CONTENTS. 



VOL. XII, NO. 12, DECEMBER, 1887. 



The Spring and Fall Plumage of Our Shore Birds John C. C ahoon 193 



Up a Stump Walter Hoxie 194 



Notes on the Nesting of the Red-tailed Hawk in Illinois W. S. Strode 196 



Transportation of Eggs in the Field A. M. Ingersoll 197 



Where tlie Nest Complement is Two Eggs, an Interval of More than 



a Day Elapses Between their Being Laid R. B. McLaughlin 198 



Omissions From List of Birds of Bristol Countj- A. C. Bent 199 



Can Birds Control the Laying of Their Eggs? J. P. N 200 



A Seriesof Eggsof Myiodioctesmitratus J. P.N 200 



Notes From Raleigh, N. C C. S. Brimley 201 



Eggs of DendrcBca chrysoparia J. p. jf 202 



Something New About the Flight of Birds C. C.Trowbridge 202 



Runt Eggs and Their Cause J. p. N 203 



Golden Crested Kinglet at Grand Manan Chas. H. Andros 203 



Nesting of Traill's Flycatcher at Grinnell Ltnds Jones 204 



Large-sized Eggs of Mniotilta varia J.P.N 204 



Ne w Edition of Dr Coues's Key J. P. N 205 



The Purple Grackle as a Bee-Eater L.O. Pindar 205 



Late Nesting of the Black-billed Cuckoo S. W. Denton 205 



Albino Eggs of the Florida Towhee J. P. N 205 



A Rare Gull j. c. Cahoon 206 



Black Rail in Philadelphia W. J. Sherratt 206 



Double Nest of the Parula Warbler R. B. McLaughlin 206 



Golden Eagle in Conn J. M. W 206 



The Capacity of Eggs Walter Hoxie 207 



Large Set of Eggsof Carolina Rail 207 



A New Publicatio n 208 



Publications Received 208 



Errata 208 



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