. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds op Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 281 Winter plumage, adult: Upper parts, black or blackish; under parts, white; smaller than the preceding species. Length, about 8; wing, about ; bill, .50. Prof. Henry L. Ward records the capture of a single specimen of this northern maritime species near Port Washington, Wisconsin, some twenty-five miles north of Milwaukee. It was shot by a boy, January 11, 1908, on Lake Michigan. The specimen is preserved in the Milwaukee Public Museum. (The Auk, Vol. XXV, 1908, p. 215.) It has also be
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds op Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 281 Winter plumage, adult: Upper parts, black or blackish; under parts, white; smaller than the preceding species. Length, about 8; wing, about ; bill, .50. Prof. Henry L. Ward records the capture of a single specimen of this northern maritime species near Port Washington, Wisconsin, some twenty-five miles north of Milwaukee. It was shot by a boy, January 11, 1908, on Lake Michigan. The specimen is preserved in the Milwaukee Public Museum. (The Auk, Vol. XXV, 1908, p. 215.) It has also been taken in Michigan, a bird of this species having been killed on the Detroit River, November 30, 1881. (O. and O., Vol. VII, p. III.) Briinnich's Murre, Uria lomvia (Linn.). During the winter of 1896-97, a number of Briinnich's Murres were taken in different parts of Indiana, Michigan (Detroit), Ohio, and Iowa. At least ten were recorded from Indiana (one of them from Newton County), although so far as we know none were actually taken in Illinois. As the birds were all observed about the same time, it would seem likely that they were driven from their usual hab- itat by stress of weather. It is probable that these birds arrived by way of Lake Erie, but in this connection a statement by Messrs. Kumlien and HoUister is of interest. They say, "We are confident that some species of Guillemot occur on Lake Superior in winter and possibly also on Lake Michigan. There is no positive evidence of a specimen ever having been taken in Wisconsin waters, ; (Birds of Wiscon- sin, 1903, p. 129.) Those desiring further information are referred to the following papers: A. W. Butler, Birds of Indiana, 1897, p. 564; The Auk, Vol. XIV, 1897, p. 197; F. M. Woodruff, The Auk, 1897, p. 228; Anderson, Birds of Iowa, 1907, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration a
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