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Goodhue, viii., 16, 241 — Ts found on the Coteau des Prairies, Dako- 

 ta, from May 1. un'il Oc^. 1 ; breeds; is not numerous — (Jhas. E. 

 McCliesney. viii., 22 361 — Found in Miclii.gan — -'Arrhpr" (O. A. 

 Stock Will), ix., 10. 185— Noticed at.Ferrishurgh, Vt., A pril 2t. 1877— 

 R.(E.R ibinson). x..l2 216— In reply to aquesuon froniH. W. T. E., 

 Chicago, 111., the Editor-^ stite tbe booming is only niide hy its own 

 organs of voice, x., 16, 296 — Partial albino; clear white primary in 

 wing — R. L. N.(ewcomb). x., 17, 319 — Respecting their booming — 

 D. H. E.(aton). xi., 3, 47 — Common at Peotone, ill.; breeds; usual 

 number of eggs, four; have found one nest of seven — D. H. Eaton, 

 xi., 15, 301 — One killed by swallowing a horned pout, which it could 

 not dislodge — ''Sawbone?:." xii., 11,216 — Noticed at Salem, Mass., 

 April 14, 1879— R. L. Newcorab. xii., 2U, 385— Noticed at Lake 

 Como, Wyummg — S. W. Williston. 



Bi'achyotus paliisttis. Short-eared Owl. iii., 4, 53— Common in New- 

 foundland— M. Harvey iv., 24, 374 — Short account of this species 

 by J. H. Batty, v , 17. 260— Found abundant in the Black Hills by 

 Geo. Bird Grinnell in 1874 — Ernest Insersoll. vi.. 5, 67 — Two seen 

 at Kennet. Fenn., Feb y 1. 1872— C. F. P. vi., 10, 148— Seen in winter 

 only at Fort Wayne, Ind. — G. Aug. Smith, vi., 11, 163 — Abundant 

 on the meadows near Trenton, N. J., in March, 1876 — C. C Abbott, 

 vi., 22, 354 — Hes-ident and very common at Aon Arbor, Mich., nest- 

 ing last of May — A. B. Covert, vii., 17, 261 — One shot at Streator, 

 111., Nov. 1, 1876. with the statement that they are rare birds in the 

 U. S— Thos. H, Howell, vii.. 22, 342— Differing from Mr. Howell, 

 and claims tiiey are very common in the U. S. ; they breed abundant- 

 ly at Ann Arbor, Mich., usually in deserted crows' nests ; but one 

 waStefouod on the ground ; lay four or five eegs ; nest about May 20; 

 very common in winter — A. B. Covert, viii , 8, 113 — Hare at Web- 

 ster, N. H.; have seen only one — Chas. F. ,Gi odhue. viii , 15. 224 

 — Found in Michigan — "Archer" (G. A. IStockwell). xii , 9. 165 — 

 Breed every season at Chatham, N. J. — Harold Herrick. xii., 13, 245 

 — Not common in fTova Scotia — J. Matthew Jonea. 



Brant'i be'iiicla. Brant Goose, ii.. 6, 70 — Shot along our coast — J. 

 H. Batty, ii., 8, 133 — Short description by the Editors, ii., 

 11, 167— At Elkton, Wis., April 15, 1874. iii., 18, 277— A case 

 of partial albinism noted by Ruthven Deane. iii., 18, 281 — 

 Abundant at Barnegat, N. J., Dec. 3, 1874. iii., 22, 341— 

 Very abundant on the Southern and Western shores of New- 

 foundland — M. Harvey, iv. , 2, 27— Found at Barnegat Inlet, Feb. 

 6, 1875 — B. v., 4, 49— Account of their habits, migration and 

 breeding places — W. Hapgoad. v., 7, 100— Extract from a letter 

 to the London Times c ncerning their breeding places. — Frederick 

 Swabey— v., 12, 187— Found at^Cohasset, Mass., Oct. 25, 1875— S. 

 Kneeland, Jr. v., 14, 2:20- Abundant near Far^o, D. T.. Oct. 22, 1875— 

 G. J. Keeney. vi , 15, 233 — Common in Englishman's Bay, Maine, 

 April 22, 1876— Gilbert Longfellow, vi . 17, 266— Larire flecks at 

 Lake City, Minn., April 24, 1876— D. C. E^tes. vi., 18, 284— Found 

 in Nebraska— f !. H. Phillips, vi., 26, 4l8 — Large flick at Salem, 

 Mass., May 12, 1876 " Teal" (R, L. Newcomb). vii, 8, 116— Very 

 seldom seen in Connecticut — Kobt. T. Morris, vii., 9, 134 — Two 

 shot at Cohasset.'Mass., S pt. 23, 1876— S. K (neeland), Jr. vii., 11, 

 164 — Rather common migrant in spring and fall at Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 — A B. Covert, vii.. 11, 166 — Common at Greece, N. Y., Oct. 13, 

 1876— A. E. R. vii., 11. 166— Common at Barnegat, N. J., Oct. 14, 

 1876— B. vii., 15. 234— Common at Sand v Creek^ Jefferson County, 

 N. Y., last of October, 1876. viii., 7. 96— Noticed at Plymouth, 

 Mass., in 1852 —F. C. Browne, viii., 23, 380— One shut at Sarnia 

 Bay, two on the St. Clair Flats and two on T rc'i Like, all in 

 Michigan, also one taken at Iowa point, Kansas, April 28, 1876, thus 

 proving that it is found inland — " Archer " (G. A. Slockwell). ix., 



