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Sr.yornis i!isrrica!;5:. P.lnck Flycatcher, vii., 1, 4— Arrived at Nicasio, 

 C'n!., Marcli 28, 1876; breeds com u)only here -C. A. .'.lien. 



Sayoruis sayus. Say's Flycatcher, v., 17, 260— Foun 1 near the Blacli 

 Hill^ l)y Goo. Bird Grintie!! in 1874— Ernest Iiii^^ersoll. vii., 26, 404 

 — Noticed ill Smitheasti^ru AVyouiinjr, May 20, 1875 — A. G. Brackett 

 viii., 19, 300— Given as a bird of JMichigan on r.he authority of Prof. 

 Fox — " Archer "(G. A. Stockwell). xii., 19, 365 — Very commoTi 

 near onio, Wyoming ; they breed in crevices in cliffs in Kansas — S. 

 ^Y. "Williston. 



Say's Fiycatclier. Bigq Sayornis sayus. 

 Scaled Parfridg'e. ' ^gq CaWpepla sqiuimata. 

 Scarlet Tasiag-er. See Pyrangi rubra. 

 '.;.'a!ii) Diick. See Fuh'gula marila . 



M'olecopliag'us cyanocephaliJS. Brewer's Blackbird, vii., 25 889— Taken 

 in Soiithea-tern Wyonung jNfav 12, 1875— A. G. Brackett. xii., 17, 

 826— First arrival ai Conio Wyoming, May 26, 1878 ; afterward very 

 abundaui— S. W. Williston. 



Scoleeophngrus ff/nig'ini'ng. Rusty Grackle. i., 26, 404— Arrive in New 

 Eu^'land Marcii 1 t > 20— F. B. iii., 13, 196 — Suoimer visit >r to Nev\'- 

 foundlp.nd — M. I-Iarve3\ vi., 6, 84 — Arrive in Mass. between March 

 1 and 10— J. A. Alien, vi.. 10, 14S- One seen at Riverdale-on-Hiid- 

 son March 7, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vi., 12, 180— Noticed at Salem, 

 Mass, -April 6, 1876 -" Teal" R. L. Newcomb. vi., 17, 266— Com- 

 mon in the migra;io;;s at Ann Arbor, Mich.; ar ives about I\Iarch 25 ; 

 passes in the fall in Oc*.— A. B. '.overt, vi., 21, 337 — Arrives in Cen- 

 tral New York the first week in April ; passes North to breed ; re- 

 turns in Sept and passes South — H. G. Fowler, viii., 7,96 — Com- 

 mon in the migrations at Webster, N. H — Chas. F. Goodhue, x., 

 9, 156— Noticed in Central Park, Nev/ York City, March 17, 1878— E. 

 C. 31.- xii., 11, 205 — Common in Nova Scotia; arrive la"^t week in 

 March — J. Matthew Jones, xii., 11, 216 — Very numerous at Salem, 

 Mass. April 14, 1879— R. L. Newcoriib 



Scolopnx vusticola. European Woodcock, ii-., 18, 277 — Very scarce in 

 England this year (1874). iii,, 20, 313 — An immense arrival in I2ug- 

 land from the coasts of Norway owing to the severe weather there 

 and prevailing easterly winds, iv., 25, 391 — Pointing out the differ- 

 ences between this species and ours— J. H. Batty, vi., 12, 130— One 

 ':hot in 1873 in Londoun County, Va , by a brotlier of Dr. M. G. 

 Ellery— Dr. Elliott Cones vi., 25, 402— A straggler from Europe at 

 .Vnn Arbor, Mich., one specimen hving been obtained May 9, 1870, 

 by Dr. Wm. E Lewitt A. B. Covert, xii., 17, 326 — Observations on 

 hunting them in France — W. D. xi'., 18. 345 — Woodcock shooting 

 in Germany ; good notes concerning their habits, e c. 



.co}).s ivsio. ^Tottled Owl. i. , 26, 404— Common in New England in winter 

 — F. B. iii., 4. 53 — Is tolerahly common in Newfoundland - M. 

 Harvey, iv, 24, 374— Short account of this species by J. H. Batty, 

 vi., 4, 52 — Resident nearNcw Haven, Conn.; common summer and win- 

 ter — "Speculafof " — Robt. T. Morri.s. vi., 10. 148— Common winter 

 and summer a1 Fort Yfayne, Ind — G. Aug. Smith, vi., 11, 163— Ob- 

 served at Trerton, N. J., in March, 18T6 ; not so common in the 

 winter here as it is in summer; do they migrate? — C. C. Abl)ott. vi., 

 12, 181 — Comm n at all times near Danvers, Mass. — Arthur F. Grav. 

 vi., 17, 266— Resident at Lake City, Minn— D. < . Estes. vi., 22, 354 

 — Most common owl at Ann Arbor, Mich.; remains tbr/nghout the 

 year, nestin-j: about '''ayl — A. B. Covert, vii., 2, 36— Not very com- 

 mon in Tentral N. Y.; rem ai'-s throughout the year — H. G. Fowler, 

 viii., 8,113 -Common resident at Webster, N. 11.: morebirdsseen in the 

 red plumage than tlie gray — Chas. F. Goodliue. viii., 15, 224— Found in 



