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Be Vou. Il. JANUARY. No. 1.

Notes oN RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY, a quarterly publication for
the purpose of furthering interest in ornithology in the State of Rhode
_ Island. Published and edited by Reginald Heber Howe, Junior. Address,
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_ WINTER BIRDS OF LAKE WORDEN, WASHINGTON
i COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND— NOVEMBER 21 TO
DECEMBER 24, Ig00.

BY EDGAR A. MEARNS, M. D.

Durinc the period covered by these observations I was dom-
iciled at Lake Cottage, a boarding-house located at the mouth of
Mink Brook, in the township of South Kingston. The proprietor,
_ Mr. Lorenzo A. Knowles, is quite familiar with the birds of the
3 region, and imparted much information respecting the birds of
_ other seasons and former years. He showed me mounted speci-
% mens of the Scarlet Tanager and Ruby-throated Hummingbird
_ which he had taken at Lake Worden. Among the facts of in-
_ terest learned from him are the presence in summer of a breeding
_ colony of Cliff Swallows on the farm of Mr. Clark, a near neighbor ;
and, according to Mr. Knowles and his son (Mr. John Kenyon
Knowles), the Passenger Pigeon (£ctopistes migratorius) is still

2 NoTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

resident and breeds sparingly in the Great Swamp of Richmond
and South Kingston townships. Mr. John Kenyon Knowles saw
“ Wild Pigeons” on three occasions during my sojourn at his
house, twice on the east side of Lake Worden (one November 24,
and two December 8, 1900) and once on some burnt timber-lands
near the saw-mill in the Great Swamp (small flock December 12,
1900). If these birds were not Mourning Doves, their occurrence
is of considerable interest, as the last Wild Pigeon known to have
been taken in Rhode Island is supposed to have been killed in
1886.

Besides the birds positively identified, there were a few Ducks
that Iwas unable to determine; and Mr. Knowles and his son
saw a Crow Blackbird on one or two occasions. Numerous nests
of summer birds were observed, including those of Woodpeckers,
Cuckoo, Red-winged Blackbird, Vireos, and others; and there
were unmistakable evidences of the former presence of the Yellow-
bellied Sapsucker in apple-orchards.

Mr. Samuel Eldred, of Wakefield, purchased from a gunner,
late in November or early in December, a Woodcock weighing
six ounces. Mr. Lorenzo A. Knowles once shot a Woodcock on
Christmas day, near Lake Worden.

The birds actually seen and identified were as follows : —

Loon (Gavia imber).— One or more could almost always be seen on
Lake Worden and Larkins Pond (about two miles north), until these
waters were frozen over, December 9.

American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus).— Occasionally seen on
Lake Worden until December 9.

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis).— Three adults on Lake Wor-
den, December 3, and one December 8, 1900.

American Merganser (Merganser americanus).— This species, locally
known as the ‘‘ Break-horn Sheldrake,” is frequently associated with the
next, resorting to air-holes in Lake Worden throughout the winter.

Red-breasted Merganser (Merganser serrator).— Large flocks of this
species and the preceding resorted to the air-holes in the lake as soon as
the water was frozen. At dusk their peculiar voices were always heard.
‘On the coldest days the air-holes were so reduced in size that all could
not be accommodated and many were left'standing upon the ice, in long
rows, where the smaller size of the present species plainly distinguished
them from the ‘‘ Break-horns.”

Black Duck (Azas obscura).— About the middle of December, Black
Ducks, which had hitherto been confined to such open streams as are

NOTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. B

fed by warm springs, began to appear in air-holes on Lake Worden.
They arrived towards sunset and apparently spent the night, returning
to salt waterin the morning. One was shot December 22, on Mink Brook,
where some were usually present during my stay, as the water remained
unfrozen.

Wood Duck (Azw sfousa).— Mr. Samuel Eldred shot three in Tuckers
Pond, about amile southeast of Lake Worden, in November, 1900.

American Golden-eye (Clangula clangula americana).— A flock of
ten, mostly old males, seen on Larkins Pond, November 28, 1900.

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).— Seven were on Lake Worden
November 21, and pairs and small flocks were frequently seen thereafter
until December 9, when the pond was closed by freezing. A passing
flock was heard December 16. An adult male, taken December 1, 1900,
measured : Length, 655 mm.; alar expanse, 1760; wing, 500; tail, 200;
culmen (chord), 58; tarsus, 96; middle toe with claw, 98. Iris, dark
hazel. -Legs and feet, olivaceous black; webs plumbeous black. Bill,
black. Weight, 9} pounds.

Several farmers about Lake Worden keep domesticated Canada Geese,
from which hybrids, mostly with the India Goose, are commonly reared
for the market, commanding high prices. Pure Canada Geese are also bred
in confinement, but do not fetch as much as the half-bloods, which are
reputed to be peculiarly delicious food.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodzas).— One was seen on Lake Worden,
December 3, 1900.

Bob White (Colinus virgintanus).— ‘‘ Quail” are quite plentiful about
Lake Worden.

Ruffed Grouse (Goxasa umbellus).—A few years ago “ Partridges”
became almost extinct about Lake Worden, most of the young birds hav-
ing died from a disease known as ‘‘ pips”; but their nymbers have in-
creased for several years past. At Rockville, town of Hopkinton, one
market gunner killed nine and two others fourteen Ruffed Grouse in a
day. These persons made their last shipment of thirty-four Grouse on
December 11, 1900.

Mr. Samuel Eldred, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, purchased, in Decem-
ber, 1900, a Ruffed Grousefrom Mr. Joshua T. Bradley, who stated that
the bird was one of-several young Grouse caught by him in 1883, and
marked by clipping off their hind and inner claws. This bird bore evi-
dences of extreme age.

Bald Eagle (Haligetus leucocephalus)— An immature bird was seen
December 22. Eagles were formerly common about Lake Worden.

Short-eared Owl (Aszo accipitrinus).— Local name, ‘‘Bog Owl.” <A
male was killed, December 19, 1900, in a Marsh at Goulds Neck Swamp,
a few miles from Lake Worden, in the town of Charlestown. Its stomach
was empty.

Barred Owl (Syruium nebulosum).— A male was shot in the Great
Swamp, December 21, 1900. Measurements: Length, 510 mm.; alar

Ce aie: 3s

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expanse, 1125; wing, 350; tail, 235; cord of culmen and cere, taken
together, 38; culmen (chord), 24; tarsus, 53; middle toe with claw, 56.
Iris, very dark brown, appearing black. Bill and cere, greenish yellow,
the latter slightly more greenish than the bill. Toes greenish yellow;
claws, dusky plumbeous, horn color at base.

Screech Owl (Megascops asto).— A male, gray phase, was trapped De-
cember 19, 1900, in a pigeon-cote, where it had recently killed.a domestic
Pigeon, remains of which constituted the sole contents of its stomach.
Frequently heard throughout the period. Several were shot or caught in
neighboring localities.

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus).— Heard almost nightly, and
occasionally seen, at twilight, about Lake Cottage. An Owl of some kind
carried off meat with which our traps were baited, but eluded our efforts
to entrap it. One was caught in a mink trap, on Point Judith Salt Pond, |
in December, 1900, and kept in captivity. oe

Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus).— Rather uncommon and un-
usually shy; one or more seen almost daily during our stay. One shot,
and one seen feeding, upon the ground, in a thicket.

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens medianus).— One taken No-
vember 27, 1900; occasionally seen thereafter, but less frequently than the
common type.

Northern Flicker (Colaftes auratus luteus).— Frequently seen until
December 24, sometimes several in one locality. Local name, ‘‘ Pigeon
Woodpecker.” d

Horned Lark (Ofocorzs alpestris).—Small flocks were occasionally
seen, usually in fallows, but much less commonly than along the coast.

Blue Jay (Cyanocittta cristata).— Common, but shy and secretive.
Five specimens collected were all taken in traps set for mammals and
baited with meat or apple. The outcry in Bluejayland when one of their
number was entrapped could be heard for miles; otherwise, they were
more silent and prone to slyly disappear than I have known them else-
where. Many old nests were seen.

American Crow (Corvus americanus).— The town of South Kingston
has for years paid a bounty of twenty-five cents upon old Crows, and
fifteen cents upon young ones. They have become scarce except for the
occasional appearance of flocks of “coasters” from Narragansett Bay and
the ocean. Several were seen daily during my residence at Lake Cottage,
in which neighborhood it sometimes breeds.

Meadowlark (Szturnella magna).— Occasionally seen in small flocks.
Local name, ‘‘ Marsh Quail.” ;

American Goldfinch (Astragalinus tristis).— A flock of about thirty
was always present at Lake Cottage, frequenting a vineyard and apple-
orchard when the ground was bare, and descending to feed upon the
birches in a neighboring cedar swamp whenever snow covered the ground.
Other flocks were sometimes seen in the region.

Snowflake (Plectrophenax nzvalis).— An adult male was shot from a

Notes ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. 5

small flock swirling over the frozen lake, December 22,1900. Local name,
“¢ Snow-Lark.”

Tree Sparrow (Sfzzella monticola).— Many were present on my arrival
at Lake Worden, November 21, and remained until my departure, Decem-
ber 24. At first they were commonly seen in large flocks, but were lat-
terly seen singly, in pairs, or in small groups.

Slate-colored Junco (jJunco hyemaizs).— Occasionally seen throughout
the period, but usually not abundant.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza meloda).— Uncommon, but usually seen
at intervals of a few days, infesting waterways and swampy thickets.

Fox Sparrow (Passerella zliaca).— One November 26, and one Novem-
ber 27, 1900, in a cedar swamp beside Lake Worden.

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus).— A nuisance at Lake Cottage.
Flocks commonly resort to the farms, even those several miles from
towns.

Northern Shrike (Lazzus borealis).— Young specimens taken Novem-
ber 23 and 28, 1900, had fed on beetles and other insects; frequently
seen thereafter. The first adult bird was seen December 21, others later.
Local name, ‘‘ Mock Hawk.” It was seen pursuing small birds on sev-
eral occasions.

Myrtle Warbler (Dezdroeca coronata).— Common and generally dis-
persed, feeding on red juniper and bayberries.

Winter Wren (Zvoglodytes hyemalzs).— Quite common, frequenting
stumpy bogs and the vicinity of streams that remained unfrozen, often
searching caves under the ice.

Chickadee (Parus atricapillus). — Flocks of busy Chickadees were my
constant companions when trapping, and they were not slow to avail
themselves of the abundant supply of food which the meat used in bait-
ing our traps furnished them. Mrs. Knowles caught one of them in her
hand and then released it.

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa).— Common and generally
distributed ; often seen in bushes on the pond shores.

Hermit Thrush (Aylocichlu guttata pallasiz). —One December 3, 1900.

American Robin (Merula migratoria).— A few small flocks remained
throughout the period. On December 19, there was a considerable flight
of Robins across Lake Worden.

Bluebird (Sza/za stalis). —Common throughout; more so thanI have
found them before since the blizzards of recent years which killed so
many of them.

GENERAL NOTES.

A Tern Colony. — Mr. John L. Livermore writes Mr. Edward Sturte-
vant that there has been for a long time a small colony of Terns (Sterna
hirundo) breeding on a long, low rock off ‘“ The Clitfs” at Newport,
R. I., north of Rough Point. EDITOR.

6 NoTEs ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

A Correction. — The fifteen Grackles reported under Spring Arrivals
1900 at Bristol Ferry, March 7, in No. 2, p. 10, of this publication, should
have been credited to Mr. E. Sturtevant, not to Mr. H. S. Hathaway.

Rare Shore Birds taken in R. I.— The following Sandpipers were
taken by Mr. Wm. R. Davenport at Middletown, R. I., this past autumn,
1900: Five Stilt Sandpipers (Adicropalama himantopus) Aug. 25; nine,
Aug. 27; two, Sept. 5; and one Sept. 8. One Buff-breasted Sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis) Sept. 10, and one Baird’s Sandpiper (ZTrzmga
batirdiz) Sept. 13. I saw and identified the Baird’s, Buff-breasted, and
three of the Stilts.

Taunton, Mass., Oct. 26, 1900. ? A. C. BENT.

The European Woodcock (Scolofam rusticola) in R. I1.—In C. J.
Maynard’s ‘‘ Birds of Eastern United States,” Revised Edition, 1896,
p- 221, I find the following: ‘‘ First recorded from New Jersey and
Rhode Island by George W. [N.] Lawrence, in 1866,” referring to the
European Woodcock. Mr. Maynard’s authority seems to be based on
Baird, Brewer and Ridgway’s “ North American Birds ” Water Birds, Vol.
I, 1884, p. 181, from which I quote ‘‘Mr. George N. Lawrence cites
another instance, where a friend of his shot, near Newport, R. I., a
large Woodcock, which weighed fourteen ounces”; as the identification is
based alone on weight this species must be included as a Rhode Island
bird with some misgivings. It is stated, however, ‘‘ that our Woodcock
rarely reaches and never exceeds nine ounces, while the usual weight of
the European [bird] is fourteen.”
Cambridge, Mass., Nov., 1900. GLovEeR M. ALLEN.

The Olive-sided Flycatcher in R. I.— On May 24, 1900, at Chepachet,
R. I., I saw a single Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Chepachet, R. I., June 13, 1900. Juria M. Hit.

A Trip to Cormorant Rock.—On Dec. 1, 1900, the writer sailed off
to Cormorant Rock ona shooting excursion. The following species of
birds were observed on the Rock or in its immediate vicinity: Sheldrake
(Merganser serrator), Eider (Somateria dresseriz), Purple Sandpiper

(Tringa maritima), Golden Eye (Clangula c. americana), Black Duck

(Anas obscura), Surf Scoter (Ozdemia perspicellata), American Scoter
(O. americana), White-winged Scoter (O. deglandz), Old Squaw (Harelda

hyemalis), Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histyiontcus), Cormorant (Phala-
crocorax carbo), Double-crested Cormorant (P. aurttus), Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis), Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Kittiwake (2issa
trydactyla), Bonaparte’s Gull (Larus philadelphia), seven, Razor-billed’
Auks (Alca torda), Brtinnichs Murre (Urza lomvza), Horned Grebe (Col--
ymbus auritus), Loon (Gavia imber). About twenty Hider Ducks were:

seen and two Harlequins, one of which was shot. Numbers of Snow
Buntings (Plectrophenan nivalis) were observed flying overhead.
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Unusual Abundance of the Coot and Other Notes.— A large flock of
800 to 1000 Coot (fulica americana) have been feeding in Point
Judith Pond since the middle of October and were still there on Nov. 30,
1900. This is the second year that they have been seen in such
numbers. A fine male adult Pintail (Dajila acuta) was shot by Capt.
H. M. Knowles, U. S. Life Saving Service, on Nov. 4, 1900, at Point Judith
Pond, and was presented by him to the C. H. Smith Collection in the
Museum of Natural History at Roger Williams Park. There was a
female in company with this bird, and another party on the same day
secured a male from a flock of about twenty. Dr. John W. Keefe, of
Providence, informed me that he shot an adult male Baldpate (Mareca
americana) at Point Judith marsh, during the latter part of Sept., 1900.
Two were seen. A male Florida Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) was shot
at Point Judith marsh on Nov. 29, 1900, which is a late date for it. There
is in the C. H. Smith Collection at Roger Williams Park a fine adult
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) which was shot between Narragansett
Pier and Point Judith by Rowland A. Gavitt in February, 1897. It was in
company with a small flock of American Eiders which had been feeding in
this locality during the winter.

South Auburn, Dec. §, 1900. Harry S. HatTHAway.

Another Golden Eagle in Rhode Islahd.— Another Golden Eagle
(Aguila chrysaétos) has been taken in RhodeIsland. This Eagle, a female,
in nearly complete plumage, now in my collection, was shot November
1oth, 1900, in Tiverton, on a farm near Tiverton Four Corners, by a
Portuguese farm-hand.

Fall River, Mass., December 26, 1900. J. B. RicHarps,

Autumn Notes from Rhode Island.—The Bay Snipe shooting this
year (1900) at Newport and vicinity was poorer than usual owing to the
excessive drought which dried up all the marshes. Towards the end of
the summer, however, the writer made some fair bags. Among the birds
he shot, the following records may be of interest; July 23, English Snipe
(Gallinago delicata); July 29, one. Greater Yellowleg (Totanus melan-
olencus); Aug. 3, three Stilt Sandpipers (Macropalama himantopus); July
16, one Dowitcher (Macrorhamphus griseus); Aug. 23, one Stilt Sandpiper
(UM. himantopus); Sept. 8, one Baird’s Sandpiper (Zringa batrdit)
(recorded before); Sept. 11, two Dowitches (IZ. griseus); Sept. 19, twenty-
four Pectoral Sandpiper (7vinga maculata), six Golden Plover (Charad-
rius dominicus), nine Greater Yellowlegs (7 .melanoleucus),thirteen Lesser
Yellowlegs (7. flavipes) ; Nov. 29, one English Snipe (G. dedécata); Dec.
1, one Harlequin Duck; Dec. 21, one Mallard. (Azas boschas) was taken
near Prudence Island.

Newport. Le Roy Kine.

A Trip to Cormorant Rock.—I spent December 22, 23, and 24, 1900,
with Mr. Edward Sturtevant at Newport. On the 22 we tramped out over
the Second Beach Marshes, Middletown, and were interested to find a

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large flocks of Snow Buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) and Shore Larks
(Otocoris alpestrés) on the Sachuest Pt. uplands. Out of the flock of
Shore Larks we took one specimen of fraticola. On our way back across
the marshes we started a flock of seven wintering Savanna Sparrows
(Passerculus s. savanna), they evidently winter here not irregularly.
On the 23d we sailed from Newport around Breton’s Reef to Cormorant
Rock. Great numbers of old Squaws (Harelda hyemalis) and Mergansers
(Merganser serrator) were about, also five flocks of Black Duck (Azas
obscura) beside Kittawakes (Atssa tridactyla), Loons (Gavia timber), one
Red-throated Loon (G. Zumme). We landed on the Rock, after starting
from it a large flock of Cormorants, principally carbo, and two Purple
Sandpipers (Zrizga maritima). Near the Rock a Red-necked Grebe
(Colymbus holboellit) was swimming. The day was mild enough for Sep-
tember; the wind light S. W. é \

EDITOR.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE NOTES, 1900.
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus). Two, Sept. 25. |
Yellow-Palm Warbler (Dezdroeca p. hypochrysea). One,
Sept. 26.

Black and White Creeper (MWzzotilta varia). One, Oct. 7. i
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus). One, Oct. 7.
Turnstone (Avenaria interpres). Two, Oct. 8. a Vicinity
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus). One, Oct. 11. of Newport,
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). Flock., | Louis di Zeg-

Ochre. era Mearns.

Greater Scaup Duck (Aythya marila). One g, Oct. 14.
Catbird (Galeoscoptes carolinensis). One, Oct. 13.
Brown Thrasher (Harfporrhynchus rufus). One, Oct. 13.

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus s. savanna). Two, |
Oct. 23.

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis). One, Oct. 31, Harry 8.
Cranston. Hathaway.

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‘_ Notes on RuopeE Istanp ORNITHOLOGY, a quarterly publication for
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_ mind, that either their status within our limits may be better
known, or that in some cases we may add them to our fauna.

___ Those about which we need more data are as follows: Acadian
'Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni subvirgatus) , ‘dates of
“migration; ; American Crow (Corvus americanus) and American
Robin (Merula migratoria), thee roosts ; Hooded Warbler ( Wii-
sonia mitrata), whether it does not occur sparingly on the southern
border of the State.

’ A sharp lookout should also be kept for the following species as
; ee should occur in the State: Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius par-
- asitcus), Northern Eider (Somateria m. borealis), Clapper Rail (Ral-
lus crepitans), Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax t. alnorum), Greater
J .edpoll (Acanthis 7. rostrata), Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus nel-
_ sont), Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis), WWorm-
_ eating Warbler ( Helmitherus vermivorus), the two latter birds have
_ been found in Connecticut a little way over the Rhode Island line.

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The following list of birds is sent me by Mr. Edward Sturtevant,
_which were killed by a single gunner, Mr. Robt. L. Dring, on the

Newport and Jamestown marshes. This list not only shows

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how scarce our water-birds are now, to what they used to be, but
why they have become scarce. Mr. Dring is to be praised over
other gunners. on having made careful notes on his shooting, as
the present data is of interest and of scientific value:

1867:

1868 :

Porzana carolina (Sora Rail) Sept. 23-24 = 29 birds.

Philohela minor (Woodcock) Nov. 1 to 5 =7 birds.

Gallinago delicata (Snipe) Aug. 28 to Oct. 14=47 birds. —

Macrorrhamphus griseus (Dowitcher) Aug. § to 23=8r birds.

Micropalama himantopus (Mongrel) Aug. 8 to 21= 32 birds.

Tringa canutus (Robin Snipe) Aug. 20 to Sept. 10= 32 birds. -

Tringa maculata (Creeker) Aug. 11 to Oct. 20 = 402 birds.

Tringa alpina pacifica (Winter Snipe) Oct. 2 to 14=9 birds.

Limosa fedoa (Big Marlin) Aug. 18 =4 birds.

Limosa hemastica (Ring-tailed Marlin) Aug. 12 to Sept. 15 =21
birds. ;

Totanus melanoleucus (Big Legs) Aug. 18 to Oct. 4 = 135 birds.

Totanus flavipes (Yellow-legs) Aug. 8 to Sept. 13 = 135 birds.

Symphemia semipalmata (Willet) Aug. 24 = 7 birds.

Numenius hudsonicus (Jack Curlew) Aug. 26= 12 birds.

Charadrius domtnicus (Green-heads) Aug. 25 to Sept. 17 =55 birds.

Anas obscura (Black Duck) Sept. 15 to Oct. 14= 4 birds.

Dajila acuta (Gray Duck) Sept. 21 = 2 birds.

Querquediula discors (Blue-winged Teal) Sept. 1 to 20= 43 birds.

Total, 1050 birds. ~

Gallinago delicata, Aug. 12 to Nov. 11 = 65 birds.
Macrorrhamphus griseus, July 24 to Oct. 2= 98 birds.
Tringa maculata, July 24 to Oct. 19 = 92 birds.
Limosa fedoa, Aug. 30 to Oct. 2=10 birds.

Limosa hemastica, Aug. 19 to Oct. 3=4 birds.
Totanus melanoleucus, Aug. 14 to Oct. 11 = 94 birds.
Totanus flavipes, July g4 to Sept. 27 = 291 birds.
Symphemia semipalmata, Aug. 21 = 2 birds.
Charadrius dominicus, Aug. 14 to Sept. 24 = 47 birds.
gialitis voctfera, Aug. 1=1 bird.

Arenarta interpres, Sept. 3-5 =4 birds.

Querquedula discors, Sept. 23 =3 birds.

Anas obscura, Oct. 16=1 bird.

Dajila acuta, Oct. 2 to Nov. 11=2 birds.
Chaulelasmus streperus (Widgeon) Oct. 8.= 7 birds.
“2x sponsa (Wood Duck) Sept. 26= 2 birds.

Nyroca marila (Broad-bills) Oct. 1 to 21= 27 birds.
Charitonetta albeola (Bufile-head) Nov. 5 =15 birds.
Rallus virgintanus (Virginia Rail) Aug. 10 to Sept. 12 =§ birds.
Porzana carolina, Sept. 2 to Oct. 7 = 4 birds.

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Colinus virgintanus (Quail) Oct. 15 to Nov 11 = 37 birds.
Ectopistes migratorius (Wild Pigeon) Oct. 19= 1 bird.

. . Lotal, 812 birds.
(To be continued.)

. GENERAL NOTES.

Spring Arrival Notes.— Robins arrived here at Newport on March 3,
and Purple Grackles on March 18. The first flock of Red-winged Black-
birds, six in number, came on March 18 and Cowbirdson the 24th. There
haye been a great many Horned Grebes about of late off the shore.

Newport, March 21, 1900. EDWARD STURTEVANT.

Second Record of the Henslow’s Sparrow for R. I.— Messrs. A. C.
Bent of Taunton and Owen Durfee of Fall River, upon the occasion of
a recent visit in looking over my collection found a specimen of a young
Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowz) which I had mistaken for
a young Yellow-winged Sparrow and had labelled itas such. The bird was
taken Oct. 6, 1898 in Warwick, R. I.. near the Pawtuxet River and at the
time it was alone feeding in some white birch saplings.

The only other record is a male taken the last of April 1874 in Cranston
by Mr.sF. T. Jencks, and recorded in the “Birds of Rhode Island” by
Howe and Sturtevant.
South Auburn, R. I. H. S. HarHaway.

Uria troile in Rhode Island. — Although Mr. Sturtevant and I included
the Murre in our ‘*‘ Birds of Rhode Island” I now doubt very much
whether this bird has a right toa place in our fauna. After careful exam-
ination of many specimens from Massachusetts in connection with my
work on the birds of that State soon to be published, I failed to find a
single authentic specimen, though the species has been attributed to the
_ State for years. I have not examined the specimen recorded taken at
Point Judith, but I have little doubt it would prove on careful examination
to be Uria lomvia.

Longwood, Mass. EpITor.

Winter Notes. While out for a walk on Dec. 30, 1900, in Warwick, I
started a flock of 8 or 10 Blue Jays out of a small swamp and was much
Surprised to see a Grackle (species ?) fly into a maple sapling. I have ~
visited the Swamp three times since but have been unable to find the bird
again.

Bluebirds have been around my house all winter; two males and a
female having been noted in December and January on several occasions.
The first Red-wing Blackbird,a @, arrived here on March 15 and a
Kingfisher was heard on the 16th.

The warm weather of yesterday (the 18th) brought a bird wave and I

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noted the first Robins (2), First Grackles (sp. ?) 34, and a flock of Wild
Geese at night. This morning, the 19th, heard first Cowbird (1), several
Robins and Red-wings.

South Auburn, R. I. H.S. HATHAWAY.

Additional Bibliography to ‘‘Howe’s and Sturtevant’s Birds of

Rhode Island.”

1844. Giraud, J. P., Jr., ‘‘ The Birds of Long Island,’ Wiley & Putnam,
New York. Tringa Bartramia “In Rhode Island, .... common
....called by the name of ‘Gray,’....and Field .... Plover,” -p.
227. Numentus borealts ‘‘In.... Rhode Island, this species is seen
each season.” p.. 274.

1859. Anon. ‘Birds of the Night,” Mention of Mockingbird. Atlantic
Monthly, Vol. 4, Aug., pp. 171-183.

1869. “Florida Gallinule from Easton’s Pond, Newport, R. I. [presented
‘to the Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.] by Mr. John Ennis.” Proc. Boston
Soc. Nat. Hist. Vol. XII, p. 63.

1876. ‘‘ Two Specimens of the King Duck [Somaterda spectabzlis|, shot
and presented by Messrs. G. A. Kendall and 5S. [G:] H. Mackay, at
Saughkennet [Sakonnet] Point, R. 1, were shown.” Vol. XIX,
P- 77:

1883. Ingersoll, Ernest. ‘‘Common Names of American Birds,” Bull.
Nutt. Orn. Club. Vol. VIII, No. 2, p. 77. Cuéstothorus palustris
known as ‘‘ Reed Warblers.”

1884. Baird, Brewer and Ridgway ‘‘North American Birds,” Water
Birds, Vol. 1, Notes on European Woodcock, p. 181. Note on
Bartramia longicauda, p. 298, and also on Numenzus borealis, p. 321.

1894. Editor. Capture of American Egret at Seaconnet, and Duck
Hawk at Newport. The Museum. Vol.I, No. 1, Nov., p. 17.

1895. Trowbridge, C.C. “ Hawk Flights in Connecticut.” Applicable and
with much of interest on Rhode Island. Auk, Vol. XI, No. 3, p.
259.

1896. Maynard, C. J., ‘‘Birds of Eastern United States,” Note on
European Woodcock, p. 221.

1897. Howe, Reginald Heber, Jr. The American Osprey at Bristol,
R.I. Osprey, Vol. 2, No. 3, Nov., p. 40.

1897. Newbury, F..E. ‘‘An Osprey’s Nest on a Windmill.” Osprey,
Vol. 2, No. 4, Dec., p; 55.

1899. Austin, John Osborne. ‘‘The Journal of William Jefferay,
Gentleman,” Providence. A few remarks on the common birds of
the State.

1899. Hathaway, H.S. ‘Rare Birds in Rhode Island.’ The Osprey.
Vol. IV, No. 4, Dec., p. 59. %

1900. Mearns,E. A. ‘“ The Newport Robin.” Bird-Lore, Vol. II, No. 4,
Aug., pp. 118, 119.

1900. ‘*Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology,” Vol.I. Edited by
Reginald Heber Howe, Jr., Bristol, R. I.

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‘ NoTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY, a quarterly publication for
the purpose of furthering interest in ornithology in the State of Rhode

_ Island. Published and edited by Reginald Heber Howe, Junior. Address,

- Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts.

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_ WATER-BIRD SHOOTING ABOUT NEWPORT FROM
1867 TO 1874.

( Continued.)

AUTUMN.

1869 : “Gallinago delicata, Aug. 10 to Oct. 15 = 27 birds.

, Macrorrhamphus griseus, July 21 to Sept. 7 = 128 birds.
Micropalama himantopus, Aug. 20 to Sept. 9= 15 birds.
Tringa maculata, July 22 to Oct. 11 =218 birds.

Tringa canutus, Aug. 1 to Sept. 14 = 108 birds.

Limosa fedoa, Sept. 5 = 1 bird.

Limosa hemastica, July 29 to Oct. 9= 23 birds.

Totanus melanoleucus, July 22 to Oct. 26= 128 birds.
Totanus flavipes, July 16 to Sept. 22 = 208 birds.
Symphemia semipalmata, Aug. 8 to Sept. 18 = 34 birds.
Charadrius dominicus, Aug. 27 to Oct. 9= 40 birds.
gialitis vocifera, July 21 = 1 bird.

Bartramia longicauda (Grass Plover), Aug. 31= 5 birds.
Querquedula discors, Sept. 2 to 22 = 35 birds.

Nettion carolinense (Green-winged Teal) Nov. 7 = 4 birds.
Anas obscura, Oct. 19 =1 bird.

Dafila acuta, Sept. 9 = bird.

Nyroca marila (Scaup Duck!) Nov. 7=11 birds.
Nyroca vallisneria (Canvas-back), Oct. 9 = 2 birds.

ees before called Nyroca marila should have been called Zyismatura
Jo amaicensts.

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1870:

1871:

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Nyroca americana (Red-head), Oct. 17 to Nov. 7= 4 birds.

Charttonetta albeola, Oct. 24 to 30=19 birds.

Erismatura gamatcensis (Broad-bill), Sept. 2 to Nov. 7= 163 birds.
Rallus virgintanus, July 27 =1 bird.

Porzana carolina, Aug. 25 to Sept. 13 = 2 birds.

Fulica americana (Pond Coot), Sept. 29 to Oct. 24 = 56 birds.

Total, 1306 birds.

SPRING.

Gallinago delicata, Apr. 23 to 24 =27 birds.
Nyroca vallisneria, April=1 bird.

AUTUMN.

Gallinago delicata, July 30 to Nov. 3 = 16 birds.
Macrorrhamphus griseus, July 15 to Oct. 20= 190 birds.
Micropalama himantopus, July 31 to Sept. 6 = 46 birds.
Tringa maculata, July 16 to Oct. 20= 134 birds.
Tringa canutus, Aug. 18 to Sept. 6= 56 birds.

Limosa fedoa, Aug. 12 =2 birds.

Totanus melanoleucus, July 20 to Noy. 4= 175 bia
Totanus flavipes, July 13 to Oct. 1 = 382 birds.

Numer zus longtrostris (Long-billed Curlew), July 15 =1 bird.
' Arenaria interpres (Rock Plover), Aug. 28 to Sept. 4 = 21 birds.
Charadrius dominicus, Aug. 12 to Oct. 6= 56 birds.

i gialitis vocifera, Aug. 20=1 bird.

Querquedula discors, Aug. 31 to Nov. 5 =5 birds.
Nettion carolinense, Sept. 2 to Oct. 31= 17 birds.

Anas obscura, Sept. 20 to Noy. 18 = 16 birds.

Anas boschas (Mallard), Oct. 22 = 4 birds.

Nyroca martla, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1=15 birds.

Hix sponsa, July 30 to Oct. 20= 14 birds.

Evrismatura jamatcensts, July 30 to Oct. 26 = 42 birds.
Charitonetta albeola, Nov. 1 to 3 = 4 birds.
Chaulelasmus stereperus, Nov. 18 = I bird.

Branta canadensis (Canada Goose), Noy. 1 = 1 bird.
Porzana carolina, Aug. 30 to Oct. 18 = 21 birds.

Fulica americana, Sept 27 to Nov. 5 = 64 birds.

Total, 1178 birds.

SPRING.

Gallinago delicata, Mar. 26 to Apr. 26. = 236 birds.
Totanus melanoleucus, May 9 to 14 = 22 birds.

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AUTUMN.

Macrorrhamphus griseus, July 7 to Aug. 24 = 81 birds.
Totanus flavipes, July 7 to Aug. 27 = 192 birds.
Symphemia semipalmata, July 11 to Aug. 8 = 22 birds.
Micropalama himantopus, July 14 to Aug. 13 = 9 birds.
Gallinago delicata, Aug. 13 to Noy. 14 = 50 birds.
Bartramia longicauda, Aug. 15 to 23 = 11 birds.
Tringa canutus, Aug. 17 to 18 = 23 birds.

Arenarta interpres, Aug. 18 = I bird.

Porzana carolina, Aug. 18 to Oct. 6 = 31 birds.
Totanus melanoleucus, Aug. 26 to Oct. 31 = 50 birds.
Querquedula discors, Aug. 27 to Sept. 26 = 2 birds.
Gallinula ? Sept. 28 = 4 birds.

Philohela minor, Sept. 9 to 13 = 6 birds. ;
Charadrius dominicus, Sept. 10 to Oct. 24. = 36 birds.
fallus virgintanus, Sept. 14 = 1 bird.

Tringa maculata, Sept. 22 to Oct. 18 = 43 birds.

Anas obscura, Sept. 30 to Oct. 7 = 3 birds.

Colinus virginianus, Oct. 10 = 24 birds.

ELrismatura jamaicensis, Oct. 15 to Nov. 14 = 30 birds.
Fulica americana, Oct. 24 to Nov. 14 = 16 birds.
Nyroca maria, Oct. 31 = 1 bird.

Nettion carolinense, Nov. 5 = 1 bird.

“Ex sponsa, Nov. 11 = 1 bird.

Total, 896 birds.”

(To be continued.)

GENERAL NOTES.

Various Notes: Parasitic Jaegers in R. I.—Mr. Joel W. White shot
_ three Stercorarius parastticus at Charlestown Beach, R. I. on Sept. 2,
1897. :

One of these was mounted and is now in the Charles H. Smith collec-
tion at Roger Williams Park. The other two were given to friends and
their disposition is unknown. They were all in the young plumage.
Two Records of the Blue-winged Yellow Warbler.— While walking
_ through an old orchard grown up to brush and briers in Hopkinton, R. I.
June 7, 1901, my attention was attracted by an unusually queer song
_ which I had not previously heard. After several attempts to discover
the bird it alighted in a little oak sapling andI secured the specimen
which proved to be a Blue-winged Yellow Warbler. (Helminthophila
Pinus. From the nature of the location I was much inclined to believe

16 NoTEs ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

that this bird had a nest there, but all attempt to find it proved fruitless.
There is a male of this species in the Charles H. Smith collection at
Roger Williams Park which was shot at Stump Hill Pond near Paw-
tucket, May 30, 1883.

Henslow’s Sparrow a Summer Resident in Southern R. I.—On June
6, 1901, in a wet meadow, near Brightman’s Pond, Westerly, I heard the
queer song of a Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowz) and soon
saw the bird perched on a small bush singing its weird note. I visited
the meadow again on June 8 and heard the same male undoubtedly and
in an adjoining meadow there was another male singing. No doubt this
species breeds with us, and further search will probably extend their
range.

South Auburn, R. L., June 13, 1901. Harry S. HATHAWAY.

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Bovor. II. ; OCTOBER. No. 4

Notes ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY, a quarterly publication for
the purpose of furthering interest in ornithology in the State of Rhode
Island. Published and edited by Reginald Heber Howe, Junior. Address,
Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts.

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-scribers will at once renew their subscriptions that the publication
of Volume III may be assured, for without doubt the paper is
filling a needed place, and is worthy of maintenance.

The death by apoplexy on July 27, rg01, of Mr. S. Newton
Dexter, of Providence, at Sakonnet Point, R. I., removed one of
Rhode Island’s most active and prominent scientists and ornitholo-
gists. Mr. Dexter was widely known among scientists, and the
late work on the “ Birds of Rhode Island” in which his name
_ appears more than any other observer and collector proves the
_ valuable work he did both for the advancement of knowledge and
the furthering of collections.
The authors of the volume on Rhode Island birds are now
particularly glad that their work was completed before Mr. Dexter’s
untimely death, for without his generous and unstinted aid the
_ work must have fallen far short of completeness; and the present
paper received from him encouragement to the extent of valuable
communications and advanced subscription.
Rhode Island ornithologists will do well to follow the example
_ of Mr. Dexter, and thus somewise carry on the untiring work he
laid down.

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BIRDS OBSERVED ON PRUDENCE ISLAND, NARRA-
GANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND.

BY LOUIS DI ZEREGA MEARNS.

On August 30, rg0o1, my father and I spent eleven hours on
Prudence Island, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, and while
there observed the following birds :

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo).— Flocks on the bay.

White-winged Scoter (Gdemza deglandz).— One shot on the shore of
Prudence Island. This was undoubtedly a ‘‘ pensioner” or wounded bird.
As they are not often seen in summer, the coloration of the soft parts were
noted, as follows: An immature male, having a whitish breast and a
white spot under the eye. Iris white. Bill plumbeous-black, transversely
banded with white (in middle) and pink (on sides). Legs and feet, blackish
slate, with tarsi and toes madder-brown anteriorly, obscurely dusky in
median stripes. The gullet was empty; but the gizzard contained a good
handful of gravel and shells of the common mussel (Mytclus edulis Linn-
zus) and the periwinkle (Lzttorzna Ilittorea Linneus). The largest
mussel measured 43 X 24 X 20 mm., and the largest stone 25 X 18 X 12
mm. The valves of the mussels were separate, but all matched, showing
that the mollusks had been swallowed whole.

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis). —Skeleton found on the beach.
Skull preserved and identified by Dr. Robert Ridgway.

Green Heron (Ardea virescens).— Two were seen near a small pond,
living among button-bushes.

Black-crowned Night Heron (Wyctzcoraw nycticorax nevius).— The
Night-Heronry to which reference is made by Mr. Reginald Heber Howe,
Jr., in ‘‘ Birds of Rhode Island,”’ is still occupied. It is located in a grove
of soft maple trees, from which we flushed about 25 Night Herons at four
o’clock in the afternoon.

Least Sandpiper (Z+7nga minutiila).— One shot on beach.

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Lreunetes pusilius).— Very abundant along
the shore. Two shot.

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia).— Three were seen on the beach.

Semipalmated Plover (4g7alitis semipalmata).— One small flock seen.
An immature female shot. ;

Turnstone (Avenxarita znterpres).— Two were seen along the beach in
company with a flock of Ring Plovers.

Marsh Hawk (Czrcus hudsontus).— One, a brown bird, was seen cours-
ing the island in search of prey.

American Osprey (Pandion haliaétus carolinensis). — Several were seen
flying over and chirping like half-grown chickens. Eight were visible at
once,

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Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon).—'Two were seen. ;

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Zvrochkzlus colubrzs).— Common, fre-
quenting especially the flowering jewel weeds.

Kingbird (Zyrannus tyrannus).— Very abundant. Three shot at once.

American Crow (Corvus americanus).— Common in small parties.
About 5 o’clock a flock of several hundred appeared on the highest part of
the island. Shells of clams, oysters, mussels, and many other littoral
shells have been scattered all over the island by Crows.

Cowbird ((Molothrus ater). — One female seen on an old fence-post.

Meadowlark (Szurnella magna). — Several seen in marshy meadows.

American Goldfinch (Astvagalinus tristis).— A great many were seen
flying overhead.

Vesper Sparrow (Powcetes sramineus).— One seen.

Savanna Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensts savanna).— About twenty
seen in marshes and old fields.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza meloda).— Very common everywhere; feed-
ing on small purple berries.

Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus).— About ten seen or heard.

Barn Swallow (zrundo erythrogastra).— A few seen flying over a
marsh.

Tree Swallow (Zachycineta 5zcolor).— Very abundant. Fifty were
seen on one small dead limb of a mulberry-tree. Hundreds of them were
perched on a barn.

Cedar Waxwing (Amfelis cedrorum).— Two were seen flying overhead.

Migrant Shrike (Lavnius ludovictanus migrans William Palmer). — One
was shot on a fence-post, near the residence of Mr. Daniel Chase. This
bird was at once mailed, in the flesh, to Mr. J. William Critchley, the
well-known taxidermist, to his old address in Providence, together with a
letter requesting him to mount the Shrike and send it to the Natural His-
tory Museum, in Roger Williams Park, as a present from me; but Mr.
Critchley having recently moved to New York, both the letter and package
were forwarded, and the latter disappeared. ‘This bird bore slight traces
of immaturity, and, from its large size, it was doubtless a male. Its meas-
urements were as follows: Length, 237; alar expanse, 324; wing, 104;
tail, 106 ; culmen (chord), 16.3; tarsus, 26.5 ; middle toe and claw, 23 mm.
This makes the third record for the State.

Maryland Yellow-throat (Geothlypis trichas brachidactyla).—Two
shot; others seen.

Catbird (Galeoscoptes carolinensis). — Abundant. One young male shot.

Brown Thrasher (Harporrhynchus rufus).— Two seen in the under-
brush.

Chickadee (Parus atricapillus). — Several seen and heard; one young
male shot.

American Robin (Merula migratoria).— Very common everywhere.
One young female, scarcely able to fly, was shot.

20 NoTEs ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

WATER-BIRD SHOOTING ABOUT NEWPORT FROM
1367) TOUTS 74-

(To be continued.)

SPRING.

1872: Gallinago delicata, March 23 to May 5 = 246 birds.
Anas obscura, April 22 =1 bird.

AUTUMN.

Philohela minor, July 8 to Nov. 16 = 126 birds.

| Micropalama himantopus, July 18 to Sept. 19 =6 birds.
Totanus flavipes, July 18 to Sept. 30 = 293 birds.
Bartramia longicauda, Aug. 2 to Sept. 7 =4 birds.
Macrorrhamphus griseus, Aug. 4 to Sept. 5 = 81 birds.
Symphemia semipalmata, Aug. 9 = 9 birds.
Anas obscura, Aug. 10 to Oct. 25 = 7 birds.
Porzana carolina, Aug. 17 to Oct. 4 = 9 birds.
Totanus melanoleucus, Aug. 19 to Oct. 20 = 108 birds.
Arenaria tnterpres, Aug. 21 = 6 birds.
Charadrius dominicus, Aug. 26 to Sept. 22 = 32 birds.
Rallus virgintanus, Aug. 28 = io birds.
Querquedula discors, Sept. 1 to 18 = 40 birds.
Lrismatura jamatcensts, Sept. 3 to Oct. 23 = 30 birds.
Limosa hemastica, Sept. 11 to 20 = 16 birds.
Tringa maculata, July 18 to Oct. 9 = 178 birds.
Nettion carolinense, Sept. 18 to Oct. 21. = 23 birds.
Hix sponsa, Sept. 18 = 4 birds.
Dajila acuta, Sept. 20 to Oct. 21 = 9 birds.
Fulica americana, Sept. 26 to Oct. 9 = 28 birds.
Colinus virgintanus, Oct. 15 to Nov. 16 = 80 birds.
Spatula clypeata, Oct. 21 = 2 birds. ;
Charttonetta albeola, Oct. 23 = 4 birds.
Mareca americana, Oct. 25 = 4 birds.

Total, 1356 birds.

SPRING.

1873: Gallinago delicata, March 24 to April 28 = 349 birds.
Branta canadensis, April 3 = 3 birds.

AUTUMN.

Philohela minor, July 5 to 31 = 246 birds.
Totanus flavipes, Aug. 1 to Sept. 24 = 395 birds.

1874 :

NOTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. 21

Totanus melanoleucus, Aug. 19 to Oct. 19= 419 birds.
Macrorrhamphus griseus, Aug. 1 to 21 = 161 birds.
Numentus longirostris, Aug. 2 to 14 = 8 birds.
Micropalama himantopus, Aug. 3 to 20= 42 birds.
Symphemia semipalmata, Aug. 4 to 19 = 29 birds.
Tringa maculata, Aug. 4 to Oct. 19 = 602 birds.
Limosa hemastica, Aug. 29 to Oct. 13 = 24 birds.
Limosa fedoa, Aug. 6 to 24 = 9 birds.
Tringa canutus, Aug. 12 to 30= 79 birds.
Charadrius dominicus, Aug. 26 to Oct. 13 = 126 birds.
Dafila acuta, Sept. 10 to Oct. 8 =15 birds.
Anas obscura, Sept. 10 to Oct. 22 = 16 birds.
Numentus hudsonicus, Sept. 26 = 7 birds.
Erismatura jamazcensis, Sept. 27 to Nov. 7 = 31 birds.
Gallinago delicata, Sept. 3 to Oct. 19 = ee birds.
Spatula clypeatu, Oct. 2 = 2 birds.
Mareca americana, Oct. 8 = 3 birds.
Fulica americana, Oct. 15 = 15 birds.
Charitonetta albeola, Oct. 20 = 26 birds.
Wettzon carolinense, Oct. 25 to Nov. 2= 10 birds.
Nyroca affinis, Nov. 4=2 birds.

Total, 2790 birds.

SPRING.

Gallinago delicata, April 2 to 29 = 219 birds.

AUTUMN.

Philohela minor, July 6 to 20 = 38 birds.

Totanus flavipes, July 22 to Sept. 19 = 513 birds.
Totanus melanoleucus, Aug 1 to Oct. 18 = 353 birds.
Micropalama himantopus, July 6 to Aug. 23 = 69 birds.
Macrorrhamphus griseus, July 24 to Aug. 23 = 238 birds.
Tringa maculata, July 26 to Oct. 20 = 668 birds.
Tringa canutus, Aug. 3 to Sept. 7 = 93 birds.
Symphemia semipalmata, Aug. 4 to 15 = 12 birds.
Limosa hemastica, Aug. 10 to Sept. 30 = 16 birds.
Porzana carolina, Aug. 10 = 12 birds.

Bartramia longicauda, Aug. 15 to 24 =5 birds.
Charadrius dominica, Aug. 27 to Oct. 24 = 86 birds.
Numenius longirostris, July 29 = 1 bird.

Numentus hudsonicus, Oct. 2 = 11 birds.

Numentus borealis, Aug. 27 =7 birds.

Querquedula discors, Sept. 3 to Sept. 20 = 67 birds.
Gallinago delicata, Sept. 4 to Oct. 22 = 160 birds.

22 Nores ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

Dafila acuta, Sept. 26 = 3 birds.
Anas obscura, Sept. 29 to Noy. 4 = 26 birds.
Erismatura jamatcensis, Oct. 2 to 27 = 115 birds.
Nyvoca marila, Oct. 15 to 23 = 12 birds.
Tringa a. pacifica, Oct. 19 =8 birds.
Charitonetta albeola, Oct. 24 to 30= 24 birds.
Fulica americana, Oct. 26 to Nov. 4 = 14 birds.
Nyroca americana, Oct. 27 =3 birds.
Spatula clypeata, Oct. 28 = 4 birds.
Nettion carolinense, Oct. 30= 3 birds.

Total, 2780 birds.

RECAPITULATION.

Colinus virginianus (Quail), Oct. 15 to Nov. 16 = 97 birds.
Ectopistes migratorius (Wild Pigeon), Oct. 19, 1868 =1 bird.
Rallus virginianus (Virginia Rail), July 27 to Sept. 14 = 17 birds.
Porzana carolina (Sora Rail), Aug. 10 to Oct. 18= 109 birds.
Gallinula ( galeata ?) (Gallinule), Sept. 28 = 4 birds.
Fulica americana (Pond Coot), Sept. 26 to Nov. 14 = 193 birds.
Arenarta tnterpres (Rock Plover), Aug. 18, to Sept. 5 = 32 birds.
Sguatarola sguatarola. Strange to say none are recorded.
Charadrius dominicus (Greenhead), Aug. 14 to Oct. 24 = 386 birds.
ti gialites vocifera (Kildeer), July 21 to Aug. 1 =2 birds.
Numenius longirostris (Long-billed Curlew), July 15 to 29 =2 birds.
os hudsonicus (Jack Curlew), Aug. 26 to Sept. 2 = 30 birds.
6 borealis (Eskimo Curlew), Aug. 27 =7 birds.
Limosa hemastica (Ring-tailed Marlin), July 22 to Oct. 13 ~ 104 birds.
“ fedoa (Big Marlin), Aug. 6 to Oct. 2 = 26 birds.
Macrorrhamphus griseus (Dowitcher), July 7 to Oct. 20 = 1058 birds.
Micropalama himantopus (Mongrel), July 6 to Sept. 19 = 2479 birds.
Symphemia semipalmata (Willet), July 11 to Sept. 18 = 106 birds.
Totanus melanoleucus (Big Legs), Spring, May 9 to ioe = 22 birds ;
Autumn, July 20 to Nov. 4 = 1362 birds.
Totanus flavipes (Yellow-legs) July 7 to Oct. 1 = 2499 birds.
Bartramia longicauda (Grass Plover), Aug. 2 to Sept. 7 =25 birds.
Tringa maculata (Creeker), July 16 to Oct. 20 = 2337 birds.
ef canutus (Robin Snipe), Aug. 1 to Sept. 14 = 391 birds.
ot a. pacifica (Winter Snipe), Oct. 2 to-19 = 17 birds.
Gallinago delicata (Snipe), Spring, March 23 to May 5 =1247 birds.
Autumn, Aug. 12 to Nov. 14 = 466 birds.
Philohela minor (Woodcock), July 15 to Nov. 16 = 453 birds. |
ix sponsa (Wood Duck), July 30 to Nov. 11 =21 birds. : |
Branta canadensis (Canada Goose), Spring, April 3; Autumn, Noy. 1 = |
4 birds.

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NorEes oN RHODE IsLAND ORNITHOLOGY. 2 3

Anas boschas (Mallard), Oct. 22 = 4 birds.
«obscura (Black Duck), Spring, April 22 = 1 bird; Autumn, Aug. 10
to Nov. 18 = 25 birds.
Chaulelasmus streperus (Gadwall), Oct. 27 = 3 birds.
Mareca americana (Widgeon), Oct. 8 to 25 =7 birds.
Nettion carolinense (Green-winged Teal), Sept. 2 to Nov. 7 = 78 birds.
Dajila acuta (Gray Duck), Sept. 9 to Nov. 11 = 32 birds.
Querquedula discors (Blue-winged Teal), Aug. 27 to Nov. 5 = 195 birds.
Spatula clypeata (Shoveller), Oct. 2 to 28 = 8 birds.
Nyroca americana (Red-head), Oct. 8 to 25 = 7 birds.
“" vallisnerta (Canvas-back), Spring, April; Autumn, Oct. 9 = 3
birds. :
Nyroca marila (Scaup Duck), Oct. 5 to Nov. 11 = 30 birds.
“ — affinis (Little Scaup), Nov. 4 =2 birds. ©
-Charitonetta albeola (Buffle-head), Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 = 92 birds.
Erismatura jamatcensis (Broad-bill), July 30 to Nov. 14 = 438 birds.
; Total, 12,168 birds.

GENERAL NOTES.

A Trip to Sakonnet.— On September 23, 1901, I started on a shooting
excursion to Sakonnet Pt., R.I. As we were sailing round from Newport
we passed close to Cormorant Rock near which were seen several Cor-
morants, one species of Scoter, Terns and Herring Gulls. We shot on
the marsh for a day and a half (Sept. 24-25) and killed the following birds :
3 Blue-winged Teal (Q. déscors).
y 1 Curlew (WV. hudsonicus).

7 Yellow-legs (7. melanoleucus).
46 Kriekers (7. maculata).
2 Plover (C. domznicus).
1 Great Blue Heron (A. herodzas).

The following were seen also:
6 Black Duck (A. obscura).
3 Baldpate (?) (MM. americana).
1 Yellow-leg (Z. flavipes).
1 Red-backed Sandpiper (7. a. pacijica).
z White-rumped Sandpipers (7. fuszcollis).
3 Black-bellied Plover (S. sguatarola).
20 Peep (Zreunetes pusillus).
3 Peep (TZ. minuzzlla).
2 Ring-necks (A. semzpalmata).
2 Lesser (?) Scaup Duck (Wyroca affinis).

Several Marsh Hawks and Sparrow Hawks were seen and. about sixteen
Great Blue Herons, one of which was shot. One Green Heron (B.
virescens) was also seen, and about twenty Teal.

Newport. LeRoy Kine.

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24 NoTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

Two Interesting Notes.— On the morning of July 17, 1901, while riding
my bicycle across the level stretch of road between Easton Point and New-
port I noticed a flock of ten Semipalmated Sandpipers (Hreunetes puszllus).
They were flying rapidly before the wind, apparently coming from the
beach just south of the road and going to some marshes north. On one
side of the road are ten telephone wires about twenty feet above the ground.
Into these wires the flock dashed at full speed and a mix-up followed.
Two fell dead to the ground and two more fluttered away to die in the tall
grass.

On August 27, 1901, I took a Baird’s Sandpiper (Zvinga bazrdit) at
Middletown. This is the fifth record for the state:—

Newport. ; EDWARD STURTEVANT.

Capture of two Bald Eagles (Haligetus leucocephalus (Linn.)).— So un-
common is the Bald Eagle in this state that one is very fortunate to col-
lect a single bird, but it fell to the lot of Capt. E. P. Sisson of the Sandy
Point Life Saving Station to shoot two of these noble birds on the beach
at the northern end of Block Island on May 5, 1900.

They were in immature plumage and one which was placed in the
Charles H. Smith collection at Roger Williams Park measured as follows :
Length, 36 inches ; extent, 6 feet, 11 inches; wing, 23 inches; tail, 14}
inches.

While at Quonochontang, R. I., on Sept. 7, 1901, I saw towards night
one of this species flying west along shore.

South Auburn, Sept. 20, 1901. . H.S. HatHAway.

COMMUNICATIONS.

NEw Lonpon, Conn.
July 27, 1901.
REGINALD HEBER HOWE, JR.

Dear Sty :— You will be pleased to learn that I have found a Colony
of Fish Crows “ nesting’? within sight of Watch Hill near the R. I. bor-
der — 5 pairs with sets of eggs 4, 4, 2, 4, young, a day or so old — Rough-
winged Swallows taken nearer and nearer each yeartoR. I. line also, and it
behooves you to watch closely as Hooded Warblers, Fish-Crows, and
Rough-wings may be found any time on the R. I. side.

Sincerely yours,
. James H. Hit,

INDEX TO VOLUME II.

ACANTHIs linaria rostrata, 9. Chase, Daniel, ro.
Actitis macularia, 18. Clangula clangula americana, 12.
fi gialitis semipalmata, 18, 23. Colaptes auratus luteus, 4.
vocifera, 10, 13, 14, 22. Colinus virginianus, 3, 11, 15, 20, 22.
Agelaius pheeniceus, I1. Colymbus auritus, 6.
ALEX sponsa, 3, 10, 14, 15, 20, 22. holbeelli, 8.
Alca torda, 6. Coot, American, 7.
Allen, Glover M., 6. Pond, 22.
Ammodramus henslowi, 11, 16. Cormorant, 6, 23.
nelsoni, 9. Double-crested, 6.
nelsoni subvirgatus, 9. Corvus americanus, 4, 9, 19:
Ampelis cedrorum, 19. ~ Cowbird, 12, 19.
Anas boscas, 7, 14, 23. Creeker, 10, 22.
obscura, 2, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14,15, Critchley, J. William, 109.
ZONA E2228: Crow, American, 4, 9, 19.
Aquila chrysaétos, 7. Fish, 24.
Ardea herodias, 3, 23. Curlew, Eskimo, 22.
Arenaria interpres, 8, 10, 14, 15, 18, Jack, 10, 22, 23.
20, 22. Long-billed, 22.
Asio accipitrinus, 3. Cyanocitta cristata, 4, 11.
: Astragalinus tristis, 4, 19.
| Auk, Razor-billed, 6. DAFILA acuta, 7, 10, 13, 20, 21, 22,
Austin, John Osborne, 12. 23.
} Davenport, Wm. R., 6.
. BALDPATE, 7, 23. Dendroeca coronata, 5.
Bartramia longicauda, 12, 13, 15, 20, ° palmarum hypochrysea, 8.
| 2M ez 2s Dexter, S. Newton, 17.
Bent, A. C., 6, 11. Dove, Mourning, 2.
Blackbird, Crow, 2. Dowitcher, 7, 10, 22.
. Red-winged, 2, 11, 12. Dring, Robt. L., 9, to.
: Bluebird, 5, 11. Dryobates villosus, 4.
Bob-White, 3. pubescens medianus, 4.
: Bonasa umbellus, 3. Duck, Black, 2, 6, 8, 10, 23.
Branta canadensis, 3, 6, 14, 20, 22. Eider, 3.
: Broad-bill, 10, 23. Gray, 10, 23.
; Bubo virginianus, 4. Greater Scaup, 8.
Buftle-head, 10, 23. Harlequin, 6.
| Bunting, Snow, 8. King, 12.
Butorides virescens, 18, 23. Little Scaup, 23.
Scaup, 23.
CANVAS-BACK, 23. Wood, 3, 10, 22.
y Catbird, 8, 10. Durfee, Owen, 11.
Ceryle alcyon, 19.
Chaulelasmus streperus, I0, 14, 23. EAGLE, Bald, 3, 24.
Charadrius dominicus, 7, 10, 13, 14, Golden, 7.
_ 15, 20, 21, 22, 23. Ectopistes migratorius, 1, 11, 22.
Charitonetta albeola, ro, 14, 20, 21, Egret, American, 12.
: Tipay Cea Editor, 5, 8, 11, 12.
Chickadee, 5, 19. Eider, King, 7, 18.
Circus hudsonius, 18. Northern, 9.

Cistothorus palustris, 12. Eldred, Samuel, 2.

26 NoTEs ON RHODE

Empidonax t. alnorum, 9.

Ennis, John, 12.

Ereunetes pusillus, 23, 24.

Erismatura jamaicensis, 13, 14, 15,
ZOn 222 Bs

FLICKER, Northern, 4.
Flycatcher, Alder, 9.
Olive-sided, 6.
Fulica americana, 7, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22

GADWALL, 23.
Galescoptes carolinensis, 8, 19.
Gallinago delicata, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15,
AOS, Dil. PE
Gallinula galeata, 7, 15, 22.
Gallinule, 22.
Gammel, Mrs. William, 1.
Gavia imber, 2, 6, 8. f
lumme, 8.
Gavitt, Rowland A., 7.
Geothlypis trichas brachidactyla, 19.
Giraud, J. P., Jr., 12.
Golden-eye, American, 3, 6.
Goldfinch, American, 4, 19.
Goose, Canada, 3, 22.
Wild, 6, 12.
Grackle, 6, II, 12.
Purple, It.
Grebe, Horned, 6, 11.
Red-necked, 3.
Greenhead, 22.
Grouse, Ruffed, 8.
Gull, Bonaparte’s, 6.
Herring, 2, 6.
Kittiwake, 6.
Ring-billed, 2.

HALIZ#ETUuS leucocephalus, 3, 24.
Harporrhynchus rufus, 8, 19.
Hathaway, H. S., 6, 8, 11, 12, 16,

24.
Hawk, Duck, 11.
Marsh, 18, 23.
Sparrow, 23.
Helmitherus vermivorus, 9.
Helminthophila pinus, 15.
Herelda hiemalis, 6, 8.
Heron, Black-crowned Night, 18.
Green, 18, 23.
Great Blue, 3, 23.
Hill, Julia M., 6, 24.
Hirundo erythrogastra, 19.
Histrionicus histrionicus, 6.
Howe, Reginald Heber, Junior, 11,
Hs ints}, Dale

IsLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

Hummingbird, Ruby-throated, 1, 19.
Hylocichla guttata pallasii, 5.

Ingersoll, Ernest, 12.

JAEGER, Parasitic, 9, 15.

Jencks, F. T., rr.

Junco hiemalis, 5.
Slate-colored, 5.

Keefe, John W., 7.
Kendall, G.A., 12.
Kildeer, 10, 22. 7
Kingbird, 19.
Kingfisher, Belted, 11, ro.
King, Le Roy, 6, 7, 23.
Mrs. Le Roy, 1.
Kinglet, Golden-crowned, 5.
Kittiwake, 8.
Knowles, John Kenyon, 1, 2.
H. M., 7.
Lorenzo A., I.
Krieker, 23.

Lantus borealis, 5.
excubitorides migrans, 109.

Lark, Horned, 4.

Shore, 8.

Larus, argutatus, 2, 6, 23.
delawarensis, 2.
philadelphia, 6.

Lawrence, George W. [N.], 6.

’ Limosa fedoa, 10, 13, 14, 21, 22.
hzemastica, 10, 13, 20, 21, 22.

Livermore, John L., 5.

Loon, 2, 6, 8.

Red-throated, 8.

Mackay, S. [G.] H., 12.

Macrorrhamphus griseus, 7, 10, 13,

14, 15, 20, 21, 22.

Mallard, 7, 23.

Mareca americana, 7, 20, 21, 23.

Marlin, Big, 10, 22.

Ring-tailed, 10, 22.

Maynard, C. J., 6, 12.

Meadowlark, 4, 19.

Mearns, Edgar, A., I, 12.
Louis di Zerega, 8, 18.

Megascops asio, 4.

Melospiza melodia, 5, 19.

Merganser, American, 2.
Red-breasted, 2.

Merganser americanus, 2.
serrator, 2, 6, 8.

Notes ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. ~ 27

Merula migratoria, 5, 9, 19.
Micropalama himantopus, 6, 7, 10, 13,
14, 15, 20, 21, 22.
Mniotilta varia, 8.
Mockingbird, 12.
Molothrus ater, 11, 19.
Mongrel, 10, 22.
Murre, It.
Briinnich’s, 6.

NETTION carolinense, 13, 14, 15, 20,
21) 225123:

Newbury, F. E., 12.

Numenius borealis, 12, 21, 22.
hudsonicus, 10, 21, 22, 23.
longirostris, 14, 21, 22.
Nuttallornis borealis, 6.

Nyroca affinis, 21, 23.

americana, 14, 22, 23.

marila, 8, 10, 13,14, 15, 22, 23.
vallisneria, 13, 14, 23.

CEDEMIA americana, 6.
deglandi, 6, 18.
perspicillata, 6.

Old Squaw, 6, 8.

Osprey, American, 12, 18.

Otocoris alpestris, 4, 8.
alpestris praticola, 8.

Owl, Barred, 3.

Great Horned, 4.
Screech, 4.
Short-eared, 3.

RANDION haliaétus carolinensis. 18.
Parus atricapillus, 5, 19.
Passer domesticus, 5.
Passerculus sandwichensis savanna, 8,
10.

Phalacrocorax carbo, 6, 8.

auritus, 6.
Philohela minor, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22.
Pigeon, Passenger, 1, 2.

Wilds sri, 22:
Pintail, 7.
Pipilo erythrophthalmus, 109.
Plectrophenax nivalis, 4, 6, 8.
Plover, Biack-bellied, 23.

Field, 12.

Golden, 7, 10, 23.

Grass, 13, 22.

Gray, 12.

Semipalmated, 18.
Poocetes gramineus, 19.
Porzana carolina, 10, 14, 15, 20, 21,

22,

QUAIL, II, 22.

Querquedula discors, 10, 13, 14, 15,
20, 21, 23.

Quiscalus quiscula, 11.

RoBINn, American, 5, 9, 11, 19.
Newport, 12.
Rissa tridactyla, 6, 8.
Redpoll, Greater, 9,
Rail, Carolina, Io.
Clapper, 9.
Sora, 10, 22.
Virginia, Io, 22.
Rallus crepitans, 9.
virginianus, 10, 14, 15, 20, 22.
Regulus satrapa, 5.
Red-head, 23.
Richards, J. B., 7.
Ring-neck, 23.
Russell, Mrs. H. S., 1.
Ridgway, Robert, 13.

SANDPIPER, Baird’s, 6, 7, 24.
Buff-breasted, 6.
Least, 18.

Pectoral, 7.

Purple, 6, 8.

Red-backed, 23.

Semipalmated, 24.

Spotted, 18.

Stilt, 6, 7, 10.
_White-rumped, 23.

Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied, 2.

Scolopax rusticolus, 6.

Scoter, American, 6.

Surf, 6.
White-winged, 6, 18.

- Sheldrake, 6.

Sialia sialis, 5.
Sisson, 24.
Snipe, English, 7, ro, 22.
Robin, fo, 22.
Winter, 10, 22.
Shoveller, 23.
Shrike, Migrant, ro.
Northern, 5.
Snowflake, 4, 8
Somateria dresseri, 6, 7.
mollissima borealis, 9.
spectabilis, 7, 12, 18.
Sparrow, Acadian Sharp-tailed, 9.
Henslow’s, 11, 16.
House, 5.
Nelson’s, 9.
Savanna, 8, 19.

Song, 5, 19.

28 Noves ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY.

Sparrow, Tree, 5.
Vesper, 10.
W hite-throated, 8.
Yellow-winged, 11.
Spatula clypeata, 20, 21, 22, 23.
Spizella monticola, 5.
Squatarola squatarola, 22, 23.
Stelgidopteryx serripennis, Q.
Stercorarius parasiticus, 9, TS:
Sterna hirundo, 5, 1
Sturmella magna, 4, 19.
Sturtevant, Edward, 6, 7, 9, II, 12,
Swallow, Barn, 19.
Rough-winged, 9, 24.
Tree, 19.
Symphemia semipalmata, 10, 13, 15,
ZONA 2s
Syrnium nebulosum, 3.

TACHYCINETA bicolor, 19.
Tanager, Scarlet, 1.
Teal, Blue-winged, 10, 23.
Green-winged, 23.
Tern, Common, 5, 18.
Thrasher, Brown, 8, I9.
Thrush, Hermit, 5.
Totanus flavipes, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 20,
Dui AD. AR,
melanoleucus, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15,
ZOWZ T2228
Towhee, 19.
Tringa, alpina pacifica, 10, 22, 23.
bairdii, 6, 7, 24.
bartramia, 12.
canutus, 10, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22.
fuscicollis, 23.
maculata, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 20,
Big An Ge.
maritima, 6, 8.
minutilla, 18, 23.

Trochilus colubris, 19.
Trowbridge, C. C., 12
Troglodytes hiemalis, 5.
Tryngites subruficollis, 6.
Turnstone, 8, 18.
Tyrannus tyrannus, 19.

UR lomvia, 6, ro.
troile, IT.

ViREO gilvus, 8.
olivaceus, 8.

Vireo, Red-eyed, 8.
Warbling, 8.

WARBLER, Black and White, 8.
Blue-winged Yellow, 15.
Hooded, 9, 24.

Myrtle, 5.
Red, 12.
Worm-eating, 9.
Yellow Palm, 8.

Waxwing, Cedar, 19.

White, Joel W., 15.

Widgeon, 10, 23.

Willet, ro, 22.

Wilsonia mitrata, 9.

Woodcock, American, 2, 10, 22.
European, 6, 12.

Woodpecker, Hairy, 4
Northern Downy, 4

Wren, Winter, 5.

YELLOW-legs, 10, 22, 23.
Big, 22.
Greater, 7, 10.
Lesser, 7.
Yellow-throat, Maryland, 19.

ZONOTRICHIA albicollis, 8.