Phalaropus hyperboreus. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1874. Aug. 22: Between the Outlet and the Narrows, down the middle of the lake, I saw from the steamboat several of these Phalaropes. Their flight was very like that of the Sandling which they also resemble in general shape and color although they were appreciably smaller. They cir- cled about over the water somewhat in the manner of Gulls, alighting frequently although the wind was blow- ing a gale and the waves rolling high. One, passing with- in a few yards of the boat, turned sharply upwards after a small moth which it chased eagerly for some distance but did not succeed in catching. 1860. Sept. 15. Shot a young female in fall plumage on the bar at the mouth of Cambridge River; it was feeding in company with three Red Phalaropes (see note on this species for for observations on habits etc.). 1861. May 20. Shot two adult males in full breeding plumage on Lake Umbagog near the mouth of Sundy Cove about two hun- dred yards from shore where they were swimming in very deep water. They were evidently feeding for they ad- vanced over the surface in zig-zag lines and, after pro- gressing a few yards took wing and flew back to cover the ground over again. They were very tame, allowing me to paddle within fifteen yards of them. Their mo- tions were exceedingly graceful and they reminded me of Gallinules. The head bobs with each stroke of the foot but it bobs gracefully, while the slender neck is extended quickly on either side as the delicate bills gleans the surface. Their activity surpasses that of any bird with which I am acquainted. Their flight is precisely like that of Tringae. Irises dark hazel, bill black; tarsi and feet dark blue. In good flesh but not fat; their stomachs filled with some half-diges- ted and unrecognizable, soft, animal food. A northeas- terly storm has prevailed for the last four or five days.