~~The Maine Ornithological Society. 
THE AUDUBON SOCIETY OF MAINE. 
i “Bird protection, bird study, the spread of the } 
knowledge thus gained, these are our objects.” 
WM. L. POWERS, Gardiner, President. x : 
CAPT. H. L. SPINNEY, Seguin, Vice President. \ Have you subscribed for the Journal of the 
A. H. NORTON, Westbrook, Sec’y-Treas. = ) 
J. MERTON SWAIN, Portland, Editor. 
PROF. A. L. LANE, Waterville, Councilor. 
ORA W. KNIGHT, Bangor, Councilor. 
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Maine Ornithological Society ? 

_ Bangor, March, 9,1904. 190 

Mr.Walter Deane, 
Cambridge,Mass. 
Vode Mie Sane. — 
Your, Shier! to hand-and. i thank yOu Form your kindness. a4 
looking up the question of H.leucocephalus vs H.l.alascanus for, me. 
I inferred that the A.0O.U.Committse’s assigning of ths habitat of 
Northsrn N.A. to the form akascanus was due to their including Mr. 
Bang’s for,H.1.washingtonii under, the names alascanus. 
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My other rsason for thinking that the form alascanus might 
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re 
occur hers is to be found in "Catalogue of Canadian Birds"by John MaCouy 
pp. 245-248 whers he speaks of this form as bys ding va, § tae 2 
New Brunswick, etc.,and in fact does not give true H. | ae C 

