Contents of Volmne V. 



from Sombrero Key, Florida. — A Bird New to the United States, 

 322; An Abnormal Scarlet Tanager, 322 ; Prothonotarv Warbler 

 in Ontario, 322 ; Bachman's Warbler (^Helmi)ithophila l>ac/tmani) 

 in Louisiana, 323; Helmi7itJiophila celata in Connecticut, 323; 

 Detidroica ccerulea in the District of Columbia, 323 ; Seiurus 

 noveborace?isis notabtlis in South Carolina, 324; Two Records for 

 Long Island, New York, 324; Birds at Aiken, S. C.,324; Notes 

 on Louisiana Birds, 324; Observations on Bird Migration at 

 Milwaukee, 325 ; Osteological Notes upon Puffins and Ravens, 

 32S; Abnormalities in the Ribs of Birds, 329. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



The Sternum in the Solitary Sandpiper, and other Notes, 330. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



Obituary. — Henry James Stovin Pryer, 332 ; Dr. Modest N. Bogda- 

 now, 333; Bird Destruction, 334; Edible Birds'-nests, 335; Ex- 

 plorations in the W'est Indies, 335 ; Subscriptions for the Audubon 

 Monument, 336. 



NUMBER IV. 



Page 



Breeding of the Golden-crested Kinglet {Regulus sairapa) in 

 Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a Description of 

 ITS Nest and Eggs. By William Brezvster .... 337 



Birds of Carroll County, Indiana. By Barton W. Evermann . 344 



Notes on the Nest and Eggs of Peuccea (Pstivalis backmanii Aud., 



Bachman's Sparrow. By Capt. Charles E. Betidire . -351 



Notes on the Birds of Fort Klamath, Oregon. By Dr. y. C. 

 Merrill, U. S. A. With Remarks on Certain Species by Wil- 

 liam Brezvster . 357 



Notes on the Habits, Nests and Eggs of the Genus Glaucidium 



BoiE. By Capt. Charles E. Bendire ...... 366 



A Summary of Observations on the Birds of the Gulf Coast of 



Florida. By W. E. D. Scott 373 



Testimony of Some Early Voyagers on the Great Auk. By 



Fannie P. Hardy 3S0 



Nesting of the Red-faced Warbler {Cardellina rubrifrons) in 

 the Huachuca Mountains, Southern Arizona. By IV. W. 

 Price • • • 385 



Notes on the Birds of Winchendon, Worcester County, Massa- 

 chusetts. By William Brezvster . ..... 386 



List of Additions to the North American Avifauna and of 

 Eliminations and Changes in Nomenclature proposed since 

 THE Publication of the A. Q. U. Check-list. By Frank M. 

 Chapman 393 



Description of the Breeding Plumage of Chadbourne's Field 

 Sparrow {Spizella arenacea), with Evidence of its Specific 

 Distinctness. By Dr. C. Hart Merriam ..... 402 



Description of a New Species of Wren from the Island of To- 

 bago, West Indies. By George N. Lawrence .... 404 



