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next morning, when he describes the pain of his scalded throat, and his burning 

 tiiirst, as almost intolerable. 



Dr. May was called to treat the case, which he did in the usual way of cauteriz- 

 ing the wound, and freely applying iodine to the affected arm. The patient kept 

 his room for about two weeks, with loss of appetite, and general debility; after 

 which he carried his hand iu a sling, and suffered much from numbness and lack of 

 feeling in the bitten finger. It has now entirely recovered its wonted conscious- 

 ness, and Mr. Risley insists that if he ever binds wheat again it shall be done with 

 gloves on both his hands. 



ADDITIONS TO THE CATALOGUE OF KANSAS BIRDS. 



By Prof. F. H. Snow, University of Kansas. 



The third edition of the Catalogue of Kansas Birds contained 295 species. The 

 following additions have since been made : 



296. Neocorys Spraguei Aud. Missouri Skylark. This t^pecies was taken at Ellis, 

 by Dr. Louis Watson, Nov., 1877. Dr. Watson states that his specimen was found 

 solitary, but that he is satisfied that this species is " not rare in Ellis county— pres- 

 ent every winter, and in company with Shorelarks and Longspurs." 



297. Melanerpes torquatus Wilson. Lewis's Woodpecker. Also taken at Ellis 

 by Dr. Watson, May 6th, 1878. One specimen was obtained from a flock of six or 

 eight. 



298. NyctiardeaviokicealAnw. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. Taken at Neosho 

 Falls by Col. N. S. Goss, who killed three young birds and one adult female in 

 breeding plumage, with eggs nearly full-formed in the ovaries. 



299. Ardea caerulescens Linn. Blue Goose. This species also was taken by Col. 

 Goss at Neosho Falls. One bird was killed from a flock of ten or twelve. 



800. Xeiaa Sabinei Sab. Fork-tailed Gull. A single specimen, a young male, 

 flew late at night through the open door of Peter Long's saloon, at Humboldt, 

 Sept. 19, 1876. Reported to me by Col. N. S. Goss, who secured the specimen for 

 his cabinet. 



301. Sfei'na hirtmdo Linn. Wilson's Tern, or Common Tern. This species was 

 in the first edition of the Birds of Kansas, but was stricken out from subsequent 

 editions from fear that it had been confounded with Forster's Tern. It is now 

 restored to the list b}^ Col. N. S. Goss, who procured a specimen in Anderson county. 



302. Pyrgita domestica Linn. The English Sparrow. This bird has become an 

 abundant resident of Topeka, having been introduced by Hon. F. C. Giles in 1874. 

 A small flock of about a dozen birds has been observed by the writer in Lawrence. 



To this list may be added the following varieties of species already catalogued: 

 55a. Icteria virens, var. longicauda Lawr. Taken along the Smoky Hill river in 



Western Kansas, by S. W. Williston, in May, 1877. 

 190a. Buteo Borealis Gen. var. mlnrm. Western red-tail. Taken at Ellis, 



Lawrence and Nesho Falls. 



