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264. — Two pairs of Lophortyx gambeli received by the writer at Toledo, 

 Ohio. 



929. Nesting of the Yelloiv-bellied Woodpecker in Northern Netv 

 fork. By S. I. Ingersoll. Ibid., p. 45. 



949. Stvainson's Warbler Rediscovered (Helminthcrus Swainsom"). 

 By Elliott Coues. Ibid., Nov. 6, pp. 285, 286. — Account of its habits, 

 based on notes supplied by Arthur T. Wayne, as observed near Charles- 

 ton, S. C. 



950. Domesticating Wild fowl. By Fred Mather. Ibid., Nov. 6 and 

 Dec. 4, pp. 286, 366. — Wood Duck, Teal, Widgeon, Pintail, etc. 



951. Black Brant [in Washington Territory']. By Alki. Ibid., Nov. 



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952. Bird [Nuthatch] in a Mouse. Trap. By A. H. G. Ibid., Nov. 37, 



P- 344- 



953. Notes on the Capture of Sea Birds. By Capt. J. W. Collins. 

 Ibid., Dec. 4 and 11, pp. 364-366,383-385. — Reprinted from Ann. Rep. 

 Coram. Fish and Fisheries, 1882. (For notice of the original paper see 

 Auk, I, p. 380.) 



954. Acclimation of Foreign Birds [in the United States]. By J. S. 

 Prout. Ibid., p. 364. — In view of the unsuccessful attempts with the 

 European Quail, Skylark, etc., it is suggested that such birds should be 

 turned out in the South ( Florida, Louisiana, Mexico) instead of the 

 North. 



955. Bird Notes. Ibid., Dec. 11, p. 385. Brief notes from three con- 

 tributors, the most important item being the record of a Barn Owl captured 

 at Logan, O. 



956. The Migratory Quail. By G. M. S. Ibid., p. 3S5.— Birds 

 turned out near Springfield, Mass., ' two years ago,' have reared young 

 and are still there, and there 'to stay.' 



957. Sharp-Tailed a?id Sea-side Finches. By Everett Smith. Ibid., 

 Dec. 18, p. 405. — The Sharp-tailed stated to be found as far north as the 

 Tantremar marshes, near the head of the Bay of Fundy. The Seaside is 

 added to the fauna of Maine on the basis of its recent capture at Shark 

 Island. 



958. Quail in Confinement. By Tenny & Woodward. Ibid., Dec. 

 25, p. 426. — A brood of five and another of seventeen "hatched last 

 .season are still living and in fine condition." 



959. Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley. Winter Birds of 

 Southern Illinois. By W. W. Oooke [= Cooke]. Ibid., Jan. 1,8, 1885, 

 pp. 444,445, 463, 464. — A formal list of the species, with brief commen- 

 tary. 



960. Perhaps Nest and Eggs of Regulus Satrapa. By W. T. Emmet. 

 Ibid., Jan. 1, 1885, p. 445. — Found near Lennoxville, Can., in spring of 

 1879, anc * doubtless correctly assigned. 



961. North American Birds. Water Birds, Vol. II. Editorial. 

 Ibid., Jan. 8, p. 463.— -Notice of the work. 



