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717. Lesser Red Poll (/Egiotkus linarid). By C. O. Tracy. Ibid., 

 p. 47. — "Nest and eggs of this species" found "the last of March, 1S7S," 

 at Taftsville, Vt. ! The species was doubtless the Pine Finch (Chrysomi- 

 tris pinus). 



71S. Stormy Petrel (Thalassidroma pelagica). By O. B. Deane. 

 Ibid., p. 47. — Shot at Springfield, Mass., "a few years ago." (The 

 species was evidently a 'Stormy' Petrel, but probably not T. pelagica.) 



719. Ipswich Sparrow. By Wm. Dutcher. Ibid. , p. 48. — Eight, out 

 of ten seen, taken at Great South Beach, L. I., in January and February, 

 1883. 



720. Plain English. By Montague Chamberlain. Ibid., pp. 53, 54. — ■ 

 Ostensibly a plea for plain, untechnical language in works on natural 

 history. 



721. Bewick" s Wren. By Howard Jones. Ibid., p. 54. — Description 

 of its nest and eggs, found at Circleville, Ohio. 



722. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Red-headed Woodpecker. House Spar- 

 row. By W. B. Fonda. Ibid., p. 55.- — The Hawk nesting in a Wood- 

 pecker's hole. 



723. Birds in Confinement. By Annie Trumbull Slosson. Ibid., p. 

 55. — An albinistic Catbird, a Myrtle Bird, and Chewink. 



724. Curious Nesting Place. Editorial. Ibid., p. 56. — House Spar- 

 rows nesting inside of a depot gong. 



725. An Unrecorded Habit of the Red-Headed Woodpecker. By 

 Howard Jones. Ibid., p. 56. — Robbing the nests of Cliff Swallows and 

 sucking Hen's eggs ! 



726. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. By Wm. Brewster. Ibid., p. 56. — 

 Females, as a rule, lack the scarlet crown-patch. . 



727. A Reply to Dr. Coues. By Montague Chamberlain. Ibid., pp. 

 57-59. (From the Quebec 'Morning Chronicle.') — Relates mainly to 

 questions of nomenclature. 



728. Short-cared Ozvl. Editorial. Ibid., pp. 60, 61. — On its habits 

 and distribution, with quotations from authors and interesting new mat- 

 ter furnished by H. A. Kline and G. A. McCallum. 



729. Long-eared Ozvl. By F. H. C[arpenter]. Ibid., pp. 61, 62. — Its 

 nesting habits and eggs. 



730. Canada Jay. By F. II. C[arpenter]. Ibid., p. 62. — Description 

 of nests and eggs found in Northwestern Maine, March 16 and 20, 1SS1. 



731. Woodcock and Turtle. Editorial. Ibid., p. 63. — The former 

 caught by the latter. 



732. The Black-headed Grosbeak (Zamclodia melanocephala). By 

 C. W. Beckham. Ibid., p. 63. — A male found incubating. 



733. Least Bittern. By Snowdon Howland. Ibid., p. 64. — An in- 

 stance of peculiar behavior. 



734. Greater Yellow-legs. By Thos. Morgan. Ibid., p. 67. — Nest of 

 Totanus melanoleucus found at Somerville, N. J. (!) 



735. Great-horned Owls. By F. H. C[arpenter]. Ibid., p. 68. — 

 Eggs found in one nest for eleven successive years; the twelfth year it 

 was found that the nestin«r-tree had been destroyed. 



