BTRD NOTES. 1S9 



25 years— F. C. Browne, x., 19, 359— Arrived at Lebanon, 111., April 

 18, 1878— "Ptarmigan." xi., 3 47— Verj^ abundant at Peotone, III; 

 breeds: raises two broods— D. II. Eaton, xii., 11, 20o— Pare on tlie 

 coast of Nova Scotia, but very conunou inland— -J. Matthew Jones, 

 xii., 17, 336— Observed May 27, 1878, nearConio, Wyoming; not un- 

 common afterward — S. W. Williston. 



Tyranmis domhiiceusis. Gray Kingbird, ii., 24, 37'5 — A ."pecimen captured 

 at Setauket, Long Island, wliich the Editors pronounce to be this spe- 

 cies — Editors. 



TyraiDiiJS vertiealis. Arkansas Flycatcher, v., 17, 260 — Observed near 

 the Black Hills by Geo. Bird Grinnell in 1874 — Ernest Ingersf>ll. viL, 

 1, 4— Arrived at Nicasio, Cal., April 12, 1876; common here and 

 breeds; nest by May 20— C. A. Allen, vii., 26, 404— Noticed in 

 Southeastern Wyoming July 31, 1875 — A. G. Brackett. viii., 13, 

 192 — Is found in con>idera'.)le numbers on the Coteau des Prairies, 

 Dakota, from May 22 \mtil Sept. 9 ; breeds — Chas. E. McChesney. 

 xii., 19, 365 — Several seen near Como, Wyoming, breeding — Geo. 

 Bird Grinnell. 



Upland Plover. See Actitwnis bartramius. 



Uria grylle. Black Guillemot, ii., 12, 179 — Breed on the rocky shores of 

 Grand Menan and the neighboring islands— J. H. Batty. V., 21, 323 

 —Refers to Dr. Cones' article in the "American Naturalist" for May, 

 1868, recording a melanistic specimen of this bird — Editors. 



TJtamanix tord t. Razor-billed Auk. ii., 12, 179 — Breeds on the Yellow 

 'Merle ledges near Grand ^''cHan — J. H. Batty, x., 13, 235— Mr. Robt, 

 La-t^Tence has a female shot at Centre Moriches, Long Island, March 

 5, 1878— N. T. Lawrence. 



Valley Quail. See Loplioriyx caUfarnicus. 



Yelvet Scoter. See (Edemia fusca vclvetina. 



Violet-t;ree;i Swallow. See Tacliyclneta thalassina. 



Tirgiuia IlaiL See Mallus m'rgi^ianus. 



Yireo trllli. Bell's Vireo. xii., 17, 325— Quite abundant late in August, 

 1878, near Como— G. B. Grinnell. 



Vireo liavifrons. Yellow-throated Yireo. iii., 13, 197 — Arrives in New- 

 foundland in June and is tolerably common — M. Harvey, vi., 11, 163 

 -^Not common at Ann Arbor, Mich.; arrives May 15 ; breeds ai)Out 

 June 10 and departs middle of Sept. — A. B. Covert, vi.. 22. 354 — 

 Arrived at Hoflis, N. H., May 8, 1876— W H. Fox. vi. 24, 386— 

 Arrived at Riverdale, N. Y., vTay 7, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vii., 12, 

 180— Connnon summer resident in Central New York — H. G. Fowler, 

 viii., 3, 34— Rather common summer resident at Webster, N. H.; 

 breeds — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 11, 160— Taken in May in Central 

 New York— J. P Hntchins. viii , 17. 268— Abundant near Washing- 

 ton, D. C.—(U F. Boisrau).. viii, 18, 281— Found in Michigan— 

 "..\j-cher" (G. A. Stockwell). 



Vireo glhiis. Warbling Vireo. iv., 23. 358— Found at Petrolum, W. Va., 

 in spring— EruL-st Ingersoll. vi , 11, 163— Co;n;nonest of the genus 

 at .\nn Arbor. Mich.; arrives about May 1 ; seldi)ni found iu forests, 

 but prefers vicinity of farm-boiKes; breeds June 1; leaves for the 

 South about Sept. 1— \. B Covert, vi., 17, 266— Arrived at New- 

 port, R. I., May 14 to 19, 1876— J. S Howland. vi., 18, 284— Sum- 

 mer resident in Central New York ; breeds ; arrives the second week 

 in May— II. G. Fowler, vi . 24, 386— Arrived at Riverdale, N. Y., 

 May 7, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vii., 1, 4— Have f und eggs of the 

 Cow Bird in nests of this species— H. G. Fowler, viii., 3,''34 — Com- 

 mon summer resident at Webster, N. II.; breeds; their song is so 

 .lear like "hat of the Purple Finch that it is hard to tell them apart — 

 Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 17, 268 — Common summer resident near 



