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107 1. "Tie Birds of Long Island." By J. B. B. Ibid., Feb. 12, p. 



46. — Notice of J. P. Giraud's well-known work, with extracts from it. 



1072. How to Identify Birds. By Everett Smith. Ibid.. Feb. 12, p. 

 44. — The writer repeats his offer to identify specimens, and gives directions 

 how to send them in the flesh. 



1073. The Song ofthe White-throated Sparrozv. By Dr. M. L. Leach. 

 Ibid., Feb. 19, p. 65. 



1074. Virginia Rail Wintering on Long Island. By Paul Geipel. Jr. 

 Ibid., Mch. 5, p. 105. 



1075. Winter Range of the Robin. By W. W. Cooke. Ibid.. Mch- 



11, p. 125. 



1076. Southern Nezv York Winter Birds. By W. T. E. Ibid.. Mch. 



12. pp. 125. 126. — Notes on 22, species. 



1077. Snow Bunting's [at Perth An/boy. IV. y.]. By J. L. K. Ibid.. 

 Mch. 12. p. 126. — The first seen in several years. 



107S. AcadianOwl. By O. W. R. Ibid.. Mch. 19. p. 145. 

 1079. A Screech Orel Attacks a Plymouth Roek Rooster. By S. L. 

 Davison. ibid.. Mch. 19. p. 145. 



1050. Migratory Quail. By \V. Hapgood. Ibid.. Mch. 26,]). 166. — ■ 

 The recent attempt to stock the country with these birds declared to be a 

 failure. 



1051. White Egrets in Orleans County. N. T- By S. L. Davison. 

 Ibid.. April 9. p. 204. — Three killed in Carlton, "on Thanksgiving Day, 

 1883." 



1082. Where Did It Come From? By Robert Ridgway. Ibid.. Apr. 

 9. p. 204. — Records the killing of a Prairie Chicken ( [Cupidouia eupido) 

 on the Virginia side of the Potomac near Washington, March 17. 18S5. 

 (See below, No. 1086.) 



1053. Misplaced Confidence. By F. Park, Jr. Ibid., Apr. 16, p. 

 225. — A Great Horned Owl eats a Screech Owl confined with it in the 

 same cane. 



1054. The Winter and Spring Birds at St. Louis. Mo. By W. W. 

 Cooke, based- on notes by Otto Widmann. Ibid.. Apr. 23. p. 248. 



1055. Maine Birds. By Everett Smith. Ibid. . p. 24S. — Note on Tardus 

 mustelinus. 



1056. The Washington Prairie Chicken. 13 v Homo. Ibid.. Apr. 23, 

 p. 24S. — May have been the descendant of birds liberated at Snow- Hill. 

 Md., some years before. (See above. No. 10S2.) 



1057. The Woodcock's Song. By J. H. D. Ibid., Apr. 30, p. 268. 

 108S. Birds in Queer Places. By X. Y. Z. Ibid., May 7, p. 28S.— 



Relates mainly to various species of Grallae and Rails. 



10S9. Fox Sparrows in Spring Migration. By J. L. Davison. Ibid., 

 May 7. p. 2S9. 



1090. White Pelican on Long- Island. Editorial. Ibid., May 21, p. 

 32S. — One killed at Roslyn, L. L, May 11, 18S5. 



1091. The lesson of a Market. By Geo. B. Sennett. Ibid., June 4, pp. 

 366, 367. — -On the small birds, killed as game, in the market of Norfolk, Vs.. 



