120 FOREST AND STREAM 



Platalea ajaja. Roseate Spoonbill, ii., 11, 163 — Two pairs found breed- 

 ing on an island in Lake Okeechobee ; Indians say they breed abund- 

 antly on Fish-eating Creek, in the Lake Okeechobee region, Fla.— 

 Fred. A. Ober. 



Plectrophaiies lapponiciis. Lapland Longspur. i., 26, 404 — Sometimes 

 found in New England in winter — F B. ii., 6, 86- Observed in Rus- 

 sell Co., Kansas, in winter — F. S B.(en8on). vi., 10, 148 — Common 

 in winter at Fort Wayne, Lid.— G. Aug. Smith, vi., 13, 200— Ob- 

 served on the summit of Mt. Marcy, Adirondacks — (V. Colvin). vi., 

 14, 314 — A very rare winter visitor at Ann Arbor, Mich. — A. B. 

 Covert, vii., 21, 325 — A winter visitor in Yates County, N. Y., 

 I generally found in company with the Snow Bunting ; not rare — J. B. 



Gilbert, viii., 12, 177 — Appear on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, 

 April 10, and remain until May 25 ; moderately abundant — Chas. E. 

 McChesney. viii., 18, 281 — Found in Michigan — "Archer" (G. A. 

 Stockwell). X., 13, 235— One shot at Rockaway, L. I., Dec, 1871 ; 

 a second specimen procured in Fulton Market, N. Y. , March 13, 1875; 

 which probably came from Long Island — N. T. Lawrence, xi., 3, 

 47 — Very common in winter at Peotone, Ill.-^D. H. Eaton, xii., 

 2, 25— Taken near Phila. Penn. —Spencer Trotter, xii., 6, 106 — Rare 

 in Nova Scotia ; have only seen one specimen, shot in January, 1876, 

 on the coast — J. Matthew Jones. 



Plectrophanes maccownii. McCown's Lark Bunting, v., 17, 260— Found 

 breeding in the Black Hills in 1874 by Geo. Bird Grinnell— Ernest 

 Ingersoll. vi., 17, 206 — Have seen none at Gainesville, Texas since 

 about Feb. 21, 1876— G. H. Ragsdale. 



Plectrophanes nivalis. Snow Bunting, i. , 26, 404— Large flocks found 

 along the shores of New England in winter— F B. ii., 6, 86 — Ob- 

 served in Russell Co., Kansas, in winter — F. S. B(enson). iii., 13, 196 

 — Very common in Newfoundland, but does not breed there^M. Har- 

 vey, iii., 26, 405 — Winter visitor to Cazenovia, N. Y. — L. W. L. 

 iv., 4, 54 -Abundant near Wenham, Mass., during the winter of 1874 

 and 1875— Fred. A. Ober. v., 18, 275— Speaks of its hab ts with us 

 in the winter— E. B. Tobin. v., 25, 390— Scarce this winter (1875-6) 

 near Salem, Mass. — R. L. Newcomb. vi., 5, 74 — Abundant on the 

 marshes near Lynn, Mass., Feb. 28, 1876— R. L. Newcomb. vi., 7, 

 99— Flocks at Trenton, N. J., Feb. 4, 1876— Chas. C. Abbott, vi., 

 7,99 — Common in winter at Peotone, 111. — "Umbellus" (D. H. Eaton.) 

 vi., 7, 100 — Common all winter near Montpelier, Vt. — W. A. Briggs 

 vi., 7, 100— Very few flocks tlie past winter (1875-6) in Addison Co., 

 Vt.— R. E. R(obinson). vi., 8, 116 - Depart for the North from Mass. 

 about March 20 to 31— J. A. Allen, vi., 9, 133— Abundant at River- 

 dale-on-Hudson during the winter of 1874-5 — E. P. Bicknell. vi., 10, 

 148 — Common in winter only at Fort Wayne, Ind. — G. Aug. Smith, 

 vi., 11, 164 — Common at intervals all through the winter of 1875-6 

 at Esopus-on-Hudson — John Burroughs, vi., 11, 164 — In limited num- 

 bers all through the winter of 1875-6 at Lake City, Minn. — D. C. 

 Estes. vi., 13,200 — Large flocks observed on the summit of Mt. 

 Marcy, Adirondacks — V. Colvin. vi., 14, 214 — An irregular winter 

 visitor at Ann Arbor, Mich.— A. B Covert, vi., 19, 301 — Common at 

 Meacham Lake, N. Y., May 1, 1876— A. R. Fuller, vi., 20, 318— 

 More abundant at Ferrisbm-gh, Vt., March 17, 1876, than at any time 

 the past winter — R. E. Robinson, vi., 21, 337 — Abundant from Nov. 

 to March in Central New York— H. G. Fowler, vii., 20, 309— 

 Arrived near New York City about Dec. 20, 1876. viii., 4, 49 — Com- 

 mon winter visitor at Webster, N. H. — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 18, 

 381— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell) ix., 10, 185 

 —Noticed at Ferrisburgh, Vt., Nov. 17, 1876— R.fE. Robinson), ix., 

 16, 310— Noticed at Webster, N. IL, Nov, 12, 1877— "Falco" (Chas. 

 F. Goodhue), x., 6, 95— Have been very scarce this winter (1877-78) 



