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Migrations of the Sand-hill Crane. Am. Nat. XV, No. 2, Feb., 1881, 
pp. 141-142. 
Drifting backward before wind. 
A Shower of Cyclops quadricornis. Am. Nat. XV, No. 9, Sept., 1881, 
pp. 736-737. 
A “blood rain” in Henry County, Iowa. 
Does the Crow Blackbird eat Crayfish? Am. Nat. XV, No. 11, Nov., 
1881, pp. 904-905. 
Gastroliths found in stomachs probably picked up as grinding material. 
Ampelis cedrorum as a Sap-sucker. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club., 7, No. 1, 
Jan. 1882, p. 54. 
Taking sap flowing from broken twigs. 
Nesting Habits of the Horned Lark. Am. Nat. 16, No. 3, March, 1882, 
pp. 240-241. 
In very early spring. 
Report of Committee on Ornithology. Trans. Iowa State Hort. Soc. 
for 1882, pp. 289-301, 1883. 
An account of the habits and usefulness of the family of woodpeckers 
in general and of 7 Iowa species in particular. 
Twigs Killed by Telephone Wires. Am. Nat. 20, No. 9, Sept., 1886, 
pp. 806-7. 
Some Notes on Bird Migrations. Am. Nat. 20, No. 9, Sept., 1886, 
pp. 817-819. 
Woodpeckers in Chicago; birds killed at lighted tower. 
Food Habits of the Cedar Bird (Ampelis cedrorum). Annual Report, 
U.S. Dept. of Agr., 1892, pp. 197-200. 
Report upon the examination of 125 stomachs. 
The Crow Blackbirds and Their Food. Yearbook, U. 8. Dept. of 
Agriculture 1894, pp. 233-248, fig. 25. 
This is the most authoritative account of the food of any species of 
bird, being based upon the examination of 2,258 stomach contents. 
The Food and Tongues of Woodpeckers. Biological Survey Bulletin 7, 
44 pp. 5 pls., 1895. Preliminary report on the food of woodpeckers (pp. 
7-33, 1 pl. frontispiece, figs. 1-4). 
Formal reports on the food habits of 7 species of woodpeckers and 
brief notes upon 3 others are given. 
The Meadow Lark and Baltimore Oriole. Yearbook U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture, 1895, pp. 419-430, figs. 110-111. 
The food habits of both species are fully discussed, and the verdict 
in each case is in favor of the bird. 
A Demand for English Names. Auk, 12, No. 2, April, 1895, pp. 192-194. 
Cites popular use of scientific names, and impracticability of making 
to order common names. 
Busy Bird Architects. The Marsh Wren and his Fondness for Con- 
structing Nests. Washington, D. C., Evening Star, July 6, 1895. 
