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ix., 24, 451 — Account of their catching flies in the same manner as a 

 Flycatcher — -'Will." xi., 3, 47 — Very abundant at Pcotoiie, 111.: 

 breeds; not seen during winter — D. H.Eaton, xii.,3, 46 — Kemained 

 at Schraalenburg, N. J., allthrough the wiuterof J877-78 — "Alianus." 

 xii., 9, 165 — Not common near New York until the fall of 1872, 

 when a great flight ook place; they remained all winter, and quite a 

 number bred the next spring, and since then a few pairs have bred 

 in this vicinity — Harold Hcrrick. xii., 19, 365 — First seen May 26, 

 1878, near Como, Wyoming; afterward commoner- -S. W. Williston. 



Melanerpes fo III civorus. California Woodpecker, vii , 5, 68^ Account 

 of its habit of storing acorns in cracks in trees for future use. 



Melanism, ii., 2, 22 — A black Robin (Turdus viigratorius) recorded by J. 

 G. Davis, ii., 18, 277 — Asking the question, does Melanism produce 

 unusual fecundity? — to which theEditors reply that it is not regarded 

 as anything specially remarkable in any characteristic, v., 2i, 323 

 — Stating that Dr. Coues records a case of Melanism in the Black 

 Guillemot in the "American Naturalist" for May, 1868 ; also that J. 

 A. Allen had recently shown them amelanistic specimen of the Red- 

 headed Woodpecker — Editors, a melanistic specimen of the Quail is 

 recorded by W. Russell Robinson, ix., 5, 86— Has a Robin as 

 black as a Grackle — Geo. A. Boardman. 



Meleagris g'allopavo americana. Wild Turkey, i , 7, 1()6— Northern 

 A labama is one of the finest regions for Turkeys — Editors, i., 7, 

 106 — Turkeys are abundant in Smyth Co., Va. — Editors, i, 8, 123 

 — General account of Turkey shooting by the Editors, i., 8, 123 — 

 Turkeys are abundant near Winchester, Va. — Editors, i., 8, 123 — 

 Turkey's are abundant in Laclyde Co., Mo. — Editors, i., 8, J23 — 

 Turkeys are abundant in Northern Mich. — Editors, i , 9, 137 — 

 General account of the Wild Turkey — Editors, i., 10, 147 — Found 

 in Colorado — H. A. C. i., 13, 2 4 — Very numerous in Florida — 

 Editors, i , 14, 22 1 — Very numerous in Bryan, Liberty and Mcin- 

 tosh Counties, Ga. — Editors, i., 16,242 — Wild Turkey shooting near 

 Hannibal, Mo.; giving a sportsman's account of shooting Turkeys in 

 Mo i., 19, 290— General account of Wild Turkeys as observed in 

 Maryland, where they breed in the Blue Ridge and Alleghany 

 Mountains, i , 20, 316— Found at Mellenville, Florida, ii., 4, 59— 

 Common in Texas; male does not set on the eggs, and the female 

 goes off by herself all the time they are young, ii., 6, 90— One 

 perched on a chimney on Gouverneur street. New York city, which 

 was finally shot, about March 12, 1874 Editors want to know where 

 it came from, ii , 7, 103— Have been raised in the Paris Acclimatiza- 

 tion Gardens, ii., 9, 135— Found in Texas, ii , 11, 163— Abundant 

 in the hammocks in the Lake Okeechobee region, Fla. — Fred. A. Ober. 

 ii., 12, 187— Found near Davenport, Iowa— H B ii., l4. 210— 

 Account of a hunt near Corinth, Miss. — "Guyon" (Col. Rawlines 

 Young), ii., 24, 37 1 — Found near Fort Mason, Texas -"Old 

 Scout." ii., 26, 402 — Found near Corinth, Miss.; young as large as 

 chickens, July 22, 1874 — " Guyon" (Col. Rawlings Young), ii , 26, 

 411— Found abundantly 'near Athens, Ga. — " Georgian " iii , 2, 22— 

 Correcting a statement made in the "New England Farmer," that 

 they are only found beyond the Mississippi, by saying that they are 

 found in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and 

 in a majority of the other Southern States, iii., 10, 150— Found 

 breeding at Valparaiso, Ind. iii., 11, 170— Abundant at Vinita, In- 

 dian Territorv, Oct. 8, 1874 iii., 11, 170— Abundant at Hannibal, 

 Mo , Oct. 9, 1874. iii., 13, 201— A few seen around Corinth, Miss., 

 Oct 28, 1874 iii., 22, 340 — Found in spring and winter in Eastern 

 Florida— Editors, iii., 22, 343— Will not thrive in Pike Co., Penn., 

 as it is too high — Editors answering J. V. S. iii., 22, 346— Common 

 in Putnam Co., Ga. iii.. 35, 394 -Very abundant near Valparaiso, 



