BIRD NOTES. 27 



IJiitco peiinsylvanicus. Broad-winged Hawk, vi., 7. lOO— One taken a 

 Montpelier, Vt., in summer, the only one seen— W. A. Briggs. vii., 

 31, 325— Rare in Yates County, N. Y.; but one specimen recorded for 

 this locality, taken September 10, 1875— J. B. Gilbert, viii., 8, US- 

 Rare at Webster, N. H.; have seen only a few specimens— Cbas, F. 

 Goodhue, viii., 15, 224— Found in Micliigan— " Archer" (G A 

 Stockwell). < . ^. 



Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk, vi., 9, 132— Found breeding' on An- 

 telope Creek, Nev., amicably with Bullock's Orioles, in the same 

 thicket— W. J. Hoffman, vii., 25, 389— Found in Southeastern Wy- 

 oming, April 25, 1875— A. G. Brackett. viii., 13, 192— Arrives on the 

 Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, May 10, and departs October 30 ; is seen 

 in considerable numbers ; breeds— Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 15, 224 

 Rare in Michigan ; one killed in Genesee County is now in the museum 

 of the Flint Scientific Association— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). xii., 

 19, 365— Rather common, breeding in trees six feet from the ground • 

 fresh eggs May 19, at Como, Wyoming— S. W. Williston. ' 



Butter Bali. See BucepJiala albeola. 



Buzzard. Broad-winged, See Buteo pennsylvanicus. 



Buzzard. Harlan's, See Buteo Jiarlani. 



Buzzard. Krider's, See Buteo borealis krideri. 



Buzzard. Red-sliouldered, See Buteo Uneattis. 



Buzzard. Red-tailed, See Buteo borealis. 



Buzzard. Swainson's, See Buteo sioainsom. 



Calaniospiza bicolor. Lark Bmiting; White-winged Blackbird. ii., 

 22, 341 — Found in Russell Co., Kansas; feed on seeds and insects in 

 spring— F. S. B.(enson). v., 17, 260— Found breeding in the Black 

 Hills by Geo. Bird Grinnell in 1874 ; this was the only species in 

 wliose nests the cow bird deposited its eggs — Ernest IngersoU. vii., 

 26, 404— Noticed in Southeastern Wyoming May 20, 1875— A. G. 

 Brackett. viii., 12, 177 — Appears on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, 

 about July 14, in large flocks, and remains until July 24 — Chas. E. 

 McChesney. viii., 18, 281 — Several specimens killed in Eaton and 

 Calhoun Counties, Mich., in 1870, by Dr. Kemp and "Archer" — G. 

 A. Stockwell. xii., 17, 325 — Single pair seen at Como, Wyoming, 

 May 5, afterwards abimdant— S. W. Williston. xii., 17, 325 — Not a 

 single individual seen in September at Como, Wj^oming, wore tlie 

 dark dress of tlie spring male — Geo. Bird Grinnell. 



Calico Back. Local name on the New Jersey coast for Strepdlas interpres. 



Calidris arenaria. Sanderlino:. v., 19, 292 — One shot near Minneapolis, 

 Minn., September 22, 1875— Thos. S. Roberts, vi., 7, 91— Very few 

 at Salem, Mass., this fall (1876)— R. L. Newcomb. vii., 14, 212— 

 Called "Skinner" by the gunners in Plymouth Bay, Mass. — F. C. 

 Browne, vii., 15, 230 — Not common during the migrations in Cen- 

 tral New York— H. G. Fowler, vii., 18, 282— Very abundant at 

 Port Royal, S. C, Nov. 27, 1876— "Rusticus." viii., 7, 96— Noticed 

 near Plymouth, Mass., in 1852— F. C. Browne, viii., 22, 361— 

 Found in Michigan — "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 2, 34 — Com- 

 mon at Salem, Mass., Aug. 6, 1877— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb). xii., 

 10. 185— First observed at Plymouth, Mass., May 21, 1852, back 

 again August 3 — F. C. Browne, xii., 20, 385 — One taken near Lake 

 Como, Wyoming. May 5— S. W. Williston. xii.. 20, 385— Still com- 

 mon at Plymouth, Mass., October 4, 1852 — F. C. Browne, xii., 20, 

 386— A fiew remain at Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 10, 1852— F. C. Browne, 



California Quail. See Lophortyx californiaaa. 



California Squirrel Hawk. See ArcMbuteo ferrugineus. 



California Vulture, See CaiJmrtes caUfomianv*. 



