). One individual 
of this species was shot near Solon in Johnson county about Oc- 
tober 10, 1919. Occasionally a specimen of this bird is seen in 
the region and if the observer carries a gun the number of golden 
eagles in the state is usually decreased by one. Although the 
statement is trite it may be worth repeating here that hhe shooting 
of large and striking birds should be discouraged.’ 
7. Sparrow Hawk. Falco s. sparverius Linn. One example 
of this species, a male, was seen by the writer on December 26, 
1919, along a wooded roadside about one-half mile west of Iowa 
