978 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. iVoLY. 



1878. [Scott, W. E. D.] Snow Geese [Chen hyperboreiis and var. albatuN, at Curri- 

 tuck]. < The Country, i, Feb. 16, 1878, p. 229. 



1878. [Scott, W. E. D. ] A Eemarkable Bird. < The Country, i, Jan. 26, 1878 v 180 

 See p. 213. > f ■ 



Hybrid, supposed to be between Mallard and Muacovy. 



1878. Smith, Everett. Eider Ducks [Somateria mollissima]. < The Conntri, ii 

 May 11, 1878, p. 42. ' 



1878. [Stacy, D. F. ] Braut [Bernicla breuta] iu Minnesota. < Forest and Stream x 

 Feb. 28, 1878, p. 55. ' 



1878. ''Tonic." Domesticated Wood Ducks [Aix spousa]. < Forest and Stream x 

 April 18, 1878, p. 196. ' 



1878. Witmer, J. M. Domestication of the Mallard Duck [Anas boschas]. <^Forest 



and Stream, xi, Nov. 14, 1878, p. 300. 



1879. Arny, H. W. Killed by Telegraph [Wires]. <: Forest and Stream, xii. May 8 



1879, p. 265. ' > ^ , 



Cygnus americanus killed by flying against the wires. 

 1879. Berier, L. Capture of the European Widgeon [Mareca peuelope] in North 



CaroUna. < Bull. mat. Ovnith. Club, iv. No. 3, July, 1879, p. 190. 

 1879. Brewer, T. M. The Rocky Mountain Golden-Eye (Bucephala [Clangtila] 



islaudica). < Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, iv, No. 3, July, 1879, pp. 148-152. 

 Chiefly respecting its geographical distribution ; with description of its eggs. The writer 



contends that it is not the boreal species it is commonly supposed to be ; very curiously adduc- 



mg Its alpine range in the United States in suppott of his positien. 

 1879. Brewster, W. Additional Notes on the Whistling Swan (Cygnus americanus) 



m New Eugland. < Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, iv, No. 2, Apr., 1879, pp. 125, 126. 

 1876. CONKLiN, W. A. Animals at Central Park. Eider Duck [Somateria mollissima]. 



< Bod and Gun, ix, Nov. 4, 1876, p. 73. 

 1879. COUES, E. Letters on Ornithology. No. 21.-History of the Red-breasted, or 



Cmuamon Teal.— (Querquedula cyanoptera, Cass. ) < The Chicano Field, Mav 



17,1879. ' •' 



From the "Birds of the Northwest." 

 1879. CouES, E. Letters on Ornithology. No. 22.— The Snow Goose, or White Brant. 



— Anser [Chen] hyperboreus. Pall. < The Chicago Field, May 24, 1879. 

 From the ' ' Birds of the Northwest. " 



1879. CouES, E. Note on Bucephala [Clangula] islantUca. <^Bun. Nutt. Ornith. 

 Club, iv. No. 2, Apr., 1879, pp. 126, 127. 

 J. B. Gilpin's observations on the trachea of this and Clangula glaucium. 



1879. Dexter, N. Capture of a Swan [Cygnus americanus] in Rhode Island. < For- 

 est and Stream, xiii, Nov. 27, 1879, p. 848. 



1879. Editor. [?Hallock, C] A Hybrid Duck. <_Forest and Stream, xii, Apr. 24 

 1879, p. 226. 'J 1 J 



Supposed hybrid between Aix sponsa and Fuligula ferina americana. 

 " I did not see skin aad know nothing of it. " [&. B. GrinneU in lit. to E. C] 

 1879. Gregg, W. H. Camptohemus labradorius. <rAm. Nat., xiii, No. 2 Feb 1879 

 pp. 128,129. . ' •' 7 



1879. [Grinnell, G. B.] On the Golden Eyes or Garrots in Nova Scotia. < Forest 

 and Stream, xi, Jan. 23, 1879, p. 502. 

 Notice of J. Bernard GUpin's paper with this title. 



1879. Hexshall, J. A. What are English Ducks. <:Fore8t and Stream, xiii, Dec. 4, 

 18/9, p. 867. 

 Kefers to popular name ot Anas boschas in Florida. 



