1887.] 



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1 144 The Birds of Michigan. By Dr. Morris Gibbs. Ibid., No. 16, 



May 13, pp. 305, 306; Vol. XXVII, No. 7, Sept. 9, PP- »3, "45 No. 12, 

 Oct. 14, pp. 223-224. 



1145. ^Destruction of Pigeons in Pennsylvania.} Editorial. /*«*., 

 No. 16, May 13. p. 802.— "Thousands and tens of thousands" killed on 

 their nesting grounds. 



1146. 7-Ae S/*/-™*/ AT«w*. By M. G. Ellzey, M. D. /*/</., No. 16, 

 May 13, p. 304.-A second reply to Mr. Henshaw (see above, No. 1142), 

 respecting the Sparrow Hawk as a destroyer of grasshoppers, etc. 



1 147. Eagles \Haliceetus leucocephalus] breeding in Captivity. By 

 Henry Hulce. Ibid., No. 17, May 20, p. 327. 



1 148. Habits of the [Bald] Eagle. By Henry Hulce. Ibid, No. 19, 



Tune 3, p. 369. 



1 149. Wildfowl of Western Waters. By Junius P. Leach. Ibid., So. 

 18, May 27, p. 348; No. 19, p. 370.— Valuable information respecting the 

 Cranes, Swans, Geese, and Ducks. 



1 150. A Note about Audubon. Ibid, No. 19, June 3, p. 369.— Extract 

 from a private letter, written Jan. 2, 1841, by Lewis Warriner. 



1151. Birds of Central Park, New York \City\. A Preliminary List. 

 By Lewis B. Woodruff and Augustus G. Paine, Jr. Ibid., No. 20, June 

 10, pp. 386, 387.— A briefly annotated list of 121 species. The European 

 Goldfinch (Carduelis elegans) is given as "Resident; common; breeds." 

 (See also Ibid., No. 25, July 15, p. 4§ 8 -) 



1152. The Toledo Eaglet. By E. D. Potter. Ibid., So. 20, May 10, 

 p. 387.— Bred in confinement. (See above, No. 1148.) 



1 153. Additions to California Avifauna. By Walter E. Bryant. Ibid , 

 No. 22, June 24, p. 426.— The additions are Porzana noveboracensis, P. 

 Carolina, Anas fenelope, and Selasphorus fioressii (Loddiges). 



1 154. The Toledo Eaglet. By Henry Hulce. Ibid., No. 22, June 24, 

 p. 426. (See above, Nos. 114S and 1152.) 



1 155. Swifts, Humming Birds and Goatsuckers. By R. W. Shufeldt. 

 Ibid., No. 23', July 1, p. 447.— On the relationship of these birds, and an 

 appeal for aid in obtaining material for investigation. 



1156. Bam Owl in Ohio. By A. Hall. Ibid., No. 23, July 1, p. 446- 



1 157. Two Hints in Taxidermy. By W. E. B[ryant]. Ibid., No. 24, 

 July 8, p. 467. — (1) Strengthening the neck in small birds as well as large 

 ones, by using a splinter of wood (as a hard-wood toothpick) in small 



• birds', and a piece of wire or wood in larger ones ; (2) the use of absorbent 

 cotton for filling the skins. 



1 158. Occurrence of the Ivory Gull at Halifax, \_N. S.~\. By J. 

 Mathew Jones. Ibid., No. 25, July 15, p. 4§7- 



1 159. Disappearance of the Bobolink \_at Springfield, Mass.]. By E. 

 H. Lathrop. Ibid., No. 26, July 22, p. 507. 



1 160. Early Occurrence of the Great White Egret at Washington, D. 

 C By C Hart Merriam. Ibid., No. 26, July 22, p. 508.— Taken July 15, 



1886. 



1161. The Shore Birds. By X. Y. Z. [=R. L. Newcomb]. Ibid., No. 

 26, July 22, p. 509.— Dates of their arrival at Salem, Mass., in July 1886. 



