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The Black-throated Bunting in Maine.— On Sept. 29, 1884, I shot a 
Black-throated Bunting ( Spiza americana') at Job’s Island, one of the 
smaller islands in Penobscot Bay, Maine. The bird was found in a grass- 
field near a farm-house, and proved to be a young male of the year in 
good plumage. This is, I believe, the first instance of its capture north 
of Massachusetts. 
The fact that the specimen was a young of the year, and that it was 
taken during the autumn migration, would lead one to think it had been 
reared in the region where it was found, or even farther n ° r j > h _~ C H A 
W. Townsend, Cambridge , Mass. Atl&, 2, Jan. , 1885 . p. / P 
A young male Spiza americana was taken by Mr. Ralph H. Norton at 
Westbrook, Cumberland Co., Maine, Oct. 10, 18S8. The bird was flushed 
from the rushes growing by a low field drain, and was in company with 
several species of Sparrows. The throat mark was indicated by a few 
black-centred feathers scattered over the upper throat. The skin is now 
in my collection. So far I have been unable to find any record of its 
occurrence in Maine. — Arthur H. Norton, Westbrook, Maine. 
Auk X, July, 1893 ». SOS. 
General Notes, 
Corrections* 
Spiza americana. — The Westbrook specimen and record is preceded by 
Mr. Charles W. Townsend’s Job’s Island specimen, recorded in ‘The Auk,’ 
V ol. II, Jan. , 1885, p. 106. — Arthur II. Norton, Westbrook, Me. 
Auk XI. Jan. 1894 p. 79 
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