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272. Night Herons in Winter. Bj Henrj Hales. Ibid., VI, p. 6. — 

 Habits of a tame individual kept bj the writer at Ridgewood, N. J. 



273. California Bird Notes. By B. W. Evermann. Ibid., VI, ^. ^. — 

 On the habits of Geococcyx californianus, and notes on the early nesting 

 of various other species. 



274. Hooded Warblers. Nesting in Southern Conn. By J. N. Clark. 

 Ibid., VI, pp. 9, 10. — The taking of various nests recoi'ded. 



2715. Horned Lark. Nesting Habits in Orleans Co., N. Y. By F. 

 H. Lattin. Ibid., VI, pp. 10, 11. 



276. Cactus Wren (^Cai?tpvlorhynchus brunueicapillus^. By G. Hol- 

 terhoff, Jr. Ibid., VI, p. 11. — Account of its breeding habits, nest and 

 eggs. 



277. Scarlet Tanager. [By Dr. H. A. Atkins.] Ibid., VI, p. 13.— 

 Dates of arrival of Pyranga rubra at Locke. Ingham Co., Mich., for 25 

 years. 



278. Baltimore Oriole. By Dr. H. A. Atkins. Ibid., VI, p. 13.— 

 Dates of its arrival for 25 years at Locke, Ingham Co.. Mich. 



279. Bird Notes. By J. M. Howey. Ibid.. VI, p. 13. — Capture of a 

 Hawk Owl {Stirnia ulula hudsonia) at Gorham, N. Y., Nov. 1875, and 

 on the breeding of the Killdeer Plover {^^-Egialitcs vociferus) and Indigo 

 Bird {Cyanospiza cyanea) at Canandaigua, N. Y. 



280. Catching a Tartar. By F. T. Jencks. Ibid., VI, p. 14. — A 

 Little Black-head Duck {Fulix affinis) caught by the tongue by a mussel. 



281. Marsh Ha-wk {^Circus hudsonius). A Large set of Eggs. By 

 S. F. Rathbun. Ibid., VI, p. 14. — A clutch of 7 found at Dunnville, Ont. 



2S2. Hetisloiv's Sfarro-w. Nesting in Northe?-n Conn. By C. M. 

 Tones. Ibid., VI, pp. 17, 18. — Coturniculus henslozvi met with several 

 different years, and two nests found, at Eastford, Conn. 



283. Collecting on the Pacific Coast. By C. A. Allen. Ibid., VI, pp. 

 j§^ ig. — Notes on various species of Cormorants, Puffins, Gulls, etc., found 

 breeding at Punta de los Reyos, Cal. 



284. Least Titmouse . Its Nesting Habits in California. By B. W. 

 Evermann. Ibid., VI, p. 19. 



285. Northwestern Screech Owl. By Chas. Bendire. Ibid., VI, pp. 

 21^ 4^. — On the nesting habits and eggs of ''Scops asio kennicotti." 



286. Bird Notes from Virginia. By W. T. Allen. Ibid., pp. 20, 21. 

 — On the nesting of several species, and the capture of a Cooper'g*Hawk 

 with a "large splinter .... through the fleshy part of the wing near the 

 shoulder." 



287. '-Catching a Tartar." By Frank S. Wright. Ibid., p. 22.— A 

 Florida Gallinule caught by the lower mandible by a mussel. 



288. Oological Notes from St. John \^N. B.'\. By M. Chamberlain. 

 Ibid., VI, pp. 23, 24. — On the nesting of the White-winged Crossbill, 

 Solitary Sandpiper, Winter Wren, etc. 



289. Tellotv-bellied Woodpecker (^Sphyropicus varius). 'By S. F. 

 Rathburn [= Rathbunj. Ibid., VI, pp. 25, 26. — On its breeding in small 

 numbers near Auburn, N. Y. 



