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oonflueineul. v , 13, 338 -Three picked up Nov. 15, 18 i. 5, by the 

 keeper of the LighiLiouoe iu Newark Bay. v , 17, 260 — Noting a case' 

 of four being brought up from tlie uest ia a state of domesiiea; iou at 

 NewBruuswiCii, N. J.—T. K. \V. v., 3G, 410— Several seou near 

 Hackeusack, N. J., Jan. 3-5, 187(3--" U. W." vL, 2, 18— Breed 

 plentifully near Rochester, N. Y. — " Agate." vi., 5, 74— Arrived at 

 Tenafly, N. J., March 3, 1870; aud three were seen at Tappan, N. 

 J., Feb. 18, 1876— A. I. Huyler. vi., 7, 100— Found near Mont- 

 pelier, Vt. — W. A. Briggs. vi., 8, 115— The males aud females ar- 

 rive together iu the spring at New Haven, Conn. — "Speculator" 

 (Robt. T. Morris), vi., 9, l33— Arrive in Mass. between April 1 aud 

 10— J. A. Allen, vi., 10, 148 -Young bird caught March 31, 1876, at 

 Wilmington, N. C, that was about six weeks old — \V. 11. Bernard. 

 vi., 11, 163— Fom- flushed near Trenton, N. J , Mavcti 18, 1876— C. 

 C. Abbott, vi., 11, 171 — Common at New Bedtord, Mass., April 14, 

 1876— "Concha." vi., i3, 180 — Numerous at Salem, Mass. , April 6, 

 1876— "Teal" (R. L. Newcombj. vi., lo, 383— Many young birds 

 have already been seen in N. J., May 8, 1876. 6, 15, 333 — A few pair on 

 Rogue Island, Englishman's Bay, Me.— Gilbert Longfellow, vi. ,16, 250 

 — Found a nest April 31, 1876, with four eggs atLittle Falls, N. Y. — 

 W. T. Loomis. vi., 17, 363 — Fouud near Lake Mmnetonka, Minn. 

 — Franklin Benner. vi., 18, 384— Found in Nebraska— C. H. 

 Phillips, vi., 19, 3^0— One killed by flying against telegraph wires 

 — R. L. Newcomb. vi., 30, 818— Oue flushed at Ferrisburgh, Vt., 

 April 16, 1876— R. E. Robinson, vi., 21, 838— First arrival at Leb- 

 anon, 111., March 13, 1876 — Wm. L. Jones, vi., 23, 376 — Various 

 sportsmen's accounts of the opening shouting, vi., 25, 403 — Very 

 common at Ann Arbor, Mich ; arrives April 1; nests about May 1 ; 

 departs iu Nov. — A. B. Covert, vi., 36, 418 — Numerous at Salem, 

 Mass., April 9, 1876; started one May 17 that was evidently breed- 

 ing — R. L. Neweomb. vii., 1, 10 — One flew on board a steamer 

 bound from Quebec to Liverpool, fully one thousand miles from land 

 — "Loudon Field." vii., 4, 53 — Common summer sojourner in 

 Central New York ; breeds; arrives in April, and departs in Oct. — 

 H. G. Fowler, vii , 7, 103 — Common at Hallowell, Maine. Sept. 1 

 to 10, 1876 -W. vii., 7, 103— Common at Rye, N. H., Sept. 18, 1876 

 — "Samourai." vii , 8, 116 — Common in Conn., and breeds — Robt. 

 T. Morris, vii., IS, 383— Oue shot at Machias, Me., Nov. 17, 1876— 

 " Roamer " (Everett Smith), viii., 6, 80— Arrived at Tenafly, N. J., 

 March 3, 1877—" Red Wing." viii., 6, 83— Notes the fact that they 

 breed in Florida — Geo. A. Boardman. viii., 7, 96 — Noticed on Clark's 

 Island, Plymouth, Mass., iu 1853— F. C. Browne, viii., 9, 139 — 

 States that they bred in Florida this spring (1877) — R, I). Hoyt. 

 viii., 10, 146 — Common summer resident at Webster, N H.; breeds; 

 when they first arrive the male sits on the ground in the evening and 

 makes his peculiar note, which sounds like that of a Night Hawk; 

 after continuing this for a few minutes he rises to a great height with 

 a sharp whistling sound, flying iu large circles, when he descends 

 again; this is repeated often, until it isquiie dark — Chas.F. Goodlme. 

 viii., 13, ls3 — Found near Quebec, Canada, by "Portugais." viii., 22, 

 361--Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). viii., 25, 

 421 — Started an old bird with five young ones near Columbus, Ohio ; 

 also states he has found nests in New Jersey with five; eggs— 

 "Bouigeoise." ix., 16, 3(0 — One shot at Syracuse, N. Y., weighing 

 10 3-16 oz. — J. H. M.(ann). x., 6, 95— One shot in Georgia weighing 

 Bounces — G. Lyman Appleton. x., 7, 125 — Noticed at Greenwood 

 Lake, N. Y., March 3, 1878— "Greenwood." x., 9, 156— Arrived at 

 Portland, Conn., Feb. 25, 1878— J. H. Sage, x., 10, 178— Noticed 

 at Warner, N. H.. between March 30 and April 1, 1878— M. C H. 

 (arriman). x., 12, 216— Oue setting at Painsville, Ohio, April 7^ 

 187tf ; a week later the young were hatched and gone — " Ano." x.' 



