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Blue-gray OnatCutch; r. See Polioptila cmrulea. 



Blne-hca(kd Vireo, 8ee Vireo soUtarius. 



Blue'Winged leal. See Querquedula discors. 



Blue-winged Yellow Warbler. See Eelmn thophaga pintu. 



Blue Tellow-backed Warbler. See Parula americana. 



Boat-tailed Grackle. Sae Quiscalus major. 



Bobolink. S^e Dolichonyx oryzivorua. 



Bohemian Wax- wing. See Ampelis garrulua. 



Bonaparte's Grull. See Larus Philadelphia. 



Bonaparte's Sandpiper, See Tringa bonapartei. , 



Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse ; Partridge, i., 1, 12— Dates when 



legal to shoot in different States— Editors, i., 7, 106— One of the 

 best places for grouse shootiug is nt Cannope, Ulster Countv, N. Y. 

 i.. 7, 106— Are abundant in Smyth County, Va.— Editors !., 10, 156— 

 General account of this species by the Editors, i , 13, 196— Found in 

 the Uintah M )uatain5>, Wyoming, iu October— "-O mis' (Geo. Bird 

 Grinnell). i , 14, 231— Are unusually plenty, Nov. 3, 1873, at Gratton, 

 Vt. — i , 1.5, 234— (Jommoner than for years previously at Portland, Maine, 

 Nov. 8, 1873. i., 15, 235— Very common at Lake Mills, Iowa— John 

 Krider. i., 17, 259 — (Jommm in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick — A. 

 B Lamberton. i., 19, 289— Showing the complete gradation of Bonasa 

 umbellua into the Wesiera forms (formerly considered species) var. 

 umbelloidesoi\A\°: Rocky Mountains and var. sabinei of Oregon — Robert 

 Eidgway. i , 20, 315— Foand in Yates County, New York, i., 26, 

 404— Resident all the year in New England- F. B. ii., 1, 2— Found 

 at Humboldt Bay, Cal.— "Monmouth " (probably var. sabinei). ii., 2, 

 22 — Mr. Geo. A. Boardman his an albino vX ibis species — "Ornis" 

 (Geo. Bird Grinneli). ii ,2, 23— "Homo" (Cbas. S Westcott) records a 

 cream colored specimen, ii., 2, 22— Their increase the past few years 

 near Springfield, Mas?., is pro'oably b;^cause none are snared now. ii., 

 8, 123 — Noting a ca-e of a dog pointing one that was caught in the per- 

 son's hand while gazing at the dog, apparently charmed, ii., 9, 135 — • 

 Found in Texas, ii., 12, 179 — A few are found on Grand Menan Island — 

 J. H. Batty, ii., 15, 2i0 — Tiieti shof Tetraoobssurus inas whiteas that of 

 this species, ii., 15, 232— Is not found in Kewt'ouadland — Alex. Mur- 

 ray. ii.,16, 243 — Abundant near Beaver River, Adirondack^, May 6 — 

 P. H. A, ii., 26, 410— C )mmi)n near Salem, Mass., Aug. 1; 1874— R. 

 L. N.(ewcomb). ii., 26, 410— Abound near Montello, Wis., July 80, 

 1874 — Fred Pond, iti., 3, 39— An inquiry by A. H. Wood whether they 

 eat grain when in the wild state is answered in the afl3rmative by tha 

 Editors, iii., 6, 86 — Abundant at Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H., Sept. 

 1, 1874— E. M. Messenger. Iii., 7, 99—" Ruffed Grouse and Ruffed 

 Grouse Shooting," by " Homo" (Chas. 8. Westcott), is a sportsman's 

 account of this species, iii., 7, 101 — Found in the Black Hiils, Da- 

 kota—Geo. Bird Grinnell. iii., 7, 107— Abundant at Grafton, Vr.— 

 _S. W. G. iii., 8, 118— Common at Barnegat, N. J., Sept. 28, 1874. 

 iii , 11 165 — Account of a pair so tame that they will eat from the 

 hand— M. W. Clark, iii., 12, 186— Abundant near Hartland, Conn., 

 October 25, 1874. iii., 13, 201 —Absolutely swarming near Port- 

 land, Maine, Oct. 30, 1874— "Mac." iii., 13. 301— Never knew them 80 

 common in the Adirondacks hs now. iii , 15, 330 — Found at Calais, Me. 

 — G. A. B.(oardman) iii., 16, 345 — A few remarks on its distribution 

 and local names, iv., 1, 11 — Several were turned out on Staten Island 

 in the spring of 1875 — "Mortimer." iv., 10, 153 — London Field be- 

 lieves they can be introduced into England successfully, iv., 14,213 

 — General account of this species by J. De B. iv.,21 326 — Noting a 

 case of the male protecting the nest from iutruders at Mdchias, Maine 

 — ' ' Roamer " (Everett Smith), iv., 23, 358— Notintr their breeding in 

 confinement and success in rearing the young— M. W. C,(lark). v., 1, 



