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246. Alucoflamtneus america?ius, Ridgway. — Earn Ozvl. By John W. 

 Shorten. Ibid., p. 57. — Specimen taken at Hai-twell, O., about 10 miles 

 from Cincinnati. March 3, 1882. 



247. \_List of Birds observed on a March from Ft. Leavcmvorth, Mo., 

 to Santa Fe, N. M., in /S46 and 1847.'] By James W. Abert, Colonel 

 U. S. A. Ibid., pp. 57-59- — Brief notes on about 60 species, giving date 

 and place (approximately) of observation. 



248. A Day in a Louisiana Sivamf. By the Editor. Ibid., pp. 89-92. 

 — Includes informal notes on a number of species of birds. 



249. Sfring Arrivals at Bardsto-Mn, Ky. By C. W. Beckham. Ibid., 

 p. 93. — Brief mention of 12 species. 



250. Brookville [^Indiana'] Notes. By E. R. Quick. Ibid., pp. 93-95. 

 — On 8 species. 



2 51. Hcrodias alba egretta .... American Egret. By John W. 

 Shorten. Ibid., p. 95. — Specimen in full breeding plumage taken at 

 Maysville, Ky., April 22, 1882. 



252. Spiza americana .... Black-throated Biuiting. By the Editor. 

 Ibid., p. 95. — Description of an abnormal specimen. 



253. Buteo borealis .... Red-tailed Hawk. By J. W. Shorten. Ibid., 

 p. 95. — Note on contents of stomach of an example examined. 



254. Cupidonia cupido .... Prairie Hen. By the Editor. Ibid., p. 

 95. — On two specimens kept in confinement. 



255. Rallus elegans .... Great Red-breasted Rail. By the Editor. 

 Jbid., -p. gs- — Specimen taken having a large water beetle sticking in its 

 oesophagus. 



256. A Synopsis of the Cincinnati Fauna, ^y the Editor. Ibid., pp. 

 185-191. — " Class Aves : Birds," p. 186 (264 species). 



257. \_Notes on Ohio Birds.'] By Walter Douglas. Ibid., p. 191. — 

 Short notes on 9 species. 



258. Ornithological Notes from Brookville, Indiana. By A. W. 

 Butler. Ibid., pp. 192, 193.— Short notes on 17 species. 



259. Nest of a Mega-pod. By Prof. Henry A. Ward. Ward's Nat. 

 Set. Bulletin,, Vol. I, No. 2, Jan. 1881, pp. 9, 10. — Detailed account, with 

 cut of nest, of the breeding habits of Megapodius tumulus, from observa- 

 tions by the author. 



260. The Aptetyx. By F. A. L[ucas]. Ibid., p. 11. General account 

 of the Apteryges and their relationships. 



261. Hints about making Bird Skins. By F. A. L[ucas]. Ibid., 

 p. II. 



262. H01V to Soften Dry Bird Skins. By W. T. H[ornaday]. Ibid., 

 p. II. 



263. The Black Swan. By "Cygnus," with an introductory paragraph 

 by Prof. H. A. Ward. Ibid., No. 3, April, 1882, p. 8.— On the habits of 

 Chenopis atrata. 



264. Osteological Ab)iormalities. By Frederic A. Lucas. Ibid., p. 12. — 

 Devoted mainly to mammals, but notes a malformed skvill each of the 

 common Fowl and Robin, and lower mandible in a South American 

 Bittern {Tigrisoma^. 



