iv Contents of Volume IV. 



bus, 0., 62. — The Great White Egret in New Brunswick, 63. — The Stilt 

 Sandpiper {Micropalama himantopus) on the New Jersey Coast, 62. — 

 Notes on New England Birds, 63. — The Frigate Pelican in Nova Scotia, 

 64. — Fulmarvs glacialh on the Massachusetts Coast, 64. 



NUMBER II. 



History of the Evening Grosbeak. Bj' Elliott Coues .... 65 



On the Habits and Nesting of Certain Rake Birds in Tk.vas. By 



William Brewster 75 



Late Fall and Winter Notes on some Birds observed in the Vicin- 

 ity of Princeton, N. J. By W. E. D. Scott 81 



Notes on the Breeding Habits of the California Py'gmy Owl ( Glau- 

 cidium californicum), with a Description of its Eggs. By William 

 A. Cooper 86 



The American Brown Creeper. By T. M Brewer 87 



Notes on Birds observed at Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado. 



By W. E. D. Scott 90 



Nest and Eggs of the Golden-crowned Kinglet {Ber/ulus satrapu). By 



T. M. Brewer 96 



Notes upon the Distribution, Habits, and Nesting of the Black- 

 capped ViREO ( Vireo atricapilius). By William Brewster ... 99 



The Ipswich Sparrow {Passerculiis prince/>s, ^Iavnaiuj). By W. A. 



Jeffries 103 



Notes on a few Birds occurring in the Vicinity of Portland, Me. 



By Nathan Clifford Brown 106 



Strange Story of a California Bird. By Miss Fannie Miller . 109 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Aughey's Notes on the Food of the Birds of Nebraska, 110. — Langdon's Re- 

 vised List of Cincinnati Birds, 112; A Woman's Work as a Naturalist, 113. 



— Mriynard's Birds of Florida, 114. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Olive-backed Thrush (Tu7-dus swainsnni) in Texas, 116. — .\lbinism in the 

 Tufted Titmouse, 116. — Hooded Warbler in Western New York, 116. — 

 Note on Dendraca townsendi.WC^. — The Yel'ow-runiped Warbler (Dtn- 

 droRca coronata) wintering in Swanipscott, Mass, 118. — Capture of 

 Kirtland's Warbler {Dendrwca kirtlandi) in the Bahama Islands, 118. 



— The Eggs of the Redstart {Setojihat/n riUicilht), 118. — Rough-winged ^ 

 Swallow in Connecticut, 119. — The Loggerhead Shrike ( Collurio ludovi- 

 cianus) breeding in Northern New England, 119. — Capture of the Logger- 

 head Shrike in Winter in New Hampshire, 119. — The White-rumped and 

 Loggerhead Shrikes in Ohio, 120. — Tlie Great Northern Shrike in New 

 England, 120. — ^^giothus exilipes in Massachusetts, 121. — Record of the. 

 Breeding of Crossbills in Northern Vermont in 1796, 121. — Notes on the 

 Purple Finch, 122. — Nesting of the Black-throated ViViWim^ ( Eiispiza ameri- 

 cami) in Mas.sachiisetts, 122 — Rare Birds in IMichigan, 123. — The Cow- 



