36 RECORDS VOLUME XII, FEB. 1920 
the fact that a mouse or shrew had gnawed 
a hole in the skin on the side of the head. 
The specimen was a young oi the year, and 
had apparentlv perished by starvation as it 
was very much emaciated. Upon dissection it 
proved to be a female. Two of the tail feath- 
ers had been moulted later than the others 
and partly grown again, but had rather sin- 
gularly retained the sheath for the length 
of two inches, with only the tip of the new 
feather emerging. See fig. | D. This would 
perhaps indicate that the bird was in poor 
condition when the original feathers were 
moulted. | 
Although it appears to be a well known 
fact that the outer primaries in young king- 
birds are less incised than in adults, I do not 
remember having seen this difference illus- 
trated. Therefore, as an excellent opportuni- 
ty presents itself, I herewith give the difter- 
ences between specimens which | have now 
in hand, the young bird being the one from 
Marston’s Mills. 
