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List ‘ a list of the species seen. with exactly. or approximately the number

of indiviIIIm/r of each species recorded. A record should read' therefore. as follows:

Yonkers. l\. \'. Times :4 .\,M, to r: M. Clear; ground lute; uiml west, ligln‘ temperature 38". Herring Gull. 75 : 'l‘ntal. A ~pet'ie>.7 indititluals. JAMES Gt'rEs.

These records will be published in the Februan issue of BIRD-LURE. and it is particularly requested that they he sent the editor (at Eirglcwond. N, Jr) not later than December 28‘

SUMMARY OF HIRD’I.RE'S CHRISTMAS L‘

moo ton r902 :90;

Total No. of lists. 2; 34 s3 7: Total No. of hunters 2h .p :9 X7 Total per cent of men 77". 30'? go" 90', Species seen. ., . 96 7x I“ :67 Buttecord. . . . 36lCul.I 2M .1 3mm.“ “in” Lott-estrernrd. . . 3(N.H.l 5pm,) olPrEJr lihlit'll t Warmest r r r. . +bo’ConnJ 701b,) wise.) +srtFla.i Coldest, r. . r. +mwis.) +32(N.\',) —r (lllr) l oiW l Most time, t r . . it lust,“ min. rohrs ‘tu mi . uhrs..rx min. 9 hrs.,30 min. Least time. t . r . 30 min. t hr 30 min. 2 hrs. i 10 min, At'erazetime . . t 3hrs.,25rnin, 3mm.“ mint 3hrs..aomin, 3hrs,.]5min. Nor ni states. at.

represented. ‘ . ‘4 t2 :9 2 Most lists from, r Penna. :5) N \1 (to! Mass. no) Mm. up Most irequent spat es Chickadeeng Song Span, 85% Crow 1220 I Chickadee. 73’:

Second spec Crow, ss'v ‘ Crow. 79» (he: 5,.

., ﬁr'v I‘m Span. 590

For one year. 1900. the total number of species recorded was 96, For two years the score was [18. for three 168, and (or four 229.

Of this list one was a liberated cage bird, two accidental. and three in- troduced species (Starling, Pheasant and European Goldfinch).

It is interesting to note that Mr. William Br Evans has. on three occasions, scored the greatest time record. and that in one of these years. tgot, he secured the best listr The increase in the per cent of men hunting is also notable.

It is gratifying to notice tltat scarcely a dozen records ltavc been ac- corded a " ?." This certainly shows that the birds are closely enough per ceived to make satisfactory identification of about 99 per cent of them.— HAROLD E, PORTER.

A BIRD-HOUSE NUMBER

The next issue of BIRD-LURE will be largely devoted to the subject of bird-houses Notes and photographs relating to this important phase of bird protection should reach us not later than December tit