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at Hollis, N. H.. April 38, 1875. and May 3, 1870— W. H. Fox. vi., 

 26. 418— Arrived at Salem, Jilass., IMay 7, 187(3— R. L. Newcomb. 

 vi., 26, 418— Arrived at Lebanon, 111., April 2, 1876— Wm. L. Jone8. 

 vii., 1, 4— Arrived at Nicasio, ( al., March 23. 1876— C. A. Allen. 

 viii., 3, 34 — Not common at Webster, N. H.; breeds nesting in bird 

 houses; they have a fight every year with the Bine Birds, who are 

 usuall}^ victorious — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 6, 82 — Arrived at Jack- 

 sonville, Fla, Feb. 2, 1877— Geo. A. Boardman. viii., 12, 177— Arrive 

 on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, June 7, in small numbers ; re- 

 main until Sept. 9; breed — Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 17, 261 — 

 ■ Found in Michigan— " Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). viii., 17, 268— 

 Found near Wasliington, D. C, — (R. F. Boiseau). x., 5, 76 — Dates 

 of arrival in spring at Framingham, Mass.. for twenty-five years — F. 

 C. Browne, x., 12, 216— Arrived at Milford, Tonn., April 21, 1877, 

 and April 12, 1878— "Quill Driver" (C. A. Sumner), x., 19, 359— 

 Arrived at Lebanon, 111., March 30, 1878— " Ptarmigan." xi., 3, 47 

 — Abundant at Peotoue, 111.; breeds; rears two broods— D. H. Eatcm. 

 xii., 6, 105 — Not common in Nova Scotia; frequents the interior; 

 rarely seen on the sea coast — J. Matthew Jones. 



Prothonotary Warbler. See Protonotaria citrcea. 



Protonotaria citraja. Prothonotary Warbler, vi., 19, 301 — Has been shot 

 by others at Cleveland, Ohio, but he has never seen it — H. Ernst, x., 

 19, 359 — Arrived at Lebanon, 111, April 20, 1878 — " Ptarmigan." xii., 

 2, 25 — Two Specimens taken near Phila., Penn. — Spencer Trotter. 



Ptarinig-an. Rock, See Lagopus muttis rupestris. 



Ptarmigam. White-tailed, See Lagopus leucurus. 



Ptarmigan. Willow, ^eQ Lagopus alb us. 



Puffin. Common, See Fratercula arctica. 



Pufflinus obscurus. Dusky Shearwater, v., 22, 339— One taken on Long 

 Island and now in the collection of the Long Island Historical Society. 



Purple Finch, Cassins, See Carpodacus cassinii. 



Puri)le Finch, See Carpodacus purpureus, ^ 



Purple tJa liniile. See Porphyrio martinica. 



Purple Martin. See Prog ne purpurea. 



Purple Sandpiper. See Triiiga maritima. 



Pygnty Owl. See Olaucidimnpasserinum calif ornicum. 



Pyranga {estiva. Summer Red Bird, vi., 23, 370— First arrivals at 

 Gainesville, Texas, April 24, 1876, nesting May 6, 1876— G. H. Rags- 

 dale, viii., 4, 49 — Exceedingly rare at Webster, N. H.; have seen 

 but one— Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 17, 268— Found near Washington, 

 D. C— (R. F.'Boiseau). viii., 18, 281— Found inMichigan—" Archer" 

 (G. A. Stockwell). xii., 2, 25— Taken near Phila., Penn. — Spencer 

 Trotter. 



Pyrangi ludoyiciana. Louisiana Tanager. ii., 22, 341— Found in Russell 

 Co., Kansas; feeds on leaf buds in spring; one killed at the mouth 

 of the Saline River, Kansas, being furthest point East at which they 

 have been taken— F. S. B.(ensou). v., 17, 260— Collected by Geo. 

 Bird Grinnell in the Black Hills in 1874 — Ernest Ingersoll. x., 6, 95 

 Noting capture of a specimen at Lynn, Mass., Jan. 20, 1878— T. M. 

 Brewer, xii., 17, 325— Quite Abundant in the Freezeout Mts., 

 Southern Wyoming — Geo. Bird Grinnell. 



Pyranga rubra. Scariet Tanager. ii., 22, 341— Found in Russell Co., 

 Kansas; feeds only on insects in spring— F. S. B.(enson). v., 22, 

 340— Occasionally raise two broods near Trenton, N. J.— Chas. C. 

 Abbott, vi., 5, 67 — Found nests near Rennet's square, Penn., June 

 and July, 1868— C. F. P. vi., 6, 84— Usually common in winter(?) 

 near Wenonah, N. J., but did not appear this season till Feb. 14, 1876 



