CONTENTS. 



VOL. XV., NO. 4, APRIL, 1890. 



The Shore Bird Migration at Monomoy Island, Cape Cod, 



Mass., Summer of 1888 John C. Cahoon 49 



The Eggs I Didn't Take . . , • Ben Hokey 52 



A Series of Eggs of the Louisiana Water Thrush . . . J. P. N 53 



Wanderings, No. 7, • • . F. A. Bates 54 



Alexander Wilson Jos. M. Wade 55 



Notes from Millbury, Mass H. T. V. 56 



The J. P. N. Collection of Eggs of the Raptores 56 



Late Nesting of the Crow S. R. Ingersoll 56 



A List of the Birds of McLennan County, Texas . . . Elanoides 57 



Evening Grosbeaks Again Seen 59 



iVhat a Pet Theory Suggests Mossback 60 



Wants Size ot Eagle Kept Within Scientific Limits . . . H.R.Taylor 60 



No Rarefied Air in This S. Raeder 60 



Editorial 61 



Brief Notes 62 



New Publications 63 



Correspondence .64 



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Eggs in Sets Apr. 1 5, I 890. 



A.O.U. No. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 27, 29, .30, .30a, 31, 32, 35, 40, 47, 49, 51a, 54, 56, 5S, 59, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77' 

 79, 80, 86, 90, 92, 106, 117, 118, 119, 120, 120a, 122, 123b, 126, 132, 133, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 147, 152, 155, 160, 167, 17Ia, 172, 172a' 

 180, 182, 186, 191,194, 196, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 207, 208, 211,213, 214, 218, 219, 221, 223, 224, 225, 229, 258, 261, 263, 271- 

 273, 280, 285, 286, 289, 289a, 289b, 293a, 294, 297, 300, 305, 316, 320. 325,326, 331,3,33,335,336, 337, 337b, .339, ,341, 

 342, 343, ,347, 352, .360, 364, 366, 368, 373, .373a, 373e, 375a, 378, .381, .384, ,385, .387, 388, .390, 39.30, 394, 402, 406, 408, 409, 

 412, 413, 416, 417, 420, 421, 423,428, 429, 430, 431, 433, 443, 444, 445, 447, 448, 452, 454, 456, 457, 458, 461, 462, 464, 465, 466, 

 466a, 467, 474, 474c, 474e, 474f, 475, 476, 477, 481,483,484,488, 489, 490, 495, 495a. 497, 498, 499, 500, , 501, 501b, ,505, .50.5a, 

 .500, ,507, .508, .510, 511, 511a, 5111), 512,513,517,517a, 518,519,519a, 528, .529, .530. ,531, 538, 540, 542a, 546, 546a, .552, .5.52a, 

 555, .5.56, .558, 560, 560a, .563, .507, .567a, .569, 573, 574, .581,. 581a, 581c, 581d,.5Sle,,584,.587, 587a, .588, 588a, .588b, ,590, ,591b, .592, 

 .593, .594, .595, .596, 597, 598, 599, 601, 604, 605, (i08, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 616, (;]7, (ilO, 622, 622a, 622b, 624, 627, 628, 629, 630, 

 631, 6.33, 633a, 636, 637, 642, 643, 648, 6.52, 6.57, 6.59,671, 673,674,676,681, 683, 683a, (i84, 6S.5a, 687, 698,701, 703, 704, 

 705, 70(;, 707, 707a, 708, 710, 712, 713, 715, 718, 721, 721a, 725, 727, 729, 733, 735,736, 742, 743,746,751, 763,7.5.5,7.56,7.58, 

 758a, 7.59b, 760, 761, 761a, 764, 765, 766, 7(57, 7tlH. 



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 damaged eggs, held on account of the scarcity, full particulars will be given on inquiry. Single eggs of many 

 of these and others in great variety. 



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