CONTENTS. 



VOL. XIII, No. 12, DECEMBER, 1888. 



A Day's Experience R. H. C 177 



A Philadelphia Collection of Eggs of the Mniotiltidje 178 



Ornithological Reminiscences ARTHt'R H. Howell 179 



The White Ibis in South Cai-olina Walter Hoxie 180 



A List of the Birds of Colorado Chas. F. Morrison 181 



A .Series of Egg.s of the Blaekand White Warbler .J. P. N 183 



Albinos Geo. G. Cantwell 184 



Nesting of the Broad-winged Hawk in Chester Co., Penn Frank L. Burns 18t 



Nesting of the Pigeon Hawk H. B. Taylor 185 



A Series of Egijs of 8 wain son's Warbler J. P. N 185 



Change of Breeding Habits of Red-winged Blackbird Lvnds .Jones 186 



Nesting of the White-eyed Vireo in Chester County. Pa .J. P. NORRIS 186 



Some Additions to the Avifauna of North Carolina C. S. Brimlev 187 



Breeding Habits of the Mountain Plover Wm G- .Smith 187 



Food of the Great Northern Shrike John C. Cahoon 188 



TheCuekoo and Tent Caterpillar Henry Hales 188 



Eggs of .Spizella pusilla arenacea J. P. N 188 



Nesting of the Tellow-breasted Chat near Raleigh, N. C C. S. Brimley 189 



Seven Eggs of the Willet Laid in One Nest J. P. N 189 



Odd Nesting Site of a Field Sparrow .J. P. Norris 189 



Occurrence of the White-throated Warbler at Raleigh, N. C C. S. Bri.mlev 189 



Tellow-headed Blackbird in Connecticut E. K. Colbron 189 



Addition to the List of the Shore Birds of Cape Cod John C. Cahoon 189 



Editorial 190 



Exchanges for 1888 190 



Brief Notes 191 



Correspondence litl 



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