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at Warner, N. H.— M. C. H(arriman/.— x., 8, 135— Found all last 

 winter (1877-78) at Medford, Mass.— "Memoir." x., 9, 155— Shot at 

 Salem, Mass., h eb. 1, 1870— " Teal" (K. L. Newcomb). xi., 3, 47 

 —Plenty in winter at Peotone, 111.— D. H. Eaton, xii., 2, 25— A 

 flock noticed at Willianisport, Penn., about Jan. 20, 1879 — "Bobo- 

 link." (E. G. Koch), xii., 6, 105 — Generally arrives at Halifax, Nova 

 Scotia, from the North in Nov. or Dec, and the latest date seen in the 

 spring IS April 19 — J. Matthew Jones, xii., 7, 126 — Nearly all gone 

 North from Salem, Mass., March 17, 1879—11. L. Newcomb. xii., 7, 

 126 — Noticed in the Province of Quebec, Canada, during the winter 

 of 1878-79— Everett Smith, xii., 8, 146— Abundant at Salem, Mass., 

 March 24, 1879, after a severe snow storm — K. L. Newcomb. 



Plectrophaiies ornatus. Chestnut-collared Lark Bunting, ii., 22, 341 — 

 Found in Russell Co., Kansas; feeds only on insects in spring — F. S. 

 B(enson). v., 17, 260— Found among the Black Hills by Geo. Bird 

 Grinnell in 1874 — Ernest Ingersoll. vi., 17, 266 — Abundant at Gaines- 

 ville, Texas, March 21, 1876 ; still abundant April 3, 1876— G. H. 

 Ragsdale. viii., 12, 177 — Found on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, 

 from April 20 to May 25 in large flocks — Chas. E McChesney. 



Plectrophaiies pictus. Painted Lark Bunting, viii., 12, 177— Is found on 

 the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, from April 20 until May 25 in large 

 flocks— Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 18, 281 — Found in Michigan— 

 " Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). x., 7, 118— Shot at Gainesville, Texas 

 — G. H. Ragsdale. 



Plotus anhingra. Anhinga; Water Turkey, ii., 9, 135— Found in Texas, 

 il., 11, 163 — Abundant; had eggs and young Feb 23, in the Lake 

 Okeechobee region, Fla. — Fred. A. Ober. ii., 21, 327— Short account 

 of the species by the Editors in answer to C. F. T. iii., 25, 389 — 

 Giving a description of this species, called Water Turkey in Fla. ix., 

 17, 327 — Breed near Lake Harney, Florida — Wm. K. Lente. 



Plover. Black-beUled, See Squatarola helvetica. 

 Plover. Golden, See Charadrius fulvus virginicus. 

 Plover. Killdeer, See Aegialitis vodferus. 

 Plove ••. Mountain, See Etidromias montanua. 

 Plover, Piping', See Aegialitis melodus. 

 Plover. Ring'-necked, See Aegialitis semipalmatus. 

 Plover. Roi'k, See Tringa maritima. 

 Plover. Upland, See Actiturus hartramius. 

 Plover. Wilsons, See Aegialitis wilsonius. 

 Pliiinbeous Yireo. See Vireo solitarius plumbeiis. 

 Plumed (^iiail. See Oreortyx pictus. 



Podiceps auritus californieus. Eared Grebe, ii., 22, 341 — One killed in 

 Russell Co., Kansas; feeds only on insects in spring; the only one 

 seen in Kansas ; one killed in Northern Illinois^ — F. S. B(enson). ii.. 

 26. 405 — Nests described by Pioneer (ii., 24. 373) as being made by a 

 bird under water : might have been those of this species become sub- 

 merged — Fred. A. Ober. iii., 11, 164 — Found on Ovpen's Lake, Cal.; 

 a newspaper account, where it is stated they are propagated from 

 spawn like fish : of course absurd, vii., 11. 164 — One taken at Ann 

 Arbor, ^Mich.. Sept. 15. 1876— A. B. Covert, vii.. 26. 404— Noticed 

 in Southeastern Wyoming, Nov. 10. 1875— A. G. Brackett. xii., 20. 

 385 — Verv common at Lake Como, Wyoming ; first seen May 4 ; begin 

 to lay June 2— S. W. AVilliston. 



Podiceps corniitus. Horned Grebe, v., 17, 260— Noted by Geo. Bird 

 Grinnell from the Black Hills in 1874— Ernest Ingersoll. vii., 15. 230 

 — Not rare during the migrations in Central New York — H. G. Fowler. 



