Fam. CERTHIIDAE. CREEPERS. 726. Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.) Brown Creeper, common winter visitant. Fam. PARIDAE. NUTHATCHES, etc. 727. Sitta carolinensis Lath. White-breasted Nuthatch, common resident. 728. Sitta canadensis Linn. Red-breasted Nuthatch, migrant. 731. Parus bicolor (Linn.) Tufted Titmouse, common resident. 735. Parus atricapillus (Linn.) Chicadee. Fam. SYLVIIDAE. KINGLETS, etc. 748. Regulus satrapa Licht. Golden-crowned Kinglet, common. 749. Regulus calendula (Linn.) Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 751. Polioptila caerulea (Linn.) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Fam. TURDIDAE. THRUSHES, etc. 755. Turdus mustelinus Gmel. Wood Thrush, common, breeds. 756. Turdus fuscescens Steph. Wilson’s Thrush, Veery. 757. Turdus aliciae Baird. Gray-cheeked Thrush. 758a. Turdus ustulatus swainsonii (Cab.) Olive-backed Thrush. 759b. Turdus aonalaschkae pallasii (Cab.) Hermit Thrush. 761. Merula migratoria (Linn.) American Robin, abundant, breeds. 766. Sialia sialis (Linn.) Bluebird, common. MINOR PLANT NOTES. No. 1. W. A. KELLERMAN. An introductory paragraph to this series may be short as will be the notes that follow. Suffice therefore to say that from time to time the field jottings and short notes of observations on the plants of our State flora will be presented. Not only those made myself but others which may be kindly communicated to me for this purpose by botanists, amateurs, students and other observers will find a place in the series. An especial invitation is extended to pupils in our High Schools and to teachers throughout the State to contribute suitable material which in many cases may be of great interest and importance. Sub-heads will be used thus making it possible to scan the notes easily. PUCCINIA SMILACIS.--This Black Rust which has the various species of Green Briar for its host, was noticed in extraordinary quantity the past season in Scioto, Adams and Brown Counties. It was abundant only on Smilax glauca--called in that region the Saw Brier--but not uncommonly occurred on S. hispida and S. rotundifolia. It was also remarkable in this respect namely that the teleutospores (the black or winter spores) were excessively abundant: the uredospores (red or summer spores) could be found only when search was made. The observation here recorded pertains to the first half of the month of November. I have occasionally noticed uredospores in quantity on Smilax leaves in the various parts of Ohio but never before found the winter-spores common. It should perhaps be added parenthetically that _Dicœoma_ having the priority over Puccinia is really the generic name that should be used, but the commoner designation may here be tolerated.