Volume 7 — INDEX TO VOLUME VII.

Accipiter cooperi, 21, 150, 174. fuscus, 15, 41, 126, 151, 174, 227.

Actiturus bartramius, 188, 222.

Actodromas, 245. bairdi, 42. bonapartii, 239. fuscicollis, 191. maculata, 42, 239. minutilla, 239, 256.

Ægialites alexandrinus, 179. cantianus, 179. semipalmatus, 222, 238, 256. vociferus, 188, 222, 238. wilsonius, 59, 222.

Ægiothus fuscescens, 242. linaria, 235, 255.

Æsalon columbarius, 173.

Æthyia vallisneria, 106, 225.

Agelæus phœniceus, 18, 40, 92, 148, 163, 166, 188, 200, 224, 227, 236.

Agyrtria linnæi, 242.

Aix sponsa, 22, 151, 165, 225.

Albatross, Spectacled, 258.

Alcedo ispida, 178.

Aldrich, Charles, the nest of the House Wren, 180.

Alle nigricans, 61, 241.

Allen, J. A., capture of Plectrophanes lapponicus in Chester, South Carolina, 54; the Sharp-tailed Finch in Kansas, 55.

Aluco flammeus americanus, 58.

Ammodramus caudacutus, 12, 104, 122, 253. caudacutus nelsoni, 55, 122.

Ampelis cedrorum, 11, 18, 20, 37, 39, 54, 95, 110, 146, 162, 187, 227, 235. garrulus, 227.

Amphispiza bilineata, 195.

Anas boschas, 19, 22, 105, 165, 224. obscura, 42, 151, 224, 239.

Ancylochilus, 245.

Anhinga, 224, 225.

Anorthura troglodytes hyemalis, 109, 154.

Anser albifrons gambeli, 224. cærulescens, 117. hyperboreus, 117, 224.

Anthus ludovicianus, 8, 35, 64, 82, 189, 215, 218, 227, 234.

Antrostomus carolinensis, 96, 163, 169. vociferus arizonæ, 211, 258.

Aphelocoma sordida arizonæ, 201. woodhousii, 201.

Aquila chrysaëtus, 58, 123, 238. chrysaëtus canadensis, 58, 123. fusca, 14.

Archibuteo ferrugineus, 113, 227. lagopus, 113, 179. lagopus sancti-johannis, 184, 227, 237. norvegicus, 179.

Ardea, 245. egretta, 223, 239. herodias, 3, 4, 5, 41, 93, 151, 165, 188, 223, 239. occidentalis, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. pealei, 3. virescens, 188. wardi, 2, 5, 258. würdemanni, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 242.

Ardetta exilis, 105, 176, 223.

Arquatella, 245.

Asio accipitrinus, 128, 227, 229, 237. americanus, 227. otus, 87. wilsonianus, 237.

Astragalinus tristis, 12, 37, 147, 235.

Astur atricapillus, 227, 231, 237. atricapillus striatulus, 232.

Asturina pucherani, 87.

Atagen, 88.

Auk, Razor-billed, 242.

Auriparus flaviceps, 81, 85.

Avocet, 105, 222.

Bailey, H. B., notice of his “‘Forest and Stream’ Bird Notes,” 175.

Baldpate, 256.

Bartramia longicauda, 42, 256.

260Batchelder, Charles F., notes on the summer birds of the upper St. John, 106, 147; the Summer Tanager (Pyranga æstiva) in New Brunswick, 249; the unusual “wave” of birds during the spring migration of 1882, 252.

Beal, F. E. L., Ampelis cedrorum as a sap-sucker, 54.

Beckham, Charles Wickliffe, short notes on the birds of Bayou Sara, Louisiana, 159; the Black-throated Bunting in Florida, 250.

Bendire, Charles, the Snowy Owl at Fort Walla Walla, W. T., 58.

Bernicla brenta, 239. canadensis, 224, 239.

Bicknell, Eugene P., a sketch of the home of Hylocichla aliciæ bicknelli, Ridgway, with some critical remarks on the allies of this new race, 152.

Bird, Chipping, 13. Cow, 10. Indigo, 13, 17, 18. of Paradise, Texan, 168. Paradise, 178.

Bittern, 151. American, 223, 239. Least, 105, 176, 223.

Blackbird, Brewer’s, 40, 167. Crow, 149, 236. Red-winged, 18, 40, 92, 148, 163, 166, 188, 200, 224, 227, 236. Rusty, 167. Yellow-headed, 166, 236.

Black-cap, Wilson’s, 110.

Black-head, Little, 225, 257.

Bluebird, 7, 34, 90, 97, 104, 109, 115, 130, 133, 148, 161, 234. Arctic, 76. Rocky Mountain, 35. Western, 76.

Bobolink, 99, 148, 189.

Bob White, 93, 165, 175.

Bonasa umbella, 48, 59, 151, 177, 188, 192, 238. umbella sabinii, 227, 232. umbella umbelloides, 63, 177.

Botaurus lentiginosus, 151, 223. mugitans, 239.

Brachyotus palustris, 172.

Brant, White, 224.

Brewster, William, notes on the habits and changes of plumage of the Acadian Owl (Nyctale acadica), with some additional records of its breeding in Massachusetts, 23; on Kennicott’s Owl and some of its allies, with a description of a proposed new race, 27; an erroneous record of the Orange-crowned Warbler (Helminthophaga celata) in New Hampshire, 53; Cuckoos laying in the nests of other birds, 57; a remarkable specimen of the Pinnated Grouse (Cupidonia cupido), 59; on a collection of birds lately made by Mr. F. Stephens in Arizona, 65, 135, 193; impressions of some Southern Birds, 94; Coturniculus lecontei, C. henslowi, and Cistothorus stellaris in Florida, 121; notes on the habits of the Kittiwake Gull, 125; Sterna forsteri breeding off the eastern shore of Virginia, 126; an Owl’s egg laid in confinement, 183; notes on some birds collected by Capt. Charles Bendire, at Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory, 225; nest and eggs of Setophaga picta—a correction, 249; Lomvia arra brünnichi and L. troile in New England, 251; notes on some birds and eggs from the Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, 253.

Brown, Nathan Clifford, description of a new race of Peucæa ruficeps from Texas, 26; a reconnoissance in southwestern Texas, 33; the Barn Owl in Maine—a retraction, 58; an addition to the Maine fauna, 60; early arrival of the Yellow-rumped Warbler in southern Maine, 119; the Canada Jay at Portland, Maine, 122; the Little Blue Heron in Maine, 123; the King Rail in New England, 124; supplementary notes on two Texas birds, 127; rapacious birds in confinement, 184; remarks on five Maine birds, 189.

Browne, F. C., late stay (probable wintering) of Dendrœca pinus in Massachusetts, 119.

Bubo bengalensis, 86. ignavus, 86 virginianus, 87, 150, 164, 172, 184, 237. virginianus pacificus, 229. virginianus saturatus, 227, 229, 243. virginianus subarcticus, 227, 229, 243.

261Bucephala albeola, 225.

Buffle-head, 225.

Bullfinch, Pine, 121.

Bunting, Black-throated, 13, 17, 92, 250. Clay-colored, 13. Henslow’s, 121. Indigo, 91, 105, 163. Lark, 13, 39, 200. Lazuli, 199. Le Conte’s, 55, 121. Painted, 92, 99, 100, 163. Snow, 235. Towhee, 100, 176. Yellow-winged, 12.

Buteo abbreviatus, 42. borealis, 18, 63, 151. borealis calurus, 227. brachyurus, 61, 184. harlani, 159. fuliginosus, 61, 116. lineatus, 18, 21, 87, 93. melanoleucus, 87. pennsylvanicus, 87, 151, 174. swainsoni, 174, 227.

Butorides, 245. virescens, 18, 22, 46, 165, 223.

Butter-ball, 225, 240.

Buzzard, Mexican, 173. Rough-legged, 237. Turkey, 41, 93, 102, 164, 173, 174, 184.

Calamospiza bicolor, 13, 39, 200.

Calcarius, 179.

Calidris arenaria, 128, 239.

Calypte costæ, 210.

Campephilus principalis, 92, 170.

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, 82.

Canace canadensis, 151, 238.

Canary, 114, 115.

Canvas-back, 106, 225, 257.

Caprimulgus vociferus, 40, 149. vociferus arizonæ, 258.

Cardinal, 39, 99, 131. Saint Lucas, 199. Texan, 199.

Cardinalis virginianus, 13, 18, 21, 39, 46, 91, 96, 99, 115, 131, 163. virginianus igneus, 39, 199.

Carpodacus frontalis, 193. purpureus, 62, 147, 157, 235. purpureus californicus, 243.

Catbird, 7, 17, 49, 56, 90, 95, 99, 109, 160, 161, 176, 248.

Catharista atrata, 41, 46, 93, 103, 164, 174, 192.

Cathartes aura, 41, 93, 102, 164, 173, 174, 184, 192.

Catherpes mexicanus conspersus, 35. mexicanus punctulatus, 257.

Cedar bird, 11, 18, 20, 37, 54, 95, 110, 235.

Centrocercus, 220.

Centronyx ochrocephalus, 242.

Centrophanes, 179. ornatus, 37. lapponicus, 235.

Centurus aurifrons, 40. carolinus, 40, 95, 97, 164, 171.

Certhia familiaris, 35, 109. familiaris mexicana, 81. familiaris montana, 257. familiaris occidentalis, 257. familiaris rufa, 35.

Ceryle alcyon, 41, 93, 150, 164, 171, 188, 227, 236.

Chætura pelasgica, 92, 150, 163, 169, 188, 236.

Chamæa fasciata henshawi, 257.

Chamæpelia passerina, 175.

Chamberlain, Montague, notes on some of the rarer birds of southern New Brunswick, 104; notice of his “Catalogue of the birds of New Brunswick,” 176.

Chaparral Cock, 41.

Charadrius dominicus, 41, 227, 238, 256.

Chat, Long-tailed, 139. Yellow-breasted, 10, 17, 18, 162.

Chaulelasmus streperus, 42, 224, 256.

Chelidon, 179.

Chen hyperboreus, 105, 117, 128, 224, 239, 251.

Cherry-bird, 54.

Chewink, 18, 163, 248.

Chickadee, 119, 155. Black-capped, 109, 234. Carolina, 35, 90, 161. Hudsonian, 109, 234. Mexican, 79. Oregon, 228. Southern, 8.

Chlorophanes atrocristatus, 134, 135.

Chondestes grammica, 12, 16, 20, 38, 117. grammica striata, 243.

Chordeiles acutipennis texensis, 170. popetue, 17, 92, 150, 164, 170, 236. virginianus henryi, 62.

Chroïcocephalus, 245. philadelphia, 241.

262Chrysomitris pinus, 12, 62, 148, 194, 235. psaltria, 194. psaltria arizonæ, 194. tristis, 188, 227.

Chuck-will’s-widow, 96, 163, 169.

Cicinnurus regius, 178.

Cinclus aquaticus, 179. merula, 179. mexicanus, 61, 76, 118, 213, 218.

Circus cyaneus hudsonius, 237. gouldi, 87. hudsonius, 14, 150, 174, 188.

Cistothorus palustris, 8. stellaris, 8, 118, 121, 187.

Clangula albeola, 240. glaucium, 240. glaucium americana, 151. islandica, 240.

Clivicola, 179.

Coccygus americanus, 17, 56, 93, 164, 171. erythrophthalmus, 18, 56, 150, 172, 188.

Cœreba lucida, 133, 134.

Colaptes auratus, 63, 93, 97, 118, 150, 164, 171, 188, 237. auratus hybridus, 40, 227. auratus mexicanus, 41, 227. mexicanus, 63.

Colymbus septentrionalis, 179, 241. torquatus, 177, 179, 241.

Contopus borealis, 62, 149, 205. pertinax, 205. virens, 17, 92, 149, 163, 169, 188, 248. virens richardsoni, 62, 206.

Conurus carolinensis, 93, 164.

Coot, American, 19, 22, 165, 224.

Cormorant, Common, 240. Double-crested, 128, 240.

Corvus americanus, 149, 188, 227. corax, 149, 236. corax carnivorus, 40, 64, 192, 201. cryptoleucus, 201. frugivorus, 40, 92, 149, 163, 168, 188, 227, 236, 250. ossifragus, 250.

Cory, Charles B., capture of Larus leucopterus near Boston, 60; the Turkey Buzzard in New Hampshire, 184.

Corythaix albicristatus, 114.

Cotile, 179. riparia, 12, 62, 91, 110, 187.

Coturniculus henslowi, 121. lecontei, 54, 121.

Coturniculus passerinus, 12, 17, 38, 99, 113, 121, 127. passerinus perpallidus, 127.

Coturnix dactylisonans, 243.

Coues, Elliott, nesting of the White-bellied Wren (Thryothorus bewicki leucogaster), 52; note on Mitrephanes, a new generic name, 55; Wilson’s Plover (Ægialites wilsonius) in New England, 59; the Snake-bird in Kansas, 61; a “tidal wave” of birds in Washington, 185; notices of his “Check List and Ornithological Dictionary,” 111, 242; the Evening Grosbeak in New York, 250.

Cowbird, 40, 166, 176. Dwarf, 11, 40, 77, 166. 200.

Crane, Sandhill, 42, 223. Whooping, 223.

Creeper, Black-and-white, 8, 17, 36, 49, 90, 109, 160, 161. Brown, 35, 109. California, 257. Mexican, 81. Rocky Mountain, 257.

Crossbill, Mexican, 193. White-winged, 235, 254.

Crow, 40, 149, 236. Carrion, 93, 164, 174, 192. Common, 92, 163, 168, 250. Fish, 250.

Cuckoo, Black-billed, 18, 56, 150, 172. Yellow-billed, 17, 56, 93, 164, 171.

Cupidonia cupido, 59, 115, 175.

Curlew, Esquimaux, 42, 239. Hudsonian, 239. Long-billed, 222, 256. Sickle-billed, 42.

Cyanocitta cristata, 18, 92, 96, 102, 133, 135, 149, 155, 163, 168, 188, 236. stelleri, 229. stelleri annectens, 227, 229. stelleri diademata, 201. stelleri macrolopha, 61, 201.

Cyanospiza amœna, 62. ciris, 13. cyanea, 13, 133, 135, 188.

Cyanurus cristatus, 188.

Cygnus americanus, 224. buccinator, 224.

Cymochorea leucorrhoa, 241.

Cypselus saxatilis, 123, 211.

Dab-chick, 241.

Dafila acuta, 224, 239, 256.

Davie, Oliver, capture of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus canadensis) near Columbus, O., 123.

263Demiegretta sacra, 4.

Dendrœca æstiva, 9, 17, 109, 137, 161, 187, 234. auduboni, 62, 137, 138. blackburnæ, 9, 17, 36, 104, 109, 161, 234. cærulea, 10, 17, 18, 19. cærulescens, 10, 17, 109, 133. canadensis, 10. castanea, 9, 17, 19, 104, 110, 252, 253. chrysoparia, 36. coronata, 9, 36, 48, 49, 95, 109, 119, 137, 234. discolor, 10, 16, 20, 36. dominica, 20, 99, 253. dominica albilora, 9, 16, 19, 20, 36, 49, 160, 161. maculosa, 9, 17, 19, 109, 154, 156, 185, 234. nigrescens, 138. occidentalis, 136. palmarum, 10, 17, 49, 54, 249. palmarum hypochrysea, 54. pennsylvanica, 9, 17, 104, 109, 185. pinus, 9, 17, 20, 95, 97, 99, 119, 128, 161. striata, 9, 95, 114, 128, 156, 234, 253. tigrina, 17, 19, 110, 186, 252, 253. townsendi, 138. vieilloti bryanti, 257. virens, 9, 17, 37, 49, 109, 192, 234.

Dichromanassa, 245. rufa, 1, 2, 3, 4.

Diomedea melanophrys, 258.

Dipper, American, 213. European, 217.

Diver, Red-throated, 241.

Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 99, 148, 188, 189.

Dove, Carolina, 41, 53, 176, 238. Ground, 175. Mourning, 21, 93, 105, 165, 174. Sea, 61.

Dovekie, 241.

Drew, Frank M., notes on the plumage of Nephæcetes niger borealis, 182.

Duck, Black, 42, 151, 224, 239. Dusky, 224. Eider, 240. Harlequin, 240. Long-tailed, 251. Pintail, 224. Ring-billed Black-head, 42. Ring-necked, 190, 239. Ruddy, 115, 225. Scaup, 225, 239, 256. Shoveller, 22. Spoon-bill, 224. Summer, 22, 165, 225. Surf, 240. Wood, 151, 165, 225.

Dunlin, American, 256.

Dwight, J., Jr., Buteo brachyurus—a correction, 184.

Dytes auritus, 128.

Eagle, Bald, 151, 164, 174, 184. Caracara, 173. Golden, 58, 123, 238. White-headed, 174, 238.

Eclectus polychlorus, 178, 183.

Ectopistes migratorius, 117, 151, 174, 238.

Egret, American, 94, 165. Great White, 223, 239. Little White, 1, 251. Louisiana, 2. Peale’s, 3. Reddish, 1, 2, 3. Snowy, 251. White, 3.

Eider, King, 240.

Elanoïdes forficatus, 59, 103, 173, 174, 250.

Elanus glaucus, 173.

Empidonax acadicus, 18, 49, 56, 92, 97, 163, 169. flaviventris, 149, 154, 156, 236. flaviventris difficilis, 206. fulvifrons pallescens, 207. hammondi, 206. minimus, 16, 55, 149, 169, 185, 188. obscurus, 206. pusillus, 206. trailli, 149, 169.

Eniconetta, 179.

Eremophila, 179, 197. alpestris, 187, 227, 234. alpestris chrysolæma, 40, 202.

Ereunetes pusillus, 60, 238.

Erismatura rubida, 115, 225.

Erithacus rubecula, 53.

Eurinorhynchus pygmæus, 116.

Euspiza americana, 13, 112.

Falco columbarius, 173, 230, 237, 255. columbarius suckleyi, 227, 230. mexicanus polyagrus, 173. 264richardsoni, 227, 230. sacer obsoletus, 237. sparverius, 41, 126, 151, 188, 211, 227, 237.

Falcon, Prairie, 173.

Farley, J. A., the White-throated Sparrow in winter near Worcester, Mass., 122.

Finch, Bachman’s, 98. Cassin’s, 13. Gambel’s, 12. Grass, 12, 18, 20, 99, 148. House, 193. Indigo, 100. Lark, 12, 16, 20, 38. Lincoln’s, 39, 197. Nelson’s Sharp-tailed, 55. Painted, 10, 13. Pine, 12, 148, 194. Purple, 147, 157, 235. Sharp-tailed, 12, 104, 122, 253. Western Grass, 38, 194.

Fisher. A. K., Dendræca palmarum at Sing Sing, N. Y., 249; the Snow Goose (Chen hyperboreus) at Sing Sing, N. Y., 251.

Flamingo, 115, 131.

Flicker, 171. Hybrid, 40. Red-shafted, 41. Yellow-shafted, 93, 164.

Florida, 245. cærulea, 3, 9, 123, 168, 223.

Flycatcher, Acadian, 18, 49, 92, 97, 163, 169. Arkansas, 202. Ash-throated, 204. Black-capped, 139. Black-crested, 77. Buff-breasted, 207. Canada, 100. Cassin’s, 202. Cooper’s, 203, 258. Coues’s, 205. Great-crested, 17, 40, 92, 96, 149, 163, 169. Hammond’s, 206. Lawrence’s, 204. Least, 16, 55, 149, 169. Little, 206. Olive-sided, 149, 205. Ridgway’s Beardless, 208. Scissor-tailed, 168. Traill’s, 149, 169. Vermilion, 207. Western Yellow-bellied, 206. Wright’s, 206. Yellow-bellied, 149, 154, 156, 236.

Fork-tail, 168.

Fox, W. H., stray notes from Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 191.

Fratercula arctica, 241.

Freke, P. E., notice of his “Birds of Amelia County, Virginia,” 48.

Fulica americana, 19, 22, 165, 224.

Fuligula affinis, 239, 257. americana, 257. collaris, 239. marila, 256. vallisneria, 257.

Fulix affinis, 225. collaris, 42, 190. marila, 225.

Gadwall, 224, 256. Gray, 42.

Galeoscoptes carolinensis, 7, 17, 49, 56, 90, 95, 99, 109, 160, 161, 176, 248.

Gallinago cælestis, 179. media, 179. media wilsoni, 41, 165. wilsoni, 41, 114, 165, 222, 238.

Gallinula galeata, 22, 124, 176, 224.

Gallinule, Florida, 22, 176, 224. Purple, 105, 124.

Gannet, 240.

Garrod, A. H., notice of the memorial volume of his scientific papers, 43.

Garzetta, 245. candidissima, 1, 9, 168, 223, 251.

Gavia, 179. alba, 179.

Gentry. Thos. G., notice of his “Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States,” 246.

Geococcyx calfornianus, 41.

Geothlypis beldingi, 257. macgillivrayi, 139. philadelphia, 10, 17, 20, 110, 154, 156, 252, 253. trichas, 10, 17, 18, 91, 110, 139, 162, 187, 234.

Gnatcatcher, Black-capped, 77. Blue-gray, 7, 17, 35, 77, 161.

Godwit, Marbled, 222, 256.

Golden-eye, 151, 240. Barrow’s, 240.

Goldfinch, 12, 37, 147, 235. Arkansas, 194.

Goosander, 42.

Goose, American White-fronted, 224. Brant, 239. Canada, 224, 239. Snow, 105, 117, 128, 224, 239, 251.

265Goshawk, American, 231, 237.

Grackle, Boat-tailed, 167, 168. Bronzed, 21, 167. Purple, 92, 163.

Grass-bird, 42.

Grebe, Horned, 128. Pied-billed, 152. Red-necked, 241. Thick-billed, 22, 165.

Greenshank, 179.

Grosbeak, Black-headed, 199. Blue, 10, 13, 21, 48, 199. Cardinal, 13, 18, 21, 91, 96, 115, 163. Evening, 250. Pine, 115, 116, 120, 235, 254. Rose-breasted, 17, 18, 21, 99, 105, 148, 186.

Grouse, Common Sharp-tailed, 233. Oregon Ruffed, 232. Pinnated, 59, 115. Ruffed, 48, 59, 151, 177, 192, 238. Spruce, 238.

Grus americanus, 223. canadensis, 42, 223.

Guillemot, Black, 241. Brünnich’s, 191, 251. Common, 191, Foolish, 241.

Guiraca cærulea, 10, 13, 21, 48, 199.

Gull, Bonaparte’s, 241. Glaucous, 240, 257. Great Black-backed, 60, 241. Herring, 116, 152, 241. Ice, 240, 257. Ivory, 241. Kittiwake, 125. Laughing, 126, 225. Ring-bill, 116. White-winged, 240.

Gyparchus papa, 258.

Gyrfalcon, Labrador, 237.

Haliæetus albicilla, 87, 88. leucocephalus, 151, 164, 174, 184, 238.

Harelda glacialis, 179, 240, 251. hyemalis, 179.

Harporhynchus, 215. bendirei, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75. crissalis, 69, 74. curvirostris, 72. curvirostris palmeri, 69, 71, 74, 75. lecontei, 70, 73, 74, 75. redivivus, 73, 74, 75. rufus, 7, 90, 95, 99, 112, 161.

Harrier, Marsh, 237.

Hatch, P. L., notice of his “List of the Birds of Minnesota,” 47.

Hawk, Broad-winged, 151, 174. Cooper’s, 21, 150, 174. Fish, 164, 238. Little Black, 61. Marsh, 14, 150, 174. Pigeon, 173, 230, 237, 255. Red-shouldered, 18, 21, 93. Red-tailed, 18, 151. Rough-legged, 184. Sharp-shinned, 41, 126, 151, 174. Short-tailed, 61. Sparrow, 41, 151, 173, 237. Swainson’s, 174. White-fronted, 61.

Hay, O. P., a list of birds from the lower Mississippi valley, observed during the summer of 1881, with brief notes, 89.

Hell diver, 241.

Helmintherus vermivorus, 9, 17, 55, 56, 96.

Helminthophaga, 53. celata, 9, 36, 53. chrysoptera, 9, 19. peregrina, 9, 17, 19, 53. pinus, 17, 19, 112. ruficapilla, 17, 19, 36, 109.

Helminthophila, 53. bachmani, 53. celata, 9, 36, 53, 54, 86. celata lutescens, 85. chrysoptera, 9, 19, 53. lawrencei, 53. leucobronchialis, 53. luciæ, 54, 82. peregrina, 9, 17, 19, 53, 54, 185, 234, 252, 253. pinus, 9, 17, 18, 19, 49, 53, 112. ruficapilla, 17, 19, 36, 54, 109. virginiæ, 54.

Helminthotherus vermivorus, 17.

Hen, Mud, 224. Prairie, 59, 175.

Herodias, 245. alba egretta, 94, 165. egretta, 3, 223, 251.

Heron, Black-crowned Night, 223. Great Blue, 41, 93, 151, 165, 223, 239. Green, 18, 22, 165, 223. Little Blue, 3, 9, 123, 168, 223. Little White, 223. Louisiana, 223. Night, 128, 151. Snowy, 9, 168, 223. 266Ward’s, 5, 258. White, 223, 251. Yellow-crowned Night, 18, 22.

Hesperocichla nævia, 218.

Hesperophona vespertina, 227, 250.

Heterospizias meridionalis, 87.

Himantopus mexicanus, 105.

Hirundo, 179. erythrogastra, 11, 37, 48, 91, 110. erythrogastra horreorum, 235. horreorum, 187.

Histrionicus minutus, 240.

Hoffman, W. J. notice of his list of the birds of Nevada, 51.

Hummingbird, 102, 248. Black-chinned, 210. Broad-billed, 211. Broad-tailed, 211. Costa’s, 210. Ruby-throated, 17, 92, 150, 163, 169.

Hydranassa, 245. tricolor ludoviciana, 223.

Hydrochelidon lariformis, 179, 190. nigra, 179.

Hylocichla aliciæ, 19, 155, 157, 158, 159, 189. aliciæ bicknelli, 152, 156, 157, 158, 257. fuscescens, 17, 19, 155. fuscescens salicicola, 257. mustelina, 17, 18, 90, 160. unalascæ, 34, 127, 215. unalascæ auduboni, 34, 127. unalascæ nanus, 158. unalascæ pallasi, 34, 127, 190. ustulata swainsoni, 155, 157, 158, 159.

Hylotomus pileatus, 63, 92, 150, 164, 170, 236.

Iache latirostris, 211.

Ibis thalassina, 242.

Ibis, Wood, 222.

Icteria virens, 10, 17, 18, 162. virens longicauda, 139.

Icterus baltimore, 188. bullocki, 201. cucullatus, 200. parisiorum, 200. galbula, 17, 92, 163, 176, 186, 188. spurius, 40, 92, 102, 163, 167, 181, 186, 248. spurius affinis, 167.

Ictinia subcærulea, 42, 173.

Ingersoll, Ernest, notice of his “Birds’ Nesting,” 179.

Ionornis martinica, 105, 124.

Iridoprocne bicolor, 235.

Jaeger, Parasitic, 240. Pomatorhine, 240.

Jay, Arizona, 201. Black-headed, 229. Blue, 18, 92, 96, 102, 133, 149, 155, 163, 168, 236. Canada, 64, 122, 149, 236. Labrador, 258. Long-crested, 201. Woodhouse’s, 201.

Jeffries, J. Amory, on the sesamoid at the front of the carpus in birds, 13; note on the foot of Accipiter fuscus, 126; the colors of feathers, 129; the nest and eggs of Perisoreus canadensis, 181; plumage of the young of Eclectus polychlorus, 183.

Jencks, Fred. T., Purple Gallinule (Ionornis martinica) in Rhode Island, 124.

Jones and Shulze, notices of their “Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of the Birds of Ohio,” 45, 112.

Joree, 163.

Junco cinereus, 195. cinereus caniceps, 194. cinereus dorsalis, 195. hyemalis, 13, 38, 148, 155, 156, 235. oregonus, 38, 62, 194, 227.

Ketupa ceylonensis, 86. javanensis, 86.

Killdeer, 94, 165.

King, F. H., destruction of birds by the cold wave of May 21st and 22d, 185; more definite statistics needed in regard to the abundance of birds, 186.

Kingbird, 17, 92, 149, 163, 168, 169, 236.

Kingfisher, Belted, 41, 93, 150, 164, 171, 236.

Kinglet, 95. American Golden-crested, 7, 35. Ruby-crowned, 7, 35, 79, 81, 96, 234.

Kite, Fork-tailed, 173. Mississippi, 173. Swallow-tailed, 59, 103, 173, 174, 250. White-tailed, 173.

Kittiwake, 241.

Knot, 256.

Knowlton, F. H., remarks on some Western Vermont birds, 63; notice of his “Revised List of the Birds of Brandon, Vt.,” 113.

267Krider, John, notice of his “Forty Years’ Notes of a Field Ornithologist,” 49.

Krukenberg, C. Fr., notices of his “Die Farbstoffe der Federn,” 114, 177.

Lagopus albus, 238. mutus atkhensis, 258. mutus reinhardti, 258.

Lampornis mango, 242.

Langdon, F. W., notice of his “Field Notes on Louisiana Birds,” 48; notice of his “Zoölogical Miscellany,” 50.

Langille, J. H., the Hooded Warbler in Western New York, 119.

Lanius borealis, 64, 227, 235. excubitorides, 188. ludovicianus, 37, 64, 91, 145, 162, 253. ludovicianus excubitorides, 11, 37, 45, 145.

Lanivireo flavifrons, 11, 16, 37, 166. solitarius, 11, 20.

Lark, Horned, 234. Meadow, 92, 99, 163, 166, 176. Mexican Horned, 40. Mexican Shore, 202. Shore, 197. Western Field, 40.

Larus, 245. argentatus smithsonianus, 152, 241. atricilla, 126, 225. delawarensis, 116. dominicanus, 88. glaucus, 88, 179, 240, 257. hyperboreus, 179. leucopterus, 60, 240. marinus, 60, 241.

Limosa fœda, 222, 256.

Linnet, Pine, 235.

Logcock, 92.

Lomvia arra brünnichi, 191, 251. troile, 191, 241, 251.

Longspur, Chestnut-collared, 37. Lapland, 235. McCown’s, 38.

Loomis, Leverett M., occurrence of Coturniculus lecontei in Chester County, South Carolina, 54.

Loon, 177, 241.

Lophodytes cucullatus, 22.

Lophophanes atrocristatus, 35. bicolor, 8, 18, 52, 90, 161. inornatus, 79. inornatus griseus, 257. wollweberi, 79, 80, 81.

Loxia curvirostra mexicana, 193. leucoptera, 235, 254.

Lucas, Frederic A., notes on the os prominens, 86; note on the habits of the young of Gallinula galeata and Podilymbus podiceps, 124; plumage of the young of Eclectus polychlorus, 183.

Luscinia philomela, 53.

Machetes, 179.

Macoun, John, notice of his “Report of Exploration,” 113.

Macrorhamphus griseus, 238.

Mallard, 19, 22, 105, 165, 224.

Mareca americana, 185, 224, 256.

Martin, Bee, 163. Purple, 11, 37, 91, 110, 112, 146, 162.

Megapodius, 88.

Melanerpes erythrocephalus, 18, 21, 57, 63, 93, 116, 117, 164, 171, 188. torquatus, 227.

Meleagris gallopavo, 41, 175. gallopavo americana, 21, 93, 175.

Melospiza fasciata, 13, 39, 48, 49, 112, 148, 197, 235. fasciata fallax, 62, 196, 229. fasciata guttata, 227, 229. lincolni, 13, 21, 39, 197. melodia, 188. palustris, 148, 163, 188.

Merganser, Hooded, 22. Red-breasted, 152, 240.

Mergus merganser, 240. merganser americanus, 42, 152. serrator, 152, 240.

Merlin, Black, 230. Richardson’s, 230.

Merriam, C. Hart, breeding of the Pine Grosbeak, (Pinicola enucleator) in Lower Canada, 120; addenda to the preliminary list of birds ascertained to occur in the Adirondack region, northeastern New York, 128; list of birds ascertained to occur within ten miles from Point de Monts, Province of Quebec, Canada; based chiefly upon the notes of Napoleon A. Comeau, 233; second addendum to the preliminary list of birds ascertained to occur in the Adirondack region, northeastern New York, 256.

Merrill, Harry, Maine notes, 190.

Merula migratoria, 160, 215, 218. migratoria propinqua, 34.

268Micropalama himantopus, 105.

Milvago chimango, 88.

Milvulus forficatus, 40, 118, 168.

Mimus, 215. carolinensis, 7, 109, 187. polyglottus, 7, 34, 68, 90, 96, 99, 101, 102, 160, 180.

Minor ornithological papers, 115.

Mitrephanes, 55. aurantiiventris, 55. fulvifrons, 55. fulvifrons pallescens, 55. phæocercus, 55.

Mitrephorus, 55.

Mniotilta varia, 8, 36, 49, 90, 109, 160, 161. varia borealis, 17.

Mockingbird, 7, 34, 68, 90, 96, 99, 101, 102, 160, 180. Mountain, 68.

Molothrus ater, 40, 166, 176, 188. ater obscurus, 11, 40, 77, 85, 166, 200. pecoris, 188.

Momotus cœruleiceps, 242.

Moran, Daniel E., the Tufted Titmouse on Staten Island, N. Y., 52; capture of Baird’s Sandpiper on Long Island, 60.

Morinella, 179.

Motacilla ocularis, 257.

Murre, 241, 251.

Myiadestes townsendi, 76, 227.

Myiarchus, cinerescens, 204. crinitus, 17, 40, 92, 96, 113, 149, 163, 169. lawrencei, 204. mexicanus cooperi, 203, 258.

Myiodioctes canadensis, 10, 16, 20, 100, 110, 235. mitratus, 10, 17, 20, 91, 96, 119, 162. pusillus, 10, 20, 110, 139, 185, 235. pusillus pileolatus, 139.

Nauclerus forficatus, 117.

Nehrling, H., list of birds observed at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, and vicinity, and in the Counties Montgomery, Galveston, and Ford Bend, 6, 166, 222.

Neocorys spraguei, 8, 35, 62.

Nephœcetes niger borealis, 182.

Nestor, 88.

Nettion carolinensis, 42.

Nighthawk, 17, 92, 150, 164, 170, 236. Texan, 170.

Ninox albigulare, 87.

Nonpareil, 100, 163.

Numenius borealis, 42, 239. hudsonius, 239. longirostris, 42, 222, 256.

Nuthatch, Brown-headed, 97. Canada, 154, 156. Pygmy, 81. Red-bellied, 109, 192, 234. Slender-billed, 81. White-bellied, 109.

Nyctala acadica, 23, 64, 150, 183, 237. albifrons, 23. tengmalmi richardsoni, 237.

Nyctea scandiaca, 58, 64, 87, 227, 237.

Nyctherodius violaceus, 18, 22.

Nyctiardea grisea nævia, 128, 151, 223.

Nyctibius, 88.

Ochthodromus wilsonius, 114.

Ocydromus, 88.

Œdemia americana, 240. fusca, 240. perspicillata, 240.

Œstrelata gularis, 61.

Old wife, 240.

Oporornis agilis, 20, 190. formosa, 10, 17, 18, 20, 49, 91, 118, 160, 162.

Oreortyx picta plumifera, 243.

Oreoscoptes montanus, 68, 118, 215, 218.

Oriole, Baltimore, 17, 92, 163, 176, 186. Bullock’s, 201. European, 115. Hooded, 200. Orchard, 40, 92, 102, 163, 167, 181, 186, 248. Scott’s, 200. Southern Orchard, 167.

Ornithium imberbe, 208. imberbe ridgwayi, 208.

Ortyx virginiana, 22, 93, 114, 116, 165, 175. virginiana texana, 41.

Osprey, American, 164.

Otocoris, 179.

Otogyps calvus, 87, 88.

Ouzel, American Water, 76, 118.

Owl, Acadian, 23, 64, 183. American Barn, 58, 172. Barred, 18, 21, 150, 172, 184, 237. Bottom, 172. Burrowing, 173. California Mottled, 258. California Screech, 31. 269Dusky Horned, 229. Great Horned, 150, 164, 172, 184, 237. Hawk, 237. Hoot, 172. Kennicott’s, 27. Little Screech, 93, 164. Long-eared, 237. Mottled, 184. Richardson’s, 237. Saw-whet, 23, 150, 183, 237. Screech, 27. Short-eared, 128, 172, 229, 237. Snowy, 58, 64, 237. Texan Screech, 172.

Oxyechus vociferus, 41, 94, 165.

Pagophila, 179. eburnea, 179, 241.

Pandion haliæetus, 88, 164, 238.

Parakeet, Carolina, 93, 164.

Park, Austin F., capture of the Sea Dove 150 miles from the sea, 61.

Parrot, Sea, 241.

Partridge, Spruce, 151.

Parula americana, 8, 16, 36, 90, 95, 96, 161.

Parus atricapillus, 80, 109, 119, 155, 187, 234. atricapillus occidentalis, 227, 228. atricapillus septentrionalis, 228. carolinensis, 8, 35, 90, 161. hudsonicus, 109, 234. meridionalis, 79. montanus, 62, 80.

Passer domesticus, 117, 256. montanus, 243.

Passerculus princeps, 190. sandvicensis alaudinus, 38, 227. sandvicensis savanna, 148, 162, 235. savanna, 8, 12, 117.

Passerella iliaca, 39. townsendi schistacea. 197.

Passerina amœna, 199. ciris, 10, 13, 92, 99, 100, 163. cyanea, 17, 18, 91, 100, 105, 163.

Pavoncella, 179.

Peacock, 134.

Pediœcetes phasianellus columbianus, 227, 233.

Pelecanus erythrorhynchus, 106, 225. fuscus, 165, 225.

Pelican, American White, 106, 225. Brown, 165, 225.

Pelidna, 245. alpina americana, 256. subarquata, 124.

Perisoreus canadensis, 64, 114, 122, 149, 181, 236. canadensis capitalis, 62. canadensis nigricapillus, 258.

Perissoglossa tigrina, 17, 19.

Petrel, Leach’s, 241. Peale’s 61.

Petrochelidon lunifrons, 11, 37, 110, 123, 146, 187, 235.

Peucæa æstivalis, 39, 98. æstivalis illinoensis, 17, 18, 21, 50, 162, 192. carpalis, 195. cassini, 13, 195. illinoensis, 18. ruficeps, 26, 122. ruficeps boucardi, 26, 196. ruficeps eremœca, 26, 38, 122, 196, 258.

Peucedramus olivaceus, 80, 135.

Pewee, 40, 149, 169. Black, 205. Common, 49. Say’s, 169, 205. Western Wood, 206. Wood, 17, 92, 149, 163, 169, 248.

Phænicurus, 179.

Phaïnopepla nitens, 77.

Phalacrocorax carbo, 240. dilophus, 128, 240.

Phalarope, Red, 238. Wilson’s, 238.

Phalaropus fulicarius, 238.

Philohela minor, 22, 94, 151, 165.

Phoebe, 169.

Pica rustica hudsonica, 227.

Picoides arcticus, 62, 63, 114, 150, 236. americanus dorsalis, 62.

Picicorvus columbianus, 62.

Picus borealis, 97, 170. pubescens, 63, 92, 97, 132, 150, 164, 170, 188, 236. pubescens gairdneri, 227. querulus, 170. scalaris, 40, 170. villosus, 18, 62, 63, 97, 150, 170, 188, 236. villosus leucomelas, 243.

Pigeon, Passenger, 174. Sea, 241. Wild, 151, 238.

Pinicola enucleator, 115, 116, 120, 235, 254.

Pintail, 239, 256.

270Pipilo aberti, 198. chlorurus, 197. erythrophthalmus, 13, 18, 39, 95, 100, 105, 163, 188, 248. erythrophthalmus alleni, 101. fuscus mesoleucus, 197, 198. maculatus arcticus, 39. maculatus megalonyx, 39, 197, 227. maculatus oregonus, 227.

Pipit, American, 8.

Platalea ajaja, 223, 224.

Plectrophanes lapponicus, 54. nivalis, 179, 235.

Plectrophenax, 179.

Plotus anhinga, 42, 61, 225.

Plover, Black-bellied, 238, 256. Field, 256. Golden, 41, 238, 256. Killdeer, 41, 222, 238. King, 222. Mountain, 41. Semipalmated, 222, 256. Upland, 42, 222. Wilson’s, 59, 114, 222.

Podasocys montanus, 41.

Podicipes californicus, 113. cristatus, 242. griseigena holbœlli, 241.

Podilymbus podicipes, 22, 113, 124, 152, 165, 188, 241.

Polioptila cærulea, 7, 17, 35, 46, 77, 118, 161. californica, 78. melanura, 78. plumbea, 77.

Polyborus cheriway, 173. tharus, 88.

Polysticta, 179.

Poœcetes gramineus, 12, 18, 20, 38, 99, 148, 188. gramineus confinis, 38, 62, 194.

Porzana carolina, 22, 151, 223. jamaicensis, 224. noveboracensis, 224.

Poulette d’Eau, 165.

Progne purpurea, 187. subis, 11, 37, 91, 110, 112, 146, 162.

Protonotaria citrea, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 49, 90, 96.

Psaltriparus plumbeus, 80.

Ptarmigan, Atkhan, 258. Greenland, 258. Willow, 238.

Puffin, 241.

Puffinus borealis, 61.

Purdie, H. A., Melanerpes erythrocephalus about Boston, 57; Ammodramus caudacutus,—a somewhat inland record on the Atlantic coast, 122; Pelidna subarquata on the Maine coast, 124; Rhynchops nigra,—an early record for the Massachusetts coast, 125; Garzetta candidissima at Nantucket, Massachusetts, 251; rare Warblers in Massachusetts, 252.

Pyranga æstiva, 12, 16, 20, 37, 91, 99, 113, 162, 249. æstiva cooperi, 147. hepatica, 146. ludoviciana, 62, 146. rubra, 12, 16, 64, 104, 111, 186, 187.

Pyrocephalus rubineus mexicanus, 207.

Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, 199.

Quail, American, 165, 175. California, 115. Texas, 41. Virginia, 22.

Querquedula carolinensis, 42, 224, 239. cyanoptera, 47, 224. discors, 19, 22, 165, 224, 239.

Quiscalus major, 167, 168. purpureus, 21, 92, 163, 188, 236. purpureus æneus, 21, 149, 167, 168.

Ragsdale, G. H., Peucæa ruficeps eremæca, 122.

Rail, Belding’s, 258. Carolina, 151, 223. King, 60, 124. Little Black, 224. Little Yellow, 224. Red-breasted, 165. Sora, 22. Virginia, 165, 249, 256.

Rallus beldingi, 258. elegans, 60, 124, 165. virginianus, 165, 188, 249, 256.

Raven, 40, 149, 236. American, 64, 192, 201. White-necked, 201.

Recurvirostra americana, 105, 222.

Redbird, 18. Summer, 12, 16, 20, 37, 91, 162.

Redhead, 257.

Red-poll, 235, 255.

Redstart, 18, 49, 95, 96, 110, 160, 162, 235. American, 11, 91. 271Painted, 140, 249.

Regulus calendula, 7, 35, 62, 79, 81, 95, 96, 117, 234. cristatus, 179. satrapa, 7, 35, 118, 179. satrapa olivaceus, 227.

Rhoads, Samuel N., nesting of Empidonax minimus and Helmintherus vermivorus in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 55.

Rhyacophilus, 245. solitarius, 22, 42, 151, 165, 239.

Rhynchophanes maccowni, 38.

Rhynchops nigra, 125.

Ridgway, Robert, on an apparently new Heron from Florida, 1; notes on some of the birds observed near Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, in the spring of 1881, 15; on the generic name Helminthophaga, 53; the Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) from a new locality, 60; additions to the Catalogue of North American Birds, 61; distribution of the Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), 250; birds new to or rare in the District of Columbia, 253; list of additions to the catalogue of North American birds, 257.

Ring-neck, 238, 256. Pale, 60.

Riparia, 179.

Rissa tridactyla, 125, 241.

Roberts, Thomas S., notice of his “The Winter Birds of Minnesota,” 47.

Robin, 6, 56, 108, 115, 160, 234. Ground, 13. Western, 34, 68.

Ruticilla, 179.

Salpinctes obsoletus, 35, 82, 215, 218.

Sanderling, 128, 239.

Sandpiper, Baird’s, 42, 60, 123. Bartramian, 222. Bonaparte’s, 191. Curlew, 124. Least, 222, 239, 256. Pectoral, 239. Red-backed, 256. Semipalmated, 238. Solitary, 22, 42, 151, 165. Spoon-billed, 116. Spotted, 151, 165, 239. Stilt, 105. White-rumped, 239.

Sayornis fuscus, 40, 49, 149, 169, 188. nigricans, 205. sayi, 169, 205.

Scissor-tail, 40.

Scolecophagus cyanocephalus, 40, 118, 166, 167, 168, 227. ferrugineus, 167.

Scops asio, 27, 33, 87, 93, 164, 184. asio bendirei, 31, 33, 258. asio floridanus, 33. asio kennicotti, 27, 28, 30, 33, 227. asio maccalli, 33, 172. asio maxwellæ, 33. asio tricopsis, 32, 33. brasilianus, 87.

Scoter, Black, 240. Velvet, 240.

Selasphorus platycercus, 211.

Sennett, George B., capture of the Golden Eagle in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 58.

Setophaga picta, 140, 249. ruticilla, 11, 17, 18, 49, 91, 95, 96, 110, 141, 160, 162, 187, 235.

Shearwater, Northern, 61.

Sheldrake, 152, 240.

Shoveller, 19, 225.

Shrike, Great Northern, 64, 235. Loggerhead, 64, 91, 162, 253. White-rumped, 11, 37, 145.

Shufeldt, R. W., notice of his “Osteology of the North American Tetraonidæ,” 44; notice of his “Osteology of Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides,” 45; notice of his “The Claw on the Index Digit of the Cathartidæ,” 46; note on Mimus polyglottus, 180; notes upon the osteology of Cinclus mexicanus, 213.

Sialia arctica, 35, 62, 76, 118, 227. mexicana, 76, 215, 218. sialis, 7, 34, 90, 97, 104, 109, 130, 133, 135, 161, 187, 234.

Sitta canadensis, 97, 109, 154, 156, 192, 234. carolinensis, 109, 187. carolinensis aculeata, 62, 81. pusilla, 97, 98. pygmæa, 80, 81.

Siurus auricapillus, 10, 17, 110, 161. motacilla, 17, 37, 49, 160, 161. nævius, 10, 110, 138, 215, 218, 234. nævius notabilis, 138. Skylark, Missouri, 8, 35.

Snake-bird, 42, 61, 225.

Snipe, 238. Grass, 222. 272Jack, 222. Red-breasted, 238. Robin, 256. Wilson’s, 41, 114, 165, 222.

Snowbird, 13, 155, 156. Black, 38, 148, 235. Gray-headed, 194. Mexican, 195. Oregon, 38, 194. Red-backed, 195.

Solitaire, Townsend’s, 76.

Somateria mollissima, 240. spectabilis, 240.

Sora, 223.

Sparrow, Black-throated, 195. Boucard’s, 196. Brewer’s, 38, 194. Cassin’s, 195. Chipping, 48, 148. English, 88. Field, 13, 18, 21, 38, 48, 91. Fox, 39. Harris’s, 38. House, 256. Ipswich, 190. Lincoln’s, 13, 21. Oak-woods, 17, 21, 50, 162, 192. Ridgway’s, 38. Rock, 38, 258. Rufous-winged, 195. Rusty Song, 229. Savanna, 12, 148, 162, 235. Slate-colored, 197. Song, 13, 39, 48, 49, 112, 148, 197, 235. Swamp, 148, 163. Tree, 48. Western Chipping, 38, 194. Western Savanna, 38. Western Song, 196. Western Tree, 228. White-crowned, 12, 20, 38, 148, 236, 253. White-throated, 12, 20, 95, 122, 148, 162, 236. Yellow-winged, 17, 38, 99, 121.

Spatula clypeata, 19, 22, 224.

Spelman, Henry M., Dendræca palmarum again in Massachusetts, 54; the Short-billed Marsh Wren in New Hampshire, 118.

Speotyto cunicularia hypogæa, 173.

Sphyropicus varius, 40, 63, 150, 170, 188. williamsoni, 242.

Spiza americana, 13, 17, 92, 112, 250.

Spizella breweri, 38, 194. domestica arizonæ, 38. montana, 48. monticola, 228. monticola ochracea, 227, 228. pallida, 13. pusilla, 13, 18, 21, 38, 48, 91, 188. socialis, 13, 46, 48, 62, 148, 188. socialis arizonæ, 194.

Spoon-bill, Roseate, 222, 224.

Squatarola helvetica, 238, 256.

Steganopus wilsoni, 238.

Stejneger, Leonhard, notice of his nomenclatural innovations, 178.

Stelgidopteryx serripennis, 12, 37, 146, 162.

Stellaria, 179.

Stercorarius longicaudatus, 179. parasiticus, 179, 240. pomatorhinus, 240.

Sterna anglica, 225. antillarum, 94. cantiaca acuflavida, 225. forsteri, 126, 225. longipennis, 242. macrura, 241. pikii, 242. regia, 225.

Stilt, Black-necked, 105.

Strepsilas, 179. interpres, 222, 238.

Strigops, 88.

Strix flammea, 87, 178. flammea americana, 172. nebulosa, 18, 21, 42, 150, 184, 237. perlata, 87.

Sturnella magna, 92, 99, 163, 166, 176, 188. magna neglecta, 62. neglecta, 40, 227.

Sula bassana, 240.

Surnia funerea, 237.

Swallow, Bank, 12, 91, 110. Barn, 11, 37, 48, 91, 110, 235. Cliff, 11, 146, 235. Crescent, 123. Eave, 37, 110. Rough-winged, 12, 37, 146, 162. Violet-green, 123, 146, 182. White-bellied, 11, 91, 110, 146, 235.

Swan, American, 224. Trumpeter, 224. Whistling, 224.

Swift, Chimney, 92, 150, 163, 169, 236. 273White-throated, 122, 211.

Symphemia, 245.

Syrnium nebulosum, 87, 172. uralense, 87.

Tachycineta bicolor, 11, 91, 110, 146, 187, 235. thalassina, 123, 146, 182.

Tadorna cornuta, 179. dameatica, 179.

Talbot, D. H., the Swallow-tailed Kite in Dakota, 59.

Tanager, Cooper’s, 147. Liver-colored, 146. Louisiana, 146. Scarlet, 12, 16, 64, 104, 111, 186. Summer, 99, 113, 249.

Tantalus loculator, 222.

Tattler, 222. Greater, 239. Solitary, 239.

Teal, Blue-winged, 19, 22, 165, 224, 239. Cinnamon, 224. Green-winged, 42, 224, 239.

Telmatodytes palustris, 8, 17, 49, 256. palustris paludicola, 227.

Tern, Arctic, 241. Cabot’s, 225. Forster’s, 126, 225. Gull-billed, 225. Least, 94. Royal, 225. Short-tailed, 190.

Tetrao canadensis franklini, 61. obscurus richardsoni, 63.

Thorndike, A., note on Mareca americana, 185.

Thrasher, 112. Bendire’s, 69, 74. Brown, 161. Crissal, 74. Leconte’s, 73, 74. Palmer’s, 71, 74.

Thrush, Bicknell’s, 258. Brown, 7, 90, 95, 99. Dwarf, 34, 67. Golden-crowned, 10, 17, 110, 161. Gray-cheeked, 19, 155, 189. Hermit, 48, 67, 108, 155, 156, 190, 234. Large-billed Water, 17, 37, 49, 160, 161. Northern Water, 138. Olive-backed, 7, 48, 108, 155, 156, 234. Russet-backed, 68. Tawny, 17, 19. Water, 10, 110, 234. Willow, 257. Wilson’s, 7, 48, 108. Wood, 6, 17, 18, 48, 90, 160.

Thryomanes bewicki, 19, 253. bewicki leucogaster, 35, 82.

Thryothorus bewicki, 8. bewicki leucogaster, 52. ludovicianus, 8, 35, 90, 116, 161.

Tinnunculus sparverius, 41, 173.

Tit, Black-crested, 35. Lead-colored, 80. Pallid Ground, 257. Yellow-headed, 81.

Titlark, 8, 35, 64, 82, 189, 234.

Titmouse, Gray, 257. Plain, 79. Tufted, 8, 18, 52, 90, 161. Wollweber’s, 79, 81. Yellow-headed, 83.

Totanus, 245. flavipes, 239. melanoleucus, 42, 101, 239. nebularius, 179. semipalmatus, 222.

Towhee, 95, 105, 163. Abert’s, 198. Cañon, 197. Green-tailed, 197. Spurred, 39, 197.

Townsend, Charles H., remarkable plumage of the Orchard Oriole, 181; note on the Long-tailed Duck, 251.

Tringa, 245. bairdi, 60, 113, 124. canutus, 113, 256. maculata, 222. minutilla, 124, 222.

Tringoides macularius, 63, 151, 165, 188, 239.

Trochilus alexandri, 210. colubris, 17, 46, 92, 102, 150, 163, 169, 188, 248.

Troglodytes aëdon, 8, 19, 82, 109, 180, 187. aëdon parkmani, 82.

Trombley, Jerome, the Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoïdes forficatus) taken in Southern Michigan, 250.

Turdus, 245. fuscescens, 7, 19, 48, 62, 108, 187. grayi, 215. migratorius, 6, 56, 108, 115, 160, 187, 227, 234. 274migratorius propinquus, 34, 62, 68, 227. mustelinus, 6, 17, 18, 48, 90, 160. nanus, 127. pallasi, 48, 67, 108, 118, 155, 156, 190, 234. swainsoni, 7. unalascæ, 67. unalascæ nanus, 234. ustulatus, 68. ustulatus swainsoni, 7, 48, 108, 155, 156, 234.

Turkey, Mexican, 41. Water, 225. Wild, 21, 93, 175.

Turnstone, 222, 238.

Tyrannus carolinensis, 17, 92, 149, 163, 168, 169, 188, 236. verticalis, 113, 202. vociferans, 202.

Uria grylle, 241.

Urinator, 179. immer, 179. lumme, 179. torquatus, 179.

Utamania torda, 242.

Vanellus capella, 179. cristatus, 179.

Vireo, 245. atricapillus, 37. belli, 11, 143, 144. flavifrons, 10, 11, 16, 37, 188. gilvus, 11, 17, 46, 142, 162, 187. gilvus swainsoni, 62, 142. huttoni, 142. huttoni stephensi, 142, 258. noveboracensis, 10, 11, 17, 37, 91, 99, 104, 162, 176. olivaceus, 11, 17, 18, 46, 91, 111, 162, 187. philadelphicus, 111. pusillus, 143, 144. solitarius, 11, 20, 111, 142. solitarius cassini, 142. solitarius plumbeus, 142. vicinior, 145.

Vireo, Bell’s, 11. Black-capped, 37. Cassin’s, 142. Gray, 145. Least, 144. Philadelphia, 111. Plumbeous, 142. Red-eyed, 11, 17, 18, 91, 111, 162. Solitary, 11, 20, 111. Stephen’s, 142, 258. Warbling, 11, 17, 142, 162. White-eyed, 10, 11, 17, 37, 91, 99, 104, 162, 176. Yellow-throated, 10, 11, 16, 37.

Vireosylvia gilva, 11, 17, 162. olivacea, 11, 17, 18, 91, 162.

Vulture, Black, 41, 103, 164, 174. King, 258.

Wagtail, Swinhoe’s, 257.

Warbler, Audubon’s, 138. Bay-breasted, 9, 17, 19, 104, 252. Black-and-yellow, 9, 17, 19, 109, 154, 156, 234. Blackburnian, 9, 17, 36, 104, 109, 161, 234. Black-capped, 10. Black-capped Yellow, 20, 235. Black-poll, 9, 95, 128, 156, 234, 253. Black-throated Blue, 17, 109. Black-throated Gray, 138. Black-throated Green, 9, 17, 37, 49, 109, 192, 234. Blue, 17, 19. Blue-winged Yellow, 17, 18, 19, 49. Blue Yellow-backed, 8, 16, 36, 90, 95, 96, 161. Canada Flycatching, 10, 16, 20, 110, 235. Cape May, 17, 19, 110, 252. Chestnut-headed Yellow, 257. Chestnut-sided, 9, 17, 104, 109. Cærulean, 18, 119. Connecticut, 20, 190. Golden-cheeked, 36. Golden-winged, 9, 19. Hooded, 10, 17, 20, 91, 96, 119, 162. Kentucky, 10, 17, 18, 20, 49, 91, 160, 162. Lucy’s, 82, 141. Macgillivray’s, 139. Mourning, 10, 17, 20, 110, 154, 156, 252. Nashville, 17, 19, 36, 109. Olive-headed, 135. Orange-crowned, 9, 36, 53. Pileolated, 139. Pine-creeping, 9, 17, 20, 95, 97, 99, 119, 128, 161. Prairie, 16, 20. Prothonotary, 9, 16, 18, 19, 49, 90, 96. Red-poll, 17. Summer, 234. 275Tennessee, 9, 17, 19, 53, 234, 252. Townsend’s, 138. Western Orange-crowned, 85. White-browed Yellow-throated, 36, 49, 160, 161. Worm-eating, 9, 17, 56, 96. Yellow, 109, 137. Yellow Red-poll, 49. Yellow-rumped, 9, 36, 49, 95, 109, 119, 137, 234. Yellow-throated, 9, 16, 19, 99, 253.

Waxwing, Cedar, 146, 162.

Whip-poor-will, 40, 149. Stephens’s, 211, 258.

Widgeon, 185, 224.

Widman, O., Cuckoos laying in the nests of other birds, 56.

Willet, 222.

Williams, R. S., notes on some birds of the Belt Mountains, Montana Territory, 61; description of a nest of the Water Ouzel, 118; the White-throated Swift breeding on Belt River, Montana, 122.

Woodcock, American, 22, 94, 151, 165.

Woodpecker, Black-backed Three-toed, 150, 236. Downy, 92, 97, 150, 164, 170, 236. Golden-fronted, 40. Golden-winged, 63, 97, 150, 171, 237. Hairy, 18, 97, 150, 170, 236. Ivory-billed, 92, 170. Pileated, 63, 150, 164, 170, 236. Red-bellied, 40, 95, 97, 164, 171. Red-cockaded, 97, 170. Red-headed, 18, 21, 57, 63, 93, 116, 117, 164, 171. Texas, 40, 170. Yellow-bellied, 40, 150, 170.

Wren, Bewick’s, 19, 253. Cactus, 82. Carolina, 8, 35, 90, 116, 161. House, 8, 19, 82, 109, 180. Long-billed Marsh, 8, 17, 49, 256. Long-tailed House, 8. Punctulated, 257. Rock, 35, 82. Short-billed Marsh, 8, 118, 121. Texan Bewick’s, 35. White-bellied, 52, 82. White-throated, 35. Winter, 109, 154.

Xanthocephalus icterocephalus, 117, 166, 236.

Yellowbird, Summer, 9, 16, 161.

Yellow-legs, Greater, 42, 101.

Yellow-shanks, 239.

Yellow-throat, Belding’s, 257. Maryland, 10, 17, 18, 91, 110, 139, 162, 234.

Zamelodia ludoviciana, 17, 18, 21, 105, 148, 186. melanocephala, 199.

Zenaidura carolinensis, 21, 41, 46, 93, 105, 165, 174, 188, 227, 238.

Zonotrichia albicollis, 12, 20, 95, 113, 122, 148, 162, 236. boucardi, 26. gambeli intermedia, 12, 38, 227. leucophrys, 12, 20, 38, 114, 236, 253. querula, 38.