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ville, Texas ; they have been here in great abundance since Dec. 1 ; 



SI ill here March 17, 1876— G. H. Ragsdale. vii., 26. 404— Noticed in 

 8(>uUR'asteni v\ yoniing May 21, 1875— A. G. Bracl<ett. xii., 16, 307— 

 AbuiKiaut April 20, 1878, at. Couio, Wjoming, breeding in crevices in 

 banks of loose cuiaceous shale — S. W. Wiilision. 

 Sialia sialis. Blue Bird, i., 26, 404 — Usually arrives in New England last 

 of leb. F. B. ii., 3, 22 — A white specimen recorded by J. G. 

 Davis, Utica, N. Y. ii., 3, 36 — Instance of taming them by a lady so 

 that when she called from tlie door they would come to her, at St. 

 Augustine, Fla. — "Monmouth " (Aug. K. Egbert), ii., 4, 58— Large 

 numbers passing northward over Long Island March 5, 1874. ii., 11, 

 167— Arrived at Lake City, ]\Iinn., April 7, 1874 ; late season, ii., 22, 

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

 F. S. B (enson). iv., 9, 134— Arrived back at Salem, Mass., Mai'ch 

 31, 1875 — R. L. Newcomb. iv., 11, 174 — ( omnion atCai;aHn, Conn., 

 ' April 4, 1875— "Piscator" (Dr. L. Goldsmith), iv., 23, 358— Com- 

 mon at Petroleum, W. Va., in spring — Ernest IngersoU. v., 19, 293 

 — Knows by actual observation that they rear two broods in a season 

 — C. 8. W. v., 22, 340^They regularly raise two broods near Tren- 

 ton, N.J — Chas. C. Abbott, vi., 3, 36— Has not been observed to 

 breed north of Lake Superior, and is a niigrant as far fouth as Lake 

 Erie — Ernest LigersoU. vi., 3, 36 — Common winter resident near 

 Trenton, N. J.— Chas C. Abbott, vi., 4, 52 — Resident near New 

 Haven, Conn.; not rare in winter; common insiunmer — "S; cculator" 

 (Robt. T. Morris), vi., 4, 52 -First arrivals at Ephrata, Penn., Feb. 

 17, 1875— W. H. Spera. vi., 4, 52— Many frozen to death at Ann 

 Arbor, Mich.. April 23 and 24. Ib70— A. B. Covert, vi. 5. 68— First 

 arrival at Middleton, Conn., Feb. 20, 1876— Geo F. Chafee. vi., 6, 

 84 — Arrive in Mass. between March 1 and 10— J. A. Allen, vi., 6, 

 84— Arrived at Hamburg, Berks County, Penn., in Feb., 1876 — 

 " Pero-Nixon." vi., 6, 84--Has been seen at brief intervals all winter 

 at Wenonah, N. J. — Milton P. Pierce, vi.. 7, 99 — Abundant and 

 singing near Trenton, N. J., Feb. 11, 1876-rChas. ('. Abbott, vi., 7, 

 99 — Very conmion near Ann Arbor, Mich. ; arrives March 15 ; breeds 

 May 10; raises two broods ; departs first week in Sept. — A. B. Co- 

 vert, vi., 7, 99— Arrived at Salem, Mass., March 23, 1876— R. L. 

 Newcomb. vi., 7, 99 — Found all the j^ear at Yonkers, N. Y. — W. F. 

 H. Getty, vi., 7, 100 — Docs rot arrive at Montpelier, Vt., before 

 April 1 — W. A Briggs. vi., 8, 115 — First heard their nesting note 

 Feb. 12, 1876, at Washington, D. C— G. Brown Goode. vi., 8, 116— 

 Singing at Higganum, Conn., March 7, 1876. and getting ready to 

 build — Chas. O. Gladwin, vi., 9, 132 — Is migratory at Manneville, 

 La., as none are to be found in summer — John "E. Leet. vi.. 9, 133— 

 Seen several times during the winter of 1874-75 at Riverdale-on-Hud- 

 son, and only a few the past winter (1875-76), though it was an un- 

 usually open season — E. P. Bicknell. vi 10, 147 — Noticed at Port- 

 land, Me., March 31, 1876— L. Redlan. vi., 10, 148— Making prepar- 

 ations to build Feb. 22, 1876, at Riverdale-on-Hudson— E. P. Bicknell. 

 vi., 10, 148— Seen at Glen's Falls, N. Y.', second week in Jtlarch, 1876 

 A. N. Cheney, vi. 10, 148 — First seen at Niagara Falls March 

 13, 1876— C. S. R. vi., 11, 163— Observed at Leesburg, Va., March 

 27, 1876— E. IngersoU (authority), vi , 13, 180— Abundantiu Central 

 New York from the first week in March until Nov. — H. G. Fowler, 

 vi., 12, 180— Arrived at Farmington, N. H., April 11. 1876— S. S. 

 Parker, vi., 12, 181— Remain all winter at Boonsboro, JId.— W. B. 

 Wheeler, vi., 15, 233— Very scarce at ]\Iontpeiier. Vt.: have seen 

 very few the past two years — W. A. Bri!i2;s. vi. 17, 2G6 — Nesting 

 May 20, 187(1, at Newport, R. I.— J S. liowland. vi., 17, 266— Ob- 

 served at Lake City, Minn., April 5,1876, building Apri; 28— D. 0. 

 Ksfes. vi . 19. 30i— Arrived at Meacham Lake, N. Y., April 20 to 

 22, 1876— A. R. Fuller, vi., 19, 301— Common at Peotone. Ill,; 



