Occurrence of Calcarius ornatus in Maine. — Early on the morning of 
August 13, 1886, while sitting in a blind on the Little River marshes, near 
Pine Point, Me., I noticed a small bird flying restlessly about overhead. 
From its peculiar flight and notes I took it to be a Titlark. Rather surprised 
to see one so early in the season, I watched it carefully, and, when it Anally 
alighted not far away, I went after it. My attempt to secure it was un- 
successful, however, owing to my gun missing fire, and it flew off to the 
other side of the river, where I lost sight of it. Several hours later, while 
returning by the same place, I saw what was presumably the same bird, 
flying about from one place to another. Finally I fired at it, as it rose 
from the grass before me, and had the pleasure of seeing it fall. I must 
confess that on picking it up I was completely at a loss to know what it 
was. I did not feel sure regarding it till several months later, when 
looking over one day, in company with Mr. Chadbourne, the large series 
of Calcarius ornatus in the Agassiz Museum at Cambridge, we discovered 
one specimen which matched my bird in every particular. Mr. Brewster, 
to whom I showed it later, identified it as ornatus without doubt. The 
bird is of very small size, and, as far as plumage goes, lacks, with the 
exception of the tail-markings, every sign of belonging to this species. 
It is apparently a young male, though the sex could not positively be 
determined.— Joseph L. Goodale, Cambridge , ^ Jan 1887 
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