BIRD NOTES. l2T 



early in August, and remain until Sept. 30— Chas. E. McCbesney. 

 viii , 23, 380— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Slock well;, xi., 

 3, 47— Common during migrations at Peotone, 111.; possibly breeds— 

 D. H. Eaton, xii., 20, 385— Very al)undant early in May at Lake 

 Como, Wyoming, and a few remain all summer. — S. W. Williston. 

 xii., 20, 385 — Numerous in September at same place— Geo. Bird 

 Grinnell. 



Querquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal, vii., 6, 84— A rare visitor to 

 Central New York, it having been taken on the Seneca River.— H. G. 

 Fowler, vii., 25, 389— Found in Southeastern Wyoming April 25, 

 1875 — A. G. Brackett. xi., 3, 47 — Common during the migrations at 

 Peotone, 111.— I). 11. Eaton, xii., 20, 385— Very abundant at Lake 

 Como, AVyoming, last of May ; one seen May 5 ; breed abundantly— 



5. W. Williston. 



Ouerquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal, i., 13, 196— Found in the 

 Uintah Mountains, Wyoming, in October— " Ornis" (Geo. Bird Grin- 

 nell). i., 13, 204— Common in Florida— Ed tors, i., 15, 234— Very 

 common off Portland, Me., Nov. 8, 1873. ii., 22, 341— Found in Rus- 

 sell Co., Kansas ; feed on plants and water snails in spring — F. S. 

 B.(enson). ii., 26, 410— Abundant at Montello, Wis., July 30, 1874— 

 Fred Pond, iii , 6, 86— Abundant in Wisconsin Sept 11, 1874— 

 "Fred." iii , 10, 150— Abundant at Montello, Wis., Oct. 6, 1874. 

 iii., 12, 187— Abundant on Calumet Lake, 111., Oct. 24, 1874. iii., 18, 

 277— An albino specimen noted by Ruthven Deane. iii., 22, 340 — 

 Abundant in winter and spring in Eastern Fla. — Editors, v. , 9, 139 

 —A few at Salem, Mass. Oct. 4, 1875— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb). 

 v., 14, 230— Large flocks at Fargo. D. T., Oct. 22, 1875— G. J. 

 Keeney. vi., 18, 284 -Found in Neliraska— C. H. Phillips, vii., 



6, 84 — Abundant in the spring and autumn migrations ; a few remain 

 and breed in Central New York— H. G. Fowler, vii., 6, 91— A few 

 at Salem, Mass., Sept. 11, 1876- (R. L. Newcomb). vii., 8,116— 

 Common during the migrations in Conn. — Robt. T. Morris, vii , 11, 

 164 — Very common at Ann Arbor, Mich., arriving by April 1 ; eggs 

 are laid by the middle of May— A. B. Covert, vii., 25, 389— Fomid 

 in Southeastern Wyoming April 25, 1875— A. G. Brackett. viii., 7, 

 96— Noticed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1852— F. C. Browne, viii., 10, 

 146 — Not common in the migrations at Webster, N. H. — Chas. F. 

 Goodhue, viii., 16, 242— Arrives on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, 

 May 1, and remains until Oct. 10; breeds; abundant — Chas. E. Mc- 

 Cbesney. viii., 23, 380— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G.. A. 

 Stockwell). ix., 8, 152— Very abundant in Nebraska— " Yo." x., 6, 

 95— One quite tame in confinement — H. G. xii. , 15, 294 —Very plenty; 

 females full of eggs May 8, Quincy, 111.— A. B. B. xii., 20, 385— 

 First seen at Lake Como, Wyoming, April 24, and a few afterward 

 during May and June, but not common. — S. W. Williston. Very 

 abundant late in August — Geo. Bird Grinnell. 



Querquedula eatoni. v. , 2, 20— Found on Kerguelen Island by Dr. J. 

 H. Kidder— Elliott Coues. 



Quiscalus major. Boat-tailed Grackle. ii., 11, 162 — Extremely abundant 

 in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred. A. Ober. 



Quiscalus purpureus. Crow Blackbird, i., 25, 395— Several flocks seen 

 near West Phila. , Penn., Jan. 23, 1874. i., 26, 404— Arrive in New 

 England from March 1 to 20— F. B. ii., 11, 162 — Very numerous in 

 the Lake Okeechobee region Florida — Fred. A. Ober. iii., 13, 196 — 

 Summer visitor to Newfoundland — M.Harvey, iv., 7, 101 — A flock 

 seen at Perth Amboy, N. J , last week in F'^bruar}'-, lb75 — K. v., 22, 

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

 Abbott, vi., 3, 36 — Found near Trenton, N. J., in Dec, warm days in 

 Jan., and back again in large flocks in February — Chas. C. Abbott. 



