142 FOREST AND STREA3I 



Sprig'-TaJl. See Hafila Acuta. 



Spruce Grouse. See Tetrao canadensis. 



Squatarola helvetica. Black-bellied Plover, i., 13, 204— Very abundant 

 iu 1 lorida — Editors, i., 15, 235 — Very common at Lalie Mills, Iowa 

 — John Krider. iii., 7, 107 — Commoner than for years past at iSalem, 

 Mass., Sept. 20, 1874— R. L. Newcomb. iii., 13, 196— Rather com- 

 mon in the fall in xNcwioundland — M. Harvey, iii , 22, 340 — Seen 

 only in spring in Eastern Florida — Editors, iv., 17, 208 Arrived on 

 the Barnstable ^Mass.J marshes May 24, 1875. v., 0, 91 — Common at 

 Salem, Mass., Sept. 13, 1875— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb) v., 6, 91 

 —One shot at Marlboro, N. J., Sept. 11, 1875— H. v., 16, 253— One 

 shot at Salem, Mass., middle of November, 1875 — "Teal" (R. L. 

 Newcomb). vii., 4, 52 — A rare spring and auluain migrant iu Cen- 

 tral N. Y. — H. G. Fowler, vii., 4, 59— Noticed at Salem, Mass , Aug. 

 21, 1876— R. L. Newcomb. vii., 4, 59— Common at New Bedford, 

 Mass., Aug. 26, 1876 — " oncha." vii., 5, 68 — Local names on the 

 coast of New Jersey for this spccii'sare "Bullhead," "Black-breast" — 

 W. Holberton. vii., 6, 91 — Cominoii at ohasset", Mass., Sept. 1], 18'<8 

 S. Kneeland, Jr. vii., 8, 116 — Common in Conn, during the migra- 

 tions— Robert T. Morris, vii., 14, 212— Called "Bottleliead" by the 

 gunners in Plymouth Bay, Mass. — F. C Browne, vii., 18, 283— Com- 

 mon at Port Ro.yal, S. C, Nov. 27, 1876—" Rusticus." viii., 7, 96— 

 Noticed near Plymouth, j\Iass., in 1852— F. C Browne, viii., 15, 225 

 Have not noticed them in spring on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota; 

 arrives about Oct. 26 and departs Nov. 1 and are then in considerable 

 numbers — Chas. E. McChesney. viii. , 22, 36 1 — Found iu Michigan 

 — "Ai'cher" (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 2, 34— Common at Salem, 

 ?,[ass., Aug. 6, 1877— "Teal" (R. L.Newcomb). xii., 10, 185-Two 

 t'ocks seen May 26, 1852, at Plj^mouth, Mass.; tirst seen on their re- 

 t.irn from the North Aug. 3, 1852 ; still here Aug. 18— F. C. Browne. 



Fitarling. Earope"ii, See Skirnus vulgaris 



Steganopus wilsoni. Wilson's Phalarope. ii., 22, 341 — Found in Russell 

 County, Kansas, feeds ou insects and seeds in spring — F. S. B(enson). 

 vi., 25, 402 — Rare at Ann Arbor, Mich.; a nest found July 2, 1875, atj 

 Portage Lake, tweut3'-six miles north of Ann Arbor, and both parents 

 secured— A. B. Covert, viii., 15, 225 — Is found on the Coteau des 

 Prairies, Dakdta, from May 17 until July 24 ; it breeds iu large num- 

 bers here — Chas. E McChesney. viii. , 22, 361 — Found in Michigan 

 — "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). x., 13, 235 — Saw two and secured 

 one at Rockaway, L I., Oct. 3, 1872; another observed Oct. 1, 1874 

 — N. T. Lawrence, xii., 20, 385 — Rather common in Southern Wy- 

 oming ; undoubtedly breed — S. W. Williston. 



Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Rough-winged Swallow, iv., 23, 358— Com- 

 mon at Petroleum, W. Va., in spring, breeding; their holes bored in, a 

 l)ank only to the depth of a few inches, usually with an elbow iu it ; 

 eggs laid on a warm nest of straw and feathers — Ernest Ingersoll. vi., 

 15, 233— One obtained at Riverdale, N. Y., April 25, 1876 ; first one 

 ever seen here — E. *P. Bicknell. viii., 17, 261 — Foimd in Michigan — 

 " Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). viii., 17, 268— Found near Washing- 

 ton, D. C— (R. F. Boiseau.) 



Stelluli c^ll'ope. Calliope Hummingbird, vi., 9, 132 — A nest taken at 

 Big Pines, Owen's Valle}', Cal , in August, situated upon a small Cot- 

 tonwood branch— W. J. Hoffman. 



Stercorarius parasiticus. Parasitic Jaeger (Fix), x., ] 3, 235~One found 

 on the beach at Rockaway, L. I., in June, 1873 — N. T. Lawrence, 

 xii.. 20, 385— Probably this species noticed at Plymouth, Mass., Oct. 

 1, 1852— F. C. Browne. 



Stercorarius pomatorhinus. Pomarine Jaeger, ii., 12, 179— Found in the 

 Bay of Fundy in the autumn— J. H. Batty, viii., 7, 96— (Probably 



