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1371. Hints on Sparrow Destruction. By James T. Bell. Jbid., No. 
15, Nov. 3, p. 283. 
1372. Domesticating Wildfowl. By Fred Mather. Jbzd., No. 18, 
Nov. 24, p. 343. 
1373. Grouse tn Captivity. By Jay Beebe. Jdbzd., No. 19, Dec. 1, p. 
363. 
1374. Melanerpfes carolinus (Linn.) in New Fersey. By L. S. Foster. 
Ibid., Nu 19, Dec. 1, p. 363.—A male taken at Keyport, Nov. 23, 1887. 
1375. Hvening Grosbeak at Elmira, N. Y. By Edward Swift. Jd7d., 
No. 20, Dec. 8, p. 383.—A male taken Nov. 25. 
1376. Sex Markings of Grouse. By Edward Swift. J/d¢d., No. 20, 
Dec. 8, p. 383.—The male said to possess a slightly longer tail and an 
orange colored spot on the ‘‘superciliary membrane.” 
1377. A Queer Dick of a Woodcock. By Nor’east. Jézd., No. 21, 
Dec. 15, p. 403.—Interesting account of a Captive Woodcock. 
1378. Sex Markings in Grouse. By Jay Beebe. Jbdzd., No. 22, Dec. 
22, p. 428. 
1379. Plumage of the Mallard Drake. By T.H. Streets. Jdzd., No. 
22, Dec. 22, p. 428.—‘‘In the summer the drake looses his green head 
..and the tuft of curly feathers on the tail.” 
1380. Oregon Chinese Pheasants. From the ‘Virginia City (Nev.) 
Chronicle.’ JZbzd., No. 23, Dec. 29, p. 447.—‘‘It is said that there are 
thousands of them in Willamette Valley.” 
1381. Unusual Nesting Sites. From a paper read Dec. 5, 1887, before 
the California Academy of Sciences, by Walter E. Bryant. Jbzd., No. 
24, Dec. 25, p. 463.—Notes on eleven species. 
1382. Grouse and Mallard Plumage. By Robert Ridgway. Jézd., 
No. 24, Dec. 25, p. 463.—‘‘Specimens [of Grouse] not unfrequently occur, 
which it would be impossible to determine the sex of without dissec- 
tion.” The male of several species of Ducks assumes the plumage of 
the female in the summer. 
1383. Zhe Wood Duck in Winter. By Fred Mather. /d¢d., No. 24, 
WEG T2543. 
1384. Szowy Owls in 1886-7. By H. A. Kline. Jbé¢d., No. 25, Jan. 
12, p. 485. 
1385. Plumageof Mallard Drake. By Thos. Johnson. J/d/d.. No. 
25, Jan.12, p. 485.—-‘‘About 1000” Ducks were killed at Whitewater Lake, 
in southwestern Manitoba before October first, none of which were adult 
males. ‘‘Butasharp frost setting in on the third of October, one of 
my friends, Mr. Thomas London, killed during the forenoon of the fol- 
lowing day, about fifty Mallards, the majority of them being ‘green 
heads.’ ” 
1386. Wood Duck in Winter. By Robert T. Morris. Jdzd., No. 25, 
Jan. 12, p. 485.—On Hackensack marshes. 
1387. A Taxtdermist’s Preparation. By H.L.Samson. Jdzd., No. 
25, Jan. 12, p. 485.—A preparation to preserve the color of the soft 
parts. 
