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Vol. XS) No: TO October, tsa50. 

Some Ornithological Explorations in the Dead River Region of 
Maine.» oars oc sidhcens 220 se ee eens ta Ooi ae FE. H, CARPENTER «..2525-0 cee 145 
Notes on Some Birds of the Great Smoky Mountains.......... A. GE Moynn: MoD. .cosc cmoeeee 147 
Observations on the Development and the Decay of the Pigment 
Layer of Birds’ Eggs............. ... A, M. WAtpow1, M..D...... .- 148 
DITOBLAT c «ees tenes oar ees See aMiscaet enaushevdestghs a FSS CHOE OL CAE oe een 152 
Eges of White-tailed Kite... 2.65. sce s 0c cues nes nent feiss sinlgios eee emmys paige + ols | oo ote nicl 152 
Field Notes on Some Birds of Colorado............ 2-6. ee eee .. Cas, F.’ MomRISON. : (1. 3cen ee 158 
Nesting of Swallow-tailed Kite... 2.0. .0...00 6 eer ene ee ewe eg J. A. SINGLY. i\- dns hse ee 154 
The Florida or White-eyed Towhee..-... 2.2.2... s. 6 es wees WALTER Hoxte 155 
Nesting of Worm-eating Warbler...............-..++-+-eeeee THOS. H, JACKSON, +.) 534.5 see ten 156 
Tarkey Buzzard in, Massachusetts... 2-2-6. ne we eee eee EL GW ee eee 157 
ENTroMoLoay—Sphingadae of New England... 2.2. 6... op ene ees oc ne oc omega me eee 158 
The Cherry-tree Borer... 2... cece c eee cee ee eee eee eee Le HOODS fs enact nee 158 
BTOSEr VINE AiaT VAC ses ye ones eters si<'= omens Sihdeeganvorrane ttn PAUIOREVERE 2): c. :2<speie eee 158 
Sea sland Insects: 0. os tihes cee es ones «he een orm cre nsie els, oe ota WALTER HOXtE ; 159 
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