Contc?its of \'ol7i7ne \"II. 



Eagle i^Aquila chrysaetiis ianadeHsis) near Columbus. Ohio, 123; 

 The Little Blue Heron in Maine, 123; Baird's Sandpiper on Long 

 Island. X. y. — a Correction, 123; Pelidna subarquata on the 

 Maine Coast, 124; The King Rail in New England, 124; Purple 

 Gallinule {loiiornis marthiica) in Rhode Island, 124; Note on 

 the Habits of the Young of Gallinula galcata and Podilymbus 

 fodiceps, 124; Rynchops nigra — an Early Record for the Massa- 

 chusetts Coast. 125; Notes on the Habits of the Kittiwake Gull, 

 125; Sterna /br.f^e;'/ breeding off the Eastern Shore of \'irginia, 

 126; Note on the Foot oi Accipiter ftiscus, 126; Supplemental;)- 

 Notes on two Texas Birds, 127; Addenda to the Preliminary list 

 of Birds ascertained to occur in the Adirondack Region. North- 

 eastern New York. 12S. 

 Err.\t.\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . i; 



NUMBER III. 



The Colors OF Feathers. {Plate I.) '&\ y. Amory Jeffries . 129 



On a Collection of Birds lately made by Mr. F. Stephens in 



Arizona. By William Breivster . . . . . . • 13.=; 



Notes on the Summer Birds of the Upper St. John. By Charles 



F. Batchelder ........... 147 



A Sketch of the Home of Hylocickla alicice bicknelli. Ridgway, 



WITH some Critical Remarks on the Allies of this New 



Race. By Eugene P. Bicknell. ....... 152 



Short Notes on the Birds of Bayou Sara, Louisiana. By 



Charles Wiekliffe Beckham ........ 159 



List of Birds observed at Houston. Harris Co.. Texas, and 



IN THE Counties Mont(;omery. Galveston, and Ford Bend. 



By H. Nehrling 166 



RECENT LITER.VTURE. 



Bailey's Index to Forest and Stream, 175 ; Chamberlain's Catalogue 

 of the Birds of New Brunswick, 176; Krukenberg on the Coloring 

 Matter of Feathers. Second Part, 177: Stejneger's Nomenclatural 

 Innoyations. 17S: IngersoU's Birds'-Nesting. 179. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Note on Mimus polyglottus, 180; The Nest of the House Wren. liSo: 

 Remarkable plumage of the Orchard Oriole. 181 ; The Nest and 

 Eggs of Perisoreiis canadensis, 181 ; Notes on the Plumage of 

 JVephcecetes niger borealis. 182 : Plumage of the Young of Eclec- 

 tus polychlorus, 183; An Owl's Egg laid in Confinement, 183; 

 Btiteo brachyurns — a Correction, 184; The Turkey Buzzard in 

 New Hampshire, 184; Rapacious Birds in Confinement. 184; 

 Note on Mareca amerirana. 185 : Destruction of Birds by the 

 Cold Wa\e of May 21st and 22d. 185; More Definite Statistics 

 needed in regard to the .Abundance of Birds. 186; Remarks on 

 Five Maine Birds. 189: Maine Notes, 190: Stray Notes from Look- 

 out Mountain. Tenn.. 191.. 



Errat.\ ............. 192 



