84 



43. Larus capistratus, Tomm. — Nutt. Man. ii. 1832, 290 (Delaware R. aud Chesa- 



peake Bay). 



44. Larus jiinutus, Pall.— Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. ii. 1831, 426 (given on Sabine's au- 



thority). — Nutt. Man. ii. 1832,289. — Chroicocfplialus minutus, Lawr. in Baird's 

 B. N. Am. 1858, 853.— Baird, Cat. 1859, No. 671. 



45. DiOMEDEA EXULANS, Liuu. — NuTT. Man. ii. 1832, 340 ("accidentally to the coasts 



of the central part of the Union"). — Lawr. in Baird's B. N. Am. 1858, 821. — 

 Baird, Cat. 1859, No. 630. 



46. PoDiCEPS CRiSTATUS (Linn.) Lath.— Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. ii. 1831, 410 (through- 



out fur countries).— Nutt. Man. ii. 1832, 250. — Lawr. in Baird's B. N. Am. 

 1858, 893.— Baird, Cat. 1859, No. 703. 



47. Tachybaptes minor (Linn.) Coues. — Podicepa minor, Nutt. Man. ii. 1832, 257 



(Hudson's Bay). 



Z. Partial list of forciqn birds which have leen introduced to the United States, and those 

 which have been captured after escape from confinement. 



species introduced with a view to their naturalization.* 



1. Passer domesticus (Linn.) Leach. European House Sparrow. The attempted 



naturalization of this bird has proved decidedly successful. The case is so 

 notorious that further comment is unnecessary. 



2. Passer montaxus (Linn.) Stephens. European Tree Sparrow. Has become nat- 



uralized in the vicinity of Saint Louis, Mo., but the history of its introduction 

 is unknown. 



3. Alauda arvensis, Linn. Skylark. Partially naturalized in the vicinity of Cin- 



cinnati, on Long Island, and perhaps other localities. 



4. COTURNix communis (Liun. ) Bonn. European Quail. Introduced to various local- 



ities in the Eastern United States, and partially naturalized. 



species which have been captured AFTER ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT. t 



1. Amadina rubro-nigra, Hodgs. Brunswick, Me., March, 1879; Leslie A. Lee. 



(Allen, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, April, 1880, 119.) Hah. India. 



2. Crithagra butyracea (Linn.) Gray. South Scituate, Mass., in midwinter. 



(Brewer, Proc. Bost. Soc. xx. 271.) Hah. South Africa. 



3. LiGURiNUS CHLORis (Linn.) Koch. Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y., March 19, 1878; 



R. B. Hough. {Cf. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Apr. 1880, 119.) Hah. Europe. 



4. Carduelis elegans, Steph. Eastern Massachusetts, many captures. (Allen, 



Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Apr. 1880, 120. ) Hah. Europe. 



5. Serinus MERiDioNALis, Brehm. Western Massachusetts, in winter. (Allen, I.e.) 



Hah. Europe. 



6. Gubernatrix cristatella, Vieill. Near Providence, R. I. , July 7, 1880. (Allen, 



Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Oct. 1880, 240. ) Hah. Paraguay and Argentine Republic. 



7. CORVUS FRUGiLEGUS, Linn. Washington, D. C, August, 1879. 



An example of this species Tvas seen by me in August, 1879, in the grounds of the Agricul- 

 tural Department in Washington. It was perched in a maple tree near one of the outbuild- 

 ings, was very tame, and flew laboriously, as if very recently escaped from confinement. I 

 am, as yet, ignorant of the history of this specimen, nor have I since seen it. 



8. CONURUS XANTiiOGENius, Bp. Hah. St. Thomas, West Indies. 



An example of this species, shot in a grove near Washington, by Dr. D. W. Prentiss, is in 

 the National Museum collection. Of course it was an escaped cage-bird. 



9. CALLiPSiTTACUSNOV^-HOLLANDi^(Gm.)Finscli. Sing Sing, N. Y.t B^«6. Australia! 

 10. Chenalopex .egyptiaca (Linn.) Steph. Carnarsie, Long Island, Jan. 3, 1»77. 



( Akhurst, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, ii. Apr. 1877, 52. ) Hab. Southern Europe aud 

 Africa. 



*Thi8 list does not include domesticated birds. 



tThis list is, of course, very incomplete; it includes merely a few species, the records of whose cap- 

 ture I happen to liave at hand. A more complete list would be desirable, but want of time forbids its 

 compilation in the present connection. 



J Dr. A. K. Fisher, in epist. 



