id -scientific Monthly (Toledo ,0. ) ,Vol. I, Mo. 5, P e b 



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CF SOME J3IRDS OBSERVED IN . THE 

 MINNEAPOLIS,. MINN., NOT ENUMERATED 

 IN DR. HATCH'S LfXT. 



. r BY THOMAS'S. ROBERT-. 



[Communicated by Robert Rid 



fuscescens. Probably common. 

 "egiilus satrapa. Occasional, during migrations. 



3. Sitta Canadensis. Rare. 



4. Cistothorus stellaris. Rare summer resident. 



5. * Helminthophaga chrysoptera. Rare summer resident. 



6. Helminthophaga per egrina. Abundant during spring migrations of 1875. 

 Dendroica blackburnice. Occasional during migrations. 



Dendroica striata. During migrations. 

 ). Dendroica tigrina. During both spring anjd fall migration s. (Five 



ens taken.) 



10. Myiodioctes Canadensis. During migrations, 

 r^t Coturniculus passer inus. Common. 



12. Eitspiza Americana. Abundant during the summer of 1874, but none 

 sited us in 1875. 



13. Zcnotrichia querula. While riding through an open, scrubby section of 

 nint'ry some seven or eight miles from Minneapolis, on the 9th of Mr.y, 1874, I mi 

 w large numbers of this species. Twj(were shot, one of which is in the pbs- 

 ssion of Dr. P. L. Hatch, On the 1 6th of the same month **T obtained the 



st specimen that has been seen in this locality, although constant and thor- 

 j <rch has been made each succeeding fall and spring. 



14. Cardinalis Virginianus. / A brilliant-plumaged male shot on the 23rd' of 

 ctober, 1875, in the midst of the large woods about six miles from Minneapolis. 



15. Contopus borealis. Rare summer resident. 



1 6. Hylotomus pileatusj Common in heavily timbered sections. 



17. Sphyropicus varius. Common in heavily timbered sections. 



, ni r omits bairdi. Several specimens taken. 



19. Calidris arenaria. Shot by Mr. W. L. Tiffany on sandy beach 



ke near Minneapolis, September 22nd, 1875. (Specimen in iry collection.) 



20. Sterna f or stir i. Not common. 



A cow, in the town of Eden, the mother of a handsome calf, was crossing 

 ic railroad a few days since. She had cleared the last rail when the passenger 

 ain appeared. The animal hastened towards the fence. Looking back she 

 i\v her offspring standing on the track. With a frightened look she made a 

 i,eous but useless appeal to the foolish little creature to follow her. On came 

 he train, and still stood the calf, -by this time facing the train. The engineer 



> scare the little fool away by making the whistle scream, but he wouldn't 

 .care. When 'the train was within ten rods of the calf the cow made a rush for 

 ior silly child, caught him on her horns, and bore him away in safety. 



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