CONTENTS. 

 Vol. XII., No. 6, June, 1887. 



A Collecting Trip in Texas G. B. Benneks f>\ 



List of birds of Fulton County, Kentucky L. O. Pindar 84 



ATripatter Golden Eagle's Kggs J. U. Chalker... 86 



Arriviil of North ern Birds in England Hexrv Kerr 89 



Nestingof the Black-throated Blue Warbler — Egbert B ago 90 



Icteridre Found Nesting near Des Moines, Iowa James B. Green 91 



The Blue Grosbeak C. S. Brimley 92 



The Catbird of the West ..93 



Nestingof the White-tailed Kite Samuel C. Evans 93 



Breeding Dates of Birds near Frogniore, 6. C, in 188(5 Walter Hoxie 94 



ExTOMOLOGY — Butterfly and Moth Hunting Paul Revere 94 



On the Cicindela^ of Boston L. E. Hood 95 



Sphingidse of New England 9.i 



Something About Beetles I. A. Wright 96 



Notes : 9G 



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