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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. May 12, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
No. 845. Female. Greensboro. May 13, 1891. W. C. Avery. 
No. 855. Male. Greensboro. May 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. 
Avery. 
Nc. 868. Female-hornot. Greensboro. June 24, 1891. W. C. 
Avery. 
No. 873. Male-kcrnot. Anniston. July 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, 18938. W. U. Avery. 
123. QUISCALUS QUISCULA ASNEUS (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. 
