CONTENTS. 

Vol. XI., No. 2, February, 1888. 

Florida Bird Life in November, 1885. ..........c2cecccccccecmecceneces eters Ay 1s: BROWNE + av ev'e eles eo 5 <a nieeae oa oe 
Peculiar Pinmage of Bluebird. ..........0.ceeeeeeneees gis co ipeia e Veith stein tat A. H. JENNINGS, .....-0 seve eceesenersctactes ,-18 
EY Fe a oc os as Seal enw Wiad ainie wea ae Me aloe Meal pice oyst's » «'s'aidW’maiy WS d'g.0.a ce ain sions oo eT UpiNe ah aim @hig tig < Wee iag 5 18 
Large Number of Eggs of Black-billed Cuck00........... 002.0 - cee ceeecencee cer neeecercerecnscesccenes ee eh 18 
Relative:Size and: Number of Heges. 2h cues Mcuseosamedislete cles vepmes.ncn devel: ads oOsgtioags ves Nhe eee kan ip nae 18 
The Proper Arrangement of a Collection Of Eggs......0-.ee cece cere rebar cece cance cece nee eereenseuweset sewer PP 
The Best Manner of Measuring Eggs... .. ccc see ceen ee ieee cee cg cee rencsetoretacecvebesy ccaseess oe stn sists Wa geisie 20 
A Large Collection of Eggs. ..0. 00sec cseneccence cence tces reer csccbee ngnrecsetecensnecilecescsewwersossseacs rope 20 
Eggs of the’St, Lucas Cactus: Wren. ...5 2.02. ..2-cescnceeceescnesseneeconescewes ride kt Ses ee re 20 
Nesting Habits and Egg of Ashy Petrel............+.--eeeeseeeeeees A. Ms INGERSOLL, ». <5 .U0 tiv ger cereus hanes 21 
The Eggs of the Sparrow Hawk:..¢.+....scneccccee seen eceeccecedeeveredeccrercecteesseeegecectswesenseswsseueuas 21 
Egg of the Yellow-nosed Albatross ..... 2220s. cece eee cece cence ee nee W. On EMERSON, ... S05 0.0 Sires dup cele'e obevo esters 21 
A Day in Chatvilles. 2.26 cee te Seve cote ccm eset seleeepensseeces HARRY Gs PARKERS G4, 5 00 ceg o> caine Sune ree 22 
MRT Nahe ee TS wk cite ch Wass oS maT kee Sao .c'< canst ac Ppicenis cae fcbiad au ccets ast ase Meee aoe ana onan kins $e 24 
List of Summer Birds of the Vicinity of Tim Pond, Maine.............-.... je: em OFA ra ee Neri lst yr oo 24 
Practical Taxidermy 2... 00... c aden cde tees wccsle cs cins reese reeivaretocse se Ff. =Bi- WEBSTER va. oct: cet s oR sq teen eneeme 26 
Nest of the Blue-grey Gnatcatcher: .2.. 0... .0. cee cee e cence ec ces ce eves ececee Gko. Ho. CENTERS.. 2... na9+s oh eucpep me atemeae 28 
Large Sets of Eggs of the Mourning Dove....... «+... seeceeeseeeereceeeeee PHILO Wi SMUTH, Lb... on teas ueeine neni oleae 28 
ENTOMOLOGY.—Practical Entomology.....-..2. 2... eee ceeecceeveng veeeereee WRIGHT AND BATEs.......... ontae Se ees 29 
Breeding of Atticus Cynthia......2..-.0..-02-+-- q tins Ciel ela seelgs sais eevee gauss aah cent eieja sean een aes nae 29 
Winter Collecting... 22. cies sve es: owed CS ER ie nelle Oy WE UOPANEDE, 205s Ss.:/ovieses capes 24 sicees “eee 3L 
Sphingidee of New Englands 0s. 2... eet eee cece epee cease ccenwes CR ANID Roe eca's aecics casa swash tas sopeeeae pte ae 
Correspondence.—Scarcity. of Insects; Heo Collecting... 2. 5.<.. seccesctresnsasscrcnse covcescccses clpsevs t8 ans sul eas teesewe 32 


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