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Collins, W. H., 1778. "Notes on the Nesting of the Black Tern," Oologist, Vol. IV, 

 1878. Nest reported from St. Clair Flats; "Breeding of Podilymbus podiceps," ibid., 

 Vol. V, p. 19, Sept., 1879, Nest reported from St. Clair Flats, and the eggs and young 

 described: "Pomarine Jaeger in Detroit," ibid., Vol. V, p. 24, 1879. 



Collins, W. H., 1880. "Nesting of the Brant, Foster's and Wilson's Terns and 

 Canvas-backed Duck," Ornithologist and Oologist, Vol. V, 1880. Six nests found with 

 •eight to twelve eggs each. Observations were taken at St. Clair Flats; "Oological 

 Notes," ibid. Vol. V, 1880. 



Collins, W. H., 1881. " Those Brants." a correction, Ornithologist and Oologist, Vol. 

 VI, 1881. 



Collins, W. H.. 1882. " Sea Dove," ibid.. Vol. VII, 1882, p. 111. A note of its capture 

 in Michigan, Nov. 30, 1881. 



Cook, A. J., 1872. "The Bird Friends of the Horticulturist," Report of State Pomo- 

 logical Society, 1872, p. 631. 



Cook, A. J., 1874. " Birds destroying the Codling Moth," Report State Pomological 

 Society, 1874, p. 159. Special mention is made of the Downy Woodpecker. 



Cook, A. J., 1875. "Relation of Birds and Insects," Report of the Michigan State 

 Pomological Society, 1875, p. 428. 



Cook, A. J., 1875. " Birds as Insect Destroyers," Report of State Board of Agriculture, 



1875, p 277. Special reference is made to birds destroying white grubs and cut worms. 

 Cook, A. J., 1875. "Robins and Blackbirds," Report State Board of Agriculture, 1875, 



p. 61. A report of their value in destroying insects, especially white grub and cut 

 worm, is given. 



Cooley, Judge T. M., 1855. " A Plea for the Birds," Transactions of the State Agri- 

 cultural Society, 1855, p. 17. 



Corris, J. P. M., 1890. *' A Series of the Eggs of the Golden- winged Warbler," Orni- 

 thologist and Oologist, Vol. XV, pp. 21 and 22. 



Coues, Dr. E., 1871. " Comments on Notes by B. Walker," Detroit, Mich., American 

 Naturalist, 1871, pp. 437 and 438. Refers to Evening Grosbeak and Shore Lark. 



Covert, A. B., 1876. "A Letter of Promise," Forest and Stream.Vol. XI, March 2, 



1876, p. 52. This discusses our Michigan birds and the ability of birds to foresee 

 -atmospheric changes; " Birds of Lower Michigan," ibid., Vol. XI, 1876, pp. 99, 132, 163, 

 214, 266, Vol. VII, pp. 147, 164. 27G. 318. 354 and 402. This list embraces 244 species 

 with copious annotations. 



Covert, A. B., 1876. "Nesting of the Solitary or Wood Tattler." Oologist, Vol. II, 

 1876. 



Covert, A. B., 1877. " Notes on Michigan Birds," Forest and Stream, Vol. VII, 1877. 



Covert, A. B., 1877. "That Hybrid Owl," Oologist, Vol. III. p. 97, 1877. Bubo 

 virginianus and Bubo virginianus arcticus, both from Michigan, the latter from " north 

 woods." * 



Covert, A. B., 1878. " Nesting of the Red-breasted Grosbeak." Oologist, Vol. III. p. 

 •50. Copied from Forest and Stream. 



Covert, A. B., 1878. " Nesting of the Large-billed Water Thrush." The Oologist, Vol. 

 IV, pp. 10 and 11, April, 1878. 



Covert, A. B., 1881. "Annotated List of Birds and Mammals of Washtenaw County 

 Michigan," History of Washtenaw county, Michigan, 1881. This is a valuable addi- 

 tion to the various lists published in the state and embraces 252 species. 



