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(male, aut. plum.) ; J. A. Sbaw, Ardea hcrodias (young 

 male, spr. plum,) ; J. S. Ives, three specimens of African 

 cage birds, and Pyrrhula vulgaris, from England ; Mrs. G. 

 R. Mason, bird from Africa ; H. F. Shepard, Pheasant from 

 St. Helena, and Phaeton cethereus ; Gr F. Read, five specimens 

 of African birds; B. B. Prince, of Beverly, Bubo virgini- 

 anus ; R. Brookhouse, jr., Tetrao canadensis (male,) Maine; 

 A. Lackey, of Marblehead, Sterna sp7 taken from the guano at 

 the Chincha Islands, about 100 feet beneath the surface. This 

 bird is so well preserved, that the few feathers which remain 

 still retain their color, which is black and white ; John F. 

 Webb, jr., nest and eggs oi Muscicapa tyr annus ; William 

 Silsbee, eggs of Colmnba palumbus ; Mrs. G. R. Mason, 

 Sixteen eggs of Fringilla canarie7isis ; C. G. Chever, mal- 

 formed egg of Gallus domesticns ; George Welch, of Lynn, 

 nest and eggs of Carduelis tristis ; Miss M. E. Webb, nest 

 of ChcBturea pelasgia. ; Mrs G. D. Clark, do. do. do. S. 

 Jillson, of Lynn, eggs of Ectopisies niigraioria, Teij-ao 

 umbellus, and Coccyzus erythrophthalmus : nesis of Hirwi do 

 rustica, and Vireo olivaceus ; nests and eggs of Seiurus 

 aurocapillus (with 2 eggs of Molothrus pecoris deposited in it); 

 Tardus Wilson ii, Orpheus carolinensis, Muscicapa vircns, 

 Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Fringilla melodia, Dolichonyx 

 oryzivora, Ammodramus maritimus, Vireo olivacejts, Gar- 

 rulus cristatus, Trochilus cohibris. F. W. Putnam, nest 

 and eggs of Embei'iza socialis, Fringilla melodia, Niphma 

 hy emails, from North Conway, N. H., Quiscalus versicolor, 

 Sylvicola cBSiiva, Bombycilla cai'olinensis, Carduelis iristis, 

 Linaria Tninor (J). 



Additions. Anas sponsa (female, sum. plum), Fidigula 

 americana (male, wint. plum.), F. albeola (male and female, 

 wint. plum ), F. glacialis (male, wint. plum.), Sula bassana 

 (young male, sum. plum.), Larus marinus (adult and young 

 males, wint. plum.), Uria grylle (female, wint. plum,), 

 Muscicapa crinita (male and female, spring plum.), Parus 

 atricapiUus (male, aut. plum.), Alauda alpestris (male and 

 female, wint. plum.), Linaria pinus (male, wint. plum.), 



