General 'Notes. 
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ingly, during the season of 1877, I made the Sharp-tailed Finch the ob- 
ject of almost daily expeditions, from early spring until late autumn ; 
but, in confirmation of my suspicions, not a bird was to be found until 
about October 1. At that date great numbers appeared on the marshes 
and sea beaches adjacent to Pine Point, and for a couple of weeks they 
fairly swarmed in their favorite haunts. They were noticeably less 
numerous during the latter part of the month, and by November 1, only 
stragglers remained. I captured the last of the season on November 15. 
To the best of my knowledge, then, although abundant during the 
autumnal migration, the Sharp-tailed Finch is not to be found in this 
vicinity during the spring and summer months. — Nathan Clifford 
Brown, Portland , Me. 
The White-Throated Warbler ( Helminthophaga leucobronchialis ) 
in Connecticut. — Through the kindness of Mr. Charles M. Carpenter 
of Providence, R. I., I have lately had the pleasure of examining a speci- 
men of this recently described Warbler, which was shot by that gentle- 
man at Wauregan, Conn., May 25, 1875. The locality was a wild hill- 
side covered with scrub-oaks and a sprinkling of young pines. Mr. 
Carpenter’s attention was first drawn to its presence by its song, which at 
the time he mistook for that of the Golden-winged Warbler ( H . chrysop- 
tera), though he thinks that it differed in being somewhat higher and 
shriller. The sex of this bird was not determined by dissection, but it is, 
unquestionably a male. It agrees closely in every particular with my 
type of the species, as does also Mr. Wood’s specimen, which I have like- 
wise seen at Philadelphia. Indeed, it would be difficult to select three 
individuals of any species which vary so little inter se. The olive-green 
wash which is spread over the upper parts, with the exception of the 
nape, where an area of unmixed bluish-ash forms a narrow collar, is a 
marked feature in all three specimens, though the silky white of throat, 
cheeks, and lower eyelids, with the narrow restricted black line through 
the eye, may be regarded as the most salient points. The validity of this 
distinctly characterized species must now be regarded as established, but 
further facts relating to its habits and distribution remain to be elicited 
by future investigation. — William Brewster, Cambridge , Mass. 
The Occurrence of Myiarchus crinitus var. erythrocercus, 
Sclat., at Fort Brown, Texas * — This bird appears to be a rather abun- 
dant summer visitor in the vicinity of Fort Brown, and during the last 
two summers I have taken specimens at intervals from April 1 until the 
latter part of September. It bears a close resemblance to var. crinitus , 
* In justice to the author it should be stated that this note was received 
for publication December 5, 1877, and was unavoidably omitted from the January 
number. Compare Bull. IT. S. Geol. and Geogr. Survey of the Terr., Yol. 
IY, No. 1 (Feb. 5, 1878), p. 33, fifth paragraph. — Eds. 
