BIRD NOTES. lOfl 



below zero — P. viii., 2, 17- Have been preyed on this winter b}' 

 the Butcher Bird at Towundu, l\Min.— W. C. S. viii., 2, 17— Account 

 of their beiugcauglit by the Butclier Birds at Springfield, Mass. — Fred. 

 H. Keyes. viii., 8, 115 — Speaks of their fi(K;king together, and asks 

 if they migrate — C. II. B. in Answers to Correspondenls. viii., 12, 

 177 — Have been introduced into Nova Scotia to exterminate tlie 

 worms, viii., 17, 261 — Letter from Dr. Brewer to John Galvin, ( ity 

 Forester, B ston, asking if they are not beneficial, etc., to which he 

 replies, giving reasons for thinking they are— Extracted from the 

 Boston Transcript, viii., 17, 261 — A voice against them from Indi- 

 anapolis, Ind. — "AiTow" (Junius P. Leacli). viii., 17, 261 — "W. 

 W." states in the Brooklyn "Argus" that tliey live pleasantly to- 

 gether and do not drive other birds away, viii., 18. 281 - Introduced 

 into Michigan from Ohio and England — "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). 

 viii., 19,307 — Giving his verdict against them — "Kamon" (M. Grin- 

 nell). viii., 19, 807 — Voting against them as observed near Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. — Wm. ^Yalsh. viii., 19, 307 — Gives many reasons why they 

 are to be considered nuisances, and states they will not eat anything 

 but grain when it is to be had ; observations made at Indianapolis, 

 Ind. — H. G. Carey, viii., 19, 307 — Speaks in favor of them as ob- 

 served near Newark, N. J. — "E." viii., 19, 307 — Speaks parti}' in 

 favor of them, but does not believe they will eat any worms except- 

 ing when breeding; observations made at Tenafiy, N. J. — "Red 

 Wing." viii., 19, 307 — Stating they are thought much of in France 

 — T. M. Brewer, viii., 19, 307 — Verdict against them as observed in 

 Cambridge, Mass.— II. D. Minot. ^viii., 22, 360— A word in their 

 favor from Pottsville, Penn. — "Dom Pedro " (T. S. Quay), viii., 

 23, 379— The Editors summarize various letters, for and against 

 them, by different parties, viii., 25, 420— They sliould be extermi- 

 nated ; from experience near New York City — "Tanager" (Rosa 

 Audubon), viii., 25, 420 — They drive away all our native birds near 

 New York — "Fidelis" (Lucy B. Audubon), viii., 25, 420— Speaks 

 in their favor as observed in England and near Chicago, 111 — " Nor- 

 man" (W. David Tomlin). ix., 10, 186 — Account of one robbing the 

 nest of another of feathers — " Hartford Times." x., 6, 99 — Building 

 their nests March 4, 1878, at New Utrecht, N. Y.— J. H. B.(atty). 

 X., 8, 135 — Noticed in Bryan County, Georgia, in the rice fields — 

 Geo. Lyman Appleton. x., 10, 175— Account of their habits at As- 

 toria, L. I.; thirty-five eggs in succession being taken from a nest — 

 Franklin Ben ner. x., 11, 196 — Something in their favor — John Ak- 

 hurst. X., 11, 196 — A word in favor of them ; from observations in 

 Em-ope- "Noranside." x., 12, 216— Account of a battle in which 

 they were beaten by the blue Birds — R. L. Newcorab. x., 13, 235 — 

 Cites cases of the Sparrows getting w irsted by Blue Birds, and also 

 by Blue Jays^E. B. Gleason. x., 20. 379— A word in their favor, 

 and account of their habits in England — "Norman" (W. David 

 Tomlin). xi., 2, 23 — Account of a battle between several of this 

 species and one of the Chipping Sparrow, in which the latter proved 

 the victor— D. G. Elliott. x'i., 5, 87— "The English Sparrow in 

 America;" an article by the Editors, introducing two letters, one 

 from a corresp">ndent in Milford. Mass., and the other from Dr. E. C. 

 Sterling of Lake City, Minn, xi., 9, 179 — Articles in their favor by 

 "Fair'Plav" and "Naturalist" (A. H. Boies), xi., 10, 20-3— "Spare 

 the (English) Sparrow"— Robert B. Roosevelt, xi., 15, 300— They 

 prefer grain, and will never eat insects when they can get anj'thing 

 el?e— Richard Hovey. xi., 17, 340 — A worct in their favor from ob- 

 servations in Europe — " Corvin." xi., 20, 400 — Account of their first 

 introduction near New York — Editors, xii., 3. 45 — Extended re- 

 marks on them — Julia S. Hoag. xii., 4. 66 — Latest from the seat of 

 war in Sparrowland — Elliott Coues. xii., 6, 106 — Owls destroying 

 them at Bath, N. Y.— E. H. Howell, xii., 8, 146— Are getting to be 



