238 KANSAS ‘ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 
Refers to his capture of a specimen of this bird, the same individual reported 
by Colonel Goss. 
1885. Merriam, Dr. C. Harr. Preliminary Report of the Committee on Bird 
Migration. From Auk, vol. II, Jan. 1885, pp. 53-65. 
Kansas localities referred to. 
1885. Kextoce, V. L. Notes on the Water Birds of Emporia, Kan. From O. 
and O., vol. X, July, 1885, pp. 104, 105. 
1885. Krxttoce, V. L. Gulls, Terns, and Grebes at Emporia, Kan. From O. 
and O., vol. X, Oct. 1885, p. 152. 
1885. Goss, N.S. The Thick-billed Grebe (Podylimbus podiceps) breeding 
in Kansas. From Auk, vol. II, 1885, p. 388. 
1886. Goss, N.S. Additions to the Catalogue of Kansas Birds. From Auk, 
vol. III, pp. 112-115. 
Adds to the list Fregata aquila, Himantopus mexicanus, Anas fulvigula 
maculosa, Geococecyx californicus, Bubo virginianus subarcticus, Passerculus 
sandwichensis alaudinus, and Thryothorus bewicki bairdi (?). 
1886. Goss, N.S. Capture of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on the Southeast 
Coast of Florida. From Auk, vol. III, p. 134. 
1886. A. O. U. The Code of Nomenclature and Check-list of North Ameri- 
can Birds adopted by the American Ornithologists’ Union, being the report of 
the committee of the union on classification and nomenclature. [Motto.] New 
York. American Ornithologists’ Union. 1886. 8vo, pp. —. 
Adds to our list Colinus virginianus texanus. Contains specific mention of 
twenty-seven species as found in Kansas; also of ten fossil species found in west- 
ern Kansas. 
1886. Lantz, D. E. The American Ornithologists’ Union. From Industrial- 
ist, vol. 12, p. 9. 
1886. Lantz, D. E. Our Game Laws. From Industrialist, vol. XII, p. 22. 
1886. Dycue, L. L. The Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra stricklandi) in 
Kansas. From Auk, vol. III, Apr. 1886, p. 258. 
First record. Remarks by Wm. Brewster. 
1886. Lanrz, D. E. Mexican Crossbills in Kansas. From O. and O., vol. XI, 
Apr. 1886, p. 59. ’ 
1886. Goss, N. S. The Number of Eggs laid by the Swallow-tailed Kite. 
From O. and O., vol. XI, Dec. 1886, p. 183. 
1886. Goss, N. 8S. A Revised Catalogue of the Birds of Kansas, with de- 
scriptive notes of the nests and eggs of the birds known to breed in the state. 
By N.S. Goss. Published under the direction of the Executive Council. May, 
1886. Topeka: Kansas Publishing House, T. D. Thacher, state printer. 1886. 
8vo., pp. i-iv+i, 1-76. 
The list follows the nomenclature of the A. O. U. check-list, and embraces 335 
species and races, of which 175 are known to breed in the state. Reports of A. 
O. U. committees are appended. 
1886. Brenincer, Geo. F. Nest and Eggs of the Short-eared Owl. From 
O. and O., vol. 11, 1886, p. 167. 
Found breeding in Marshall county, Kansas. - 
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