[46] REPORT UNITED STATES ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION. 



Order COLUMBJE : Pigeons, etc. 



Family COLUMBID^ : Pigeons. 



Ectopistes macrura, (Linn.) Coues. 



Wild Pigeon; Passenger Pigeon. 



In some years a"bundant in Nebraska, and in other years rarely to be seen. Though 

 supposed to live wholly on grains, it "^ill occasionally eat insects. In September, 

 1874, I bought six at a butcher-shop in Lincoln, which were said to have been brought 

 there by a sportsman. The following was the result of an examination of their 

 stomachs : 









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Sept. — , 1874 

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11 





61 grains. 



70 grains. 

 Kot counted. 

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2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



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8 





do 



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15 

 1 



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15 



7 

 10 



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Zenjsdura carolinensis, (Linn.) Bp. 



Carolina Dove ; Common Dove. 



Abundant in Nebraska. I have only examined a few specimens that I obtained 

 from sportsmen, with the following result : 



Locality. 



Dixon County IN'ebraska 



Dakota County, Nebraska... 

 TVayne County, Xebraska. .. 



Sarpy County, Nebraska 



Lancaster County, K"ebraska 

 do 



Date. 



July — , 1865 

 June — , 1866 

 July — , 1868 

 Sept. —, 3872 

 Sept. — , 1873 

 Sept.— ,1874 



to g 



50 grains. 



58 grains. 

 53 grains. 

 69 grains. 

 57 grains, 



59 grains. 



Order GALLINJE : Gtallinaceous Birds. 



Family MELEAGRIDID^ : Turkeys. 



Meleagris gallopavo AMERICANA, (Bartr.) Coues. 



Comm.onWild TurTcey. 



Formerly very abundant in Nebraska, but now rapidly being reduced in numbers 

 and disappearing from localities where a few years ago there were still great numbers. 

 It destroys great numbers of insects, and in locust years makes them its principal 

 food. The following specimens I have examined : 









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Dixon County, Nebraska 



Aug. -, 1865 

 Aug.— ,1867 

 Sept. — , 1867 



13 



49 



30 



2 



do 



58 





27 



3 



do 



60 



3 



19 



4 

 5 

 6 



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51 



69 



8 





37 



10 



18 



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Sept. -,1868 



5 

 51 



Dakota County, ibTebraska 





