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Mr. Quick reports a third specimen, taken near the same locality, j^ 

 a clover field, May 11, 1880. 



108. DoLiCHONYX oRYZivoRus, Swaiuson. — Bobolink. — Specimens 

 taken at Glendale, in September, 1879, its first capture here in the 

 fall. 



111. Sturnella magna, Swainson. — 3Ieadow Lark. — A set of eggs 

 taken b}^ Mr. Quick, Jul}- 15, 1879, from a nest in which a brood had 

 been reared but a "few weeks before." The nest had been relined 

 previous to the second la3ing. 



114. ScoLECOPHAGUs FERRUGINEUS, Swaiusou. — Busty Grakle — A 

 pair noted, one of which was shot, at Madisonville, Decemher 

 30, 1879. 



115. QuiscALus PURPUREUS ^NEUS, Ridgwa3\ — Bronzed Grakle. — 

 Mr. Butler writes me that a specimen of this species remained about 

 Brookville, Ind., during part of December, Januar}^, and/ part of Feb- 

 ruary, 1878-9, keeping company with the English Sparrows about the 

 3''ard and corncrib. 



116. CoRvus coRAx CARNivoRUS, Bartram. — American Raven. — 

 Mr. Shorten favors us with a note of the capture of a specimen of this 

 species on September 12, 1879, near Marysville, Union County, Ohio, 

 the specimen being now in the collection of Dr. Buflfington, of that 

 place. Although too far away to be considered an addition to the 

 birds of this vicinit3% its occurrence anywhere in Ohio at the present 

 time is so rare as to merit notice. 



141. CoLAPTES AURATUS, Swalusou. — Flicker, Golden-winged Wood- 

 pecker. — This species, in addition to being "a very common resident,'' 

 as given in the "Revised List," is also doubtless a migrant, to some 

 extent at least, as is indicated by the arrival of a pair in the court of 

 the Cincinnati Hospital on April 4, 1880. After disporting and 

 refreshing themselves amongst the shade' trees and in the grass, and 

 alighting and climbing, in true woodpecker fashion, along the perpen- 

 dicular angle of a brick wall, they finally left after a sojourn of about 

 two hours. 



To one familiar with the situation of the Hospital, in the midst of 

 the densely peopled portion of the city, the occurrence of so arboreal 

 a species there at that time, is strong presumptive evidence of a pre- 

 vions migrator}^ journey. 



Other common migratory species were observed at the same place, 

 during April and May, 1880, as follows: 



Hermit Thrush, Robin, Bluebird, Field Sparrow (S. pusilla), Chip- 

 ping Sparrow (breeding May 10), and Swamp Blackbird, the latter 



