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part of which are beneficial, they subsisting chiefly upon noxious mam- 

 mals and insects. 



827. Nut tail's Woodpecker {Picas Nuttallii). By B. T. Gault. Ibid., 

 March 29. p. 305. — On its habits, from observations made in the San Ber- 

 nardino Valley, Cal. 



82S. [Woodcock Nesting in Northern Mississippi.'] By N. B. Nesbitt. 

 Ibid.. March 29. p. 305. 



S29. The Valley Quail. By T. S. Van Dyke. 'Ibid., May 17 and 24, 

 pp. 473.474. 496. 497. — A detailed account of its habits forms Chap. XXIII 

 and XXIV of a series of papers entitled 'The Hills and Streams of South- 

 ern California.' 



830. Bird Migration. By B. W. Everman. Ibid., June 7, pp, 544, 

 545. — List of arrivals at Camden. Ind., March 30 to May 12, 18S4. Also, 

 under same heading, notes bv 'W. C. A..' on a few species observed at 

 Greensboro. Ala. 



831. A Winter Day's Observations on Birds at Dan's Stat ion. Stark 

 Co.. Ind. By II. K. Coale. Ifrid., June 7, p. 545. 



S32. Habits of Geese [in Confinement']. By Junius P. Leach. Ibid., 

 June 14. p. 569. 



833. Colonel Brackctt on Cranes. By 'Byrne.' Ibid., June 21, pp. 

 592, 593. — Correction of errors in Col. B's article on this subject (see 

 above, No. S22). 



•834. Bob Blue [Calipcpla squamata] and his Kinsfolk. By Charles 

 Hallock. Ibid., June 2S, pp. 616, 617. —On the Quails of Texas. 



835. History of a Wing-tipped Quail [Ortyx virginianus~\. By 

 J. L. T. Ibid., Vol. XXII. July 12. p. 34. 



836. A Rare Bird. By Dr. A. Wall. Ibid., July 26, p. S2.— Capture 

 of the Wood Ibis near Bloomery, W. Va. 



837. The Birds [of California]. By T. S. Van Dyke. Ibid., Aug. 

 23, pp. 176, 177. — An article of three columns in length, giving remarks 

 of some interest on various species. 



838. Foraging by Smell. By Charles Hallock. Ibid.. Sept. 6, p 255. — 

 Detailing observations on the habits of the Turkey Buzzard in relation to 

 its alleged keen sense of smell. 



839. What the Crow Eats. By R. J. W. Ibid., Oct. 4. p. 321.— Ver- 

 dict against the Crow. 



840. Pour-fooled Birds. [By Edward M. Brigham.] Ibid., Oct. 25. 

 pp. 392, 393. — On the habits and embryonic characters of Opisthocoma 

 cristata, which is said to have 'quadrupedal characters' in its early 

 stages, which it retains ' for several days' after hatching! 



841. What the Crow Eats. By F. L. P. Ibid., Nov. 8, p. 440.— 

 Record of the killing of 'fifteen hundred' in one hunt, at Muldon, Miss. 



842. Fashionable Follies. By Charles Aldrich. Ibid., Nov. 15, p. 

 465. — On the 'wanton and wasteful' destruction of birds for millinery 

 purposes. 



S43. What the Crozv Eats. By Charles Aldrich. Ibid.. Nov. 22. p. 



