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owl, 1874; great gray owl, 1876 (“rare”—probably should be omitted) ; 
northern violet-green swallow, 1897; Canada gray jay, 1859; Clark’s nut- 
cracker, 1894; Carolina chickadee, 1890; Townsend’s solitaire, 1875; Mac- 
Gillivray’s warbler, 1876; Holboell’s redpoll, 1878; and arctic towhee, 1898. 
Four species, reported during this pre-1900 period in very general 
terms, are omitted from the lst on the basis of insufficient information. 
They are: eastern glossy ibis, 1871 (“formerly rare visitant’”’); willow 
ptarmigan, 1852 (“reported by Hoy’); gull-billed tern, 1876 (“rare summer 
visitant”) ; and royal tern, 1876 (“exceedingly rare summer visitant”’). 
The period from 1900 to 1920 produced almost an equal number of 
rarities, with all except four easily identified species substantiated by speci- 
mens. These were: brown pelican, 1904; gannet, 1904; fulvous tree duck, 
1919; black vulture, 1909 (dead bird); Swainson’s hawk, 1918; prairie 
sharp-tailed grouse, 1915; ruff, 1905; roseate tern, 1916; black skimmer, 
1913 (“seen”); Richardson’s owl, 1914 (classed as casual on the basis of 
three specimens) ; chuck-will’s-widow, 1910 (“‘seen’’) ; long-crested Steller’s 
jay, 1911; Hudsonian chickadee, 1906; Alaska hermit thrush, 1916; hoary 
redpoll, 1916; and chestnut-collared longspur, 1912 (‘‘seen’’). 
Even a larger number of accidentals were collected or observed between 
1921 and 1940, although records of occurrence since then are lacking. 
These included: eared grebe, 1939; snowy egret, 1934 (possibly recorded 
also during last couple of years); cinnamon teal, 1926 (“‘reported’’) ; 
swallow-tailed kite, 1921; ferruginous rough-legged hawk, 1939 (“bird in 
hand”’); prairie falcon, 1930 (“seen”); purple gallinule, 1925; snowy 
plover, 1934; long-billed curlew, 1922; marbled godwit, 1938; Pomarine 
jaeger, 1921 (“observed”); Wyman’s western gull, 1928; C@lifornia gull, 
1940; Thayer’s herring gull, 1938; Sabine’s gull, 1989; Montana horned 
owl, 1927; American hawk owl, 1922; Lewis’s woodpecker, 1932 (“seen 2 
times’’) ; scissor-tailed fiyeatcher, 1933 (“‘seen’’) ; Say’s phoebe, 1937; north- 
ern raven, 1932; varied thrush, 1929 (‘‘seen”) ; Sierra hermit thrush, 1928; 
and black brant, 1932 (“‘seen’’). 
A comparatively few accidental species have been last reported between 
1941 and 1949. These were: white pelican, 1946; yellow-crowned night 
heron, 1943 (recent observations by Mrs. Stephenson mentioned in Season’s 
Reports) ; American brant, 1943 (“‘seen’’); Krider’s hawk, 1942; avocet, 
1944; little gull, 1948 (“‘seen many times’) ; burrowing owl, 1942; black- 
billed magpie, 1943; and golden-crowned sparow, 1942. 
Since this manuscript is nearing completion, additional notes on breed- 
ing or accidental occurrences must be submitted promptly. 
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Changes in Directorate 
Two of our directors, Jacob A. Emery and Mrs. Lucille Mannix, have 
resigned because they are leaving the state. Mr. Emery has been ill for 
some time and is convalescing at his home in Guilford, Conn. Mrs. Mannix 
is moving to Cleveland. Floyd Swink, Chicago, has been added to the board. 
