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few seen May C, 1878, at Como, Wyoming; afterward very abund- 

 ant— S. W. Willistou. 



Histrionicus lorcjuatus. Harlequin Duck, i., 2G, 404— Found off tlie 

 coast of New England in winter— F. B. iii., 23, 341— Common in 

 Newfoundland— M. Harvey, vii., 34, 375— In Answers to Corres- 

 pondents the Editors state they are found in winter on the Mass. coast 

 and Northward, x., 3, 37— One shot off Tinker's Island, Mass., in 

 January, 1878— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb). 



Hooded Merg'anser. See Mergus otculliitxis. 



Hooded Oriole. See Icterus cimdlatus. 



Hooded Warbler, See Myiodioctes mitratua. 



Homed Grebe. See Podicepa cornutus. 



House Fi:tch, See Carpodacus frontalis. ' 



House Wren. See Troglodytes aedon. 



Hudsoniau Curlew, See Numenius hudsonicus. 



Hudsouiau God wit. See Limosa Jmdsonica. 



Hudsonian Titmouse, See Parus hudsonicus. 



Hunuuing'bird. Broad-tailed, See Selasphorus platycereus. 



Huuiiningbird. Calliope, See Stellula calliope. 



Hummingbird. Ruby-lhroated, See Trochilus colubris. 



Hutcliins' Goose, See Branta canadensis hutchinsii. 



Hoopoe, iii., 18, 377— A straggler has been taken in Southern Spitzbergen 

 in Aug., 1868. 



Hybrids, i., 23, 343— Description by "Homo" of some strange Ducks 

 which J. H. Batty thinks are Hybrids between the male Mallard 

 {Anas boschas) and female of either the Snow Goose (Anser hyper- 

 boreus) or the White-fronted Goose {Anser a Iblf runs gambeli). i., 34, 

 374 — More remarks on Hybrid Ducks by B. A. Hoopes, who thinks 

 they are the union of the Mallard and Muscovy Ducks, having no re- 

 semblance to the Goose family, and stating that he has known the 

 Domestic Fowl and the Guinea Hen to cross. (Editors mention 

 hybrid between a Guinea Hen and a Chicken or Turkey ; also ' 'Homo" 

 speaks of one between a tame Mallard and a Pullet), i., 24, 374 — 

 "Perdrix" thinks these Ducks are hybrids between male Mallard and 

 female Gadwal, and states he has never known of a female being shot; 

 they are called Black Mallard in Missouri and Tennessee, iv., 9, 

 133 — One shot near Sacramento, Cal , combining the appearance of 

 the Teal and Sprig-tail Duck, ix., 2, 33— General remarks — Theo 

 Gill. 



Hybridism, v., 17, 360— Asks whether hybridity in Ducks is increasing — 

 John L. LeConte. 



Hybrid Ducks, ii., 1, 5— An article by Prof. S. F. Baird giving descrip- 

 tions of several hybrids which, in his opinion are a cross between the 

 Mallard and Muscovy ; he says they have frequently been described 

 as new species, viz., John G. Bell, of New York, has called it Fuligula 

 viola, and Mr. Gosse called one takqn iia Jamaica Anas maxima; sev- 

 eral other hybrids are mentioned by Prof. Baird. iv., 26, 410 — Gen- 

 eral article by the Editors, v., 18, 276— Crosses between the Black 

 Duck and Mallard are very common ; in answer to Prof. LeConte 

 think all birds are noticed more now than formerly, which may ac- 

 count for the seeming increase in eases of hybridism ; has a specimen 

 he thinks was a cross between a Pintail and a RetUiead Duck — Geo. 

 A. Boardman. v., 22, 339 — Noting several specimens living in Mt. 

 Auburn Cemetery, near Boston, a cross between the male Mallard and 

 female Muscovy, v., 25, 338 — Notes several cases of hybridism be- 

 tween different species, and thinks they may be attributed to wounded 



