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wood Lake, N. Y., March 9, 1878— "Greenwood " xi., 3, 47— Common 

 at Peolouc, 111.; breeds— D. H. Eaton, xii., 8, 146— Arrived at Lake 

 City, Minn. :Marcli 8, 1879— S. B. D.(illey). xii., 11, 216— Noticed 

 at Salem, ]Mass., April 14, 1879— R. L. Newcomb. xii., 30, 386— 

 Still around at Plymouth, Mas:5., Dec. 10, 1852— F. C. Browne. 



Sturnella mng'ua ne^lecta. Western 'Meadow Lark, ii., 9, 134— Speak.s 

 of their notes in Russell Co., Kansas, us being so different from the 

 Eastern species— F. S. B(enson). ii., 22, 341— F.umd in Russell Co^, 

 Kansas; feed only on insects in the spring— F. S. B(enson). iv., 17, 

 260— Found in Nevada— Rev. H. Chase, viii., 13, 192— Arrives on 

 the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, April 13, and remains until Oct. 14; 

 very numerous ; breeds- Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 19. 300— Occa- 

 sional specimens met with in Michigan — "Archer" (G. A Stock- 

 well), xii., 17, 326— Common near Como, Wyoming— S. W. Willis- 

 ton. 



feturnus Tulg-aris. European Starling, viii., 19, 307— Remarks about their 

 having been set at liberty in Central Park, N^w York, ix., 25, 470— 

 Asks whether they would be a good bird lo introduce in Texas— N. 

 A. T.; to which the Editors reply, but so as not to commit them- 

 selves. X., 5, 76— Account of their habits— W. Rhodes, x., 9, 155— 

 Account of this species— R O'C. x., 12, 216 — Concerning their song 

 — T. M. B.(rewer). x.. 17, 3 ' 9— More about them as noticed in the 

 South of England, x., 20, 379— Account of their habits and favoring 

 their introduction into this comitry — "Norman." 



Siila bass ana. Gannet. i., 26, 404— Sometimes seen off the coast of New 

 England in winter— F. B. viii., 7, 96— Noticed at Plymouth, Mass., 

 in 1852— P. C. Browne, xii., 11, 214— Arrived as early as April 1, 

 1879, at Gaspe, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence— Editors. 



Summer Redblrd. See Pyranga cestiva. 



Summer Warbler. See Bendroeca cestiva. 



Summer Yellow Legs, See Totanus flavipes. 



Surf Duck. See CEdemia perspic'llata. 



Surnia ulula liu(lsonic;». Hawk Owl. iii., 4, 53 — Found in Newfound- 

 land, but less common in winter than in summer — M. Harvey, viii., 

 8, 113 — Exceedingly rare winter visitor at Webster, N. H.; have seen 

 only two in four years — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 15, 224 — Found in 

 Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell), xii., 13, 245— Not uncom- 

 mon throughout the j'-ear in Novi^ Scotia — J. Matthew Jones. 



Swainson's Hawk. See Buieo s-xainsoni. 



Swallows. In general, ii., 1, 3— Our Pet Swallows— Account of some that 

 came on boaid a vessel in the Mediterranean, but died after being on 

 board several days, ii., 8, 123 — A. pair of swallows having had their 

 nfst destroyed, enlisted all the Swallows in the colony to build another, 

 which they did in one day, and the next morning an egg had been 

 laid ; asking if this is not more than instinct ? v.. 11, 163 — Extractfrom 

 the "Coruiiill Magazine," entitled " Ornithology as a Recreation," in 

 which mention is made of the old l)eiief as to tlie winter quarters of 

 Swallows. X., 20 379 — Account of Swallows attacking h man and 

 hurting hira severely, x., 26, 503 — " The Hibernation of Swallows," 

 extract frour "Nature." xi., 1, 2— An albino Swallow (speciea not 

 named) killed at Newark, N. J. — W. B. Garrabout. 



Swallow. Bank, See Cotyle riparia. 



Swallow. Ba' », See Ilimndo Ti'.rreornm. 



Swallow. Chimney, See Ckoitura pelasgia. 



Swallow. Cliff, Bee Pctrochdidon lunifrons. 



Swallow. Rough- winged, ^ea SUlg'dopteryx serripennit. 



Swallow. Yiolet-greeu, See Tachyhic'.a thalassina. 



