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the oldest male killed the other four and fed upon their 

 brains. The door of the cage was found open one 

 morning and the savage bird had escaped to be devoured 

 by the cat ; he was never seen after that day : Sic semper 

 tyrannis." 



No. 34. Female-juv. Greensboro. Sept. 22, 1887. W. C. Avery. 



No. 732. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 4, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 441 (?) Male. Greensboro. April 3, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 842. Male. Greensboro. May 9, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 844. Male. Greensboro. Mav 12, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 845. Female. Greensboro. May 13, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 855. Male. Greensboro. Mav 26, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 856. Male. Greensboro. May 28, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 863. Female. Greensboro. June 1, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 865. Female-hornot. Greensboro. June 2, 1891. W. C. 

 A very. 



No. 868. Female-hornot. Greensboro. June 24, 1891. W. C. 

 Avery. 



Nc. 873. Male-kcrnot. Anniston. Jnlv 3, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 874. Female-adult. Anniston. July 3, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 876. Male-adult. Anniston. July 3, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 877. Male-hornot. Anniston. July 3, 1891. W. C. Avery. 



No. 1053. Female. Greensboro. Apr. 29, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



123. QUISCALUS QUISCULA ^NEUS (Ridgway). 

 Bronzed Grackle. 



"Professor Ridgway considers this a good species, and 

 he is doubtless right in his belief. Winter resident. 

 Does not breed here." (1891a). 



The stomach of specimen No. 173, collected at Greens- 

 boro, July 17, 1889, and sent to Mr. Ridgway, contained 

 beetles and grains of oats. 



No. 353. Male. Greensboro. Jan. 24, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 354. Male. Greensboro. Jan. 24, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 359. Female. Greensboro. Jan. 31, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 360. Female. Greensboro. Jan. 31, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 365. Female. Greensboro. Feb. 3, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 1010. Male. Greensboro. Dec. 12, 1892. W. C. Avery. 



124. MEGAQUISCALUS MAJOR MAJOR (Vieillot). 

 Boat-tailed Grackle. 



Writing of his trip to Baldwin County, Sept. 16- 

 Oct. 2, 1892, Dr. Avery records seeing several boat-tails 

 on Dauphin Island, though none were taken. 



