CONTENTS. 



VOL. XV., NO. 3, MARCH, 1890. 



A Wet Day with the Marsh Hawks ii^^l.Jt' t..,.i/.. ' fi 



XomencUiture Impioinptn 



A Kite New to the North American Fauna 



A Set oi Five Eggs of Swainson's Warbler .... 



A Li.-^t of tlie Birds of Colorado 



Down the Creek after Eggs . . •_ • • ., •. • 

 Nesting of the Red-breasted Nuthatch in Orouo, Maine . 

 A Series of Eggs of the Black-poll Warbler 



Harry R. Taylor 

 John'C. Cah'oon 

 J. F. N. . 

 Chas. F. Morrison . 

 H. H. Brinilev 

 R. H. Fernald . 

 J. F. N. . 



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Winter Notes^from Cornwall, Vt. . . • ■,-,•. • C. H. FarkhiU 



\ Discussion of the Terms Used to Denote the Relative 



Abundance of Birds ^'"'FuZf''' ^^^"*^ ■- 



Wanderings, No. (i, ^ ■ ^- ^ates 



Evening Grosbeaks • ■,,,•• 



TheCowl)ird A. H. Aioert,er 



Editorial 



Correspondence 



New Fublications 



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JOHN C. CAHOON, 



Scientific Collector of Specimens of Natural 



History, 



TAUNTON, 



MASS., U.S.A. 



I shall collect the o-reater part of the season of 1890 in Newfoundland and 

 would be pleased to correspond with persons desiring specimens from that country. 



Books for Naturalists. 



Ridgway's Nomenclature of North American 



Davie's' Egg Check List. A full and complete 

 descni>tion of Nests and Eggs, 



Capcn's Oology of New England, 



The finest illustrated work on Birds' Eggs ever 

 imblished in this country. 



A. O. U. Check List of N. A. Birds, 



Vols X. and XI. of the O. ^V- O. containing illus- 

 trated articles on Taxidermy and Entomology, 



$7.50 



1.25 



8.75 



.50 

 2.00 



F. B. WEBSTER, 409 Washington St., Boston. 



Birds' Skins for Exchange. 



Rare specdes from tlie northwest. 400 specimens to 

 dispose of. Franklin's Ro«y Gull; Bciheiniaii Wax- 

 wing; Evening Grosbeak; Wilson's IMialaropc, etc, in 

 lirge series. Also a few desirable California birds. 



Exchange from the southwest particularly desired. 

 None but thoroughly scieniilic skins given or rec.civeil. 



GEO. G. 



Lake JNIills, Jefferson Co., Wis. 



CANTWELL, 



FOR SALE. 



Eggs in Sets Mar. 1 5, 1 890. 



\ O IT No 14 7 12, 13, lli,27.20,30,30a,31,32,.35, 40. 47,49,51a, 5-l,5G,.58,51),«3,O4,(i5,G7,0i, 70. 71, 72,74,75,70,77 

 -..so SO MO 10 ;' 117 118 no 120, 120a, 122, 123b, 120, 132, 133, 140, 141, 142, 143, 140, 147, 152. 155, 100, 107, 171a, 172, 172a, 

 is' I'sr P l' pi 1% 197, l\ 200, 201 202 203, 207, 208, 211, 213, 214, 218, 210, 221, 223, 224, 225, 229, 258. 201, 203, 271, 

 ■>U' Iso S5 -8< '89 2891) 293a, 294, 297, 309 3*5, 310, 320, 325, 32G, 331, 333, 335, 330, 337, 337b, 339, 341, 

 xi-" 3^^ 34t ry' 300 3<i4 .300, 308, 37.3, 37.3a, 373c, 375a, 378, 381, 384, 385, 387, 388, 3:i0, 3J3c, 394, 402,4O(i, 408, 409, 

 iv' 4r ' it-: 417' 4'0 4'' 423,428, 429, 430, 431, 433, 443. 414, 445, 447, 448, 452, 454, 450, 457, 458, 401, 402, 404, 405, 400.. 

 t,;i.W 474 474c 474e 474^475, 47. , 477, 4,S1, 484, 483, 488, 489, 490, 495, 495a. 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 501b, 505, 505a, 

 t'^n- 5(8 510 5 1 '511a 511b, .512 513, 517, 517a, 518,519, 519a, .528, ,529, 530, 531, 538, .549, .542a, 540,552, ,552a, 

 ^" ;• ^^'^\^%^hGs]^"l^k^^m}^^li 581 , ,58h,„ 581c, 581d, 581e, 584, 587, 587m,. 588, 588a, 588b. 590, .5911,, 592, 

 t^'^'S'sS'^^lio^'^O 004,.k(»8 Oh., 011,'.;i2, .U3,014. .HO, .n7. .dO.O-, 022a 024 027 028 029 (330, 

 ?'Vl ^33 mVr/Ui 037 04'> 64,3, 048, 0.52, 657, 059,071, 073, 674, 670, (!81, 083, 683a, (;84, O&.a, 687, 698, 701, -03, ,04, 

 705:7™!; 70^7(^1; 708' '7 it^^ 721 a, 726, 727, 729, 733, 735,730, 742, 743, 740, 751, 755, 756, 758, 



'^Mam'of Uiesesel^^^^^^^^^^^ no discount can be made fn.m list prices. Some spts are ac- 



conit aniedlv nest.s. in whi.di case thev will positively not be sold separately. A tew of the rarer sets contain 

 danS^^^ accunt of the scarcity, full particulars will be given on unpury. Single eggs of many 



of the*se ami others in great variety. 



Frank B. Webster, 



409 Washington Street, 



Boston. 



Randall & Langlev, Printebs, Hyde Park, Mass. 



