Notes from Northwestern Connecticut.— Otocori s alpestris praticola . — 
On May 25, 1905, I secured a pair of these birds in a meadow on theorist 
of a low ridge about eight miles south of the village of Litchfield. They 
undoubtedly had a nest there, for they both had been seen in the same 
meadow. the preceding day, and the thin skin of the belly of the female 
indicated that she probably had a brood. Both were very shy, which I 
have not found to be the case with these birds later in the season. I 
believe that this is the first breeding record for the State of Connecticut. 
Helm int hophila peregrina. — It may be of interest to note that the 
Tennessee Warbler was almost common in the village of Litchfield dur- 
ing the nine days from May 19 to 27 inclusive this last spring. Litchfield 
is situated on a high ridge, along the crest of which runs the main street, 
bordered with tall elms. To these trees and to those in the grounds about 
the houses close to the street the birds seemed to be restricted ; for 
though I was in the field every day throughout the migration, I did not 
see or hear one outside of the village. I secured five on different days 
within that time out of one tree in our own grounds, and heard or saw 
several others in the neighboring yards. — Edward Seymour Wood- 
ruff, Litchfield , Conn. li . ll , Oot., 1905, P.JtfiOfiT-l 
The Prairie Horned Lark a Summer Resident in Connecticut. — In 
‘The Auk,’ Yol. XXII, July, 1905, I reported having secured a pair of 
Prairie Horned Larks ( Otocoris alpestris praticola ) on May 25, 1905, at 
Litchfield, Conn., which were undoubtedly breeding birds and which 
made the first breeding record for Connecticut. Though no nest has yet 
been found, there can be no question but that these birds are regular 
summer residents in the vicinity of Litchfield, and not rare, for they have 
since been seen quite often both by my cousin, Mr. Harrison Sanford, 
and myself during the months of April, May, June, July, and August on 
several of the high ridges in the vicinity of the village. — E. Seymour 
Woodruff, Litchfield, Conn. 4Mtki XL ill, • : . , 190 ., p . 
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