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meadows near Cambridge, Mass. — Wm. Brewster, vi., 6, 84— Rare 

 winter resident in Massachusetts, but large arrivals March 10 to 20 — 

 J. A. Allen, vi., 7, 100 — Resident near Montpelier, Vt., common 

 mild winters — ^W. A. Briggs. vi., 8, 115 — One observed at Trenton, 

 N. J., February 18, 1876— C. C. Abbott, vi., 23, 354— Resident and 

 common at Ann Arbor, Mich.; breeding through May — A. B. Covert, 

 vii., 3, 36— Common in summer, and breeds in Central New Yorli ; 

 arrives the last of April — H. Q. Fowler, viii., 8, 113 — Common in 

 smnmer, and breeds at Webster, N. H. — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 13, 

 192 — Arrives on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, May 2, and remains 

 imtil Oct. 14; seen in small' numbers; breeds — Chaa. E. Mc- 

 Chesney. viii., 15, 224— Found in Michigan — "Archer" (G. A. 

 Stockwell). X., 10, 179 — Abundant at Saleni, Mass., last of March, 

 1878— R. L. N.(ewcomb). xii., 9, 165— Breed at Chatham, N. J.— ' 

 Harold Herrick. xii., 11, 216— Numerous at Salem, Mass., April 14, 

 1879 — R. L. Newcomb. xii., 13, 245 — Common, though rarely in the 

 adult plumage in Nova Scotia— J. M. Jones, xii., 19, 365— Com- 

 mon near Como, "Wyoming — S. W. Williston. 

 Cistothorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren, v., 19, 392— Summer 

 resident, not common in Minnesota ; not given in Dr. Hatch's 1874 

 list — Thos. S. Roberts, vi., 7, 99— Not common near Ann Arbor, 

 Mich.; arrives May 20 ; breeds July 1 to 20; departs middle Sept. — 

 A. B. Covert, vi., 13, 180 — Summer resident In Central New York; 

 breeds — H. G. Fowler, viii., 17, 261 — Appears to be confined to the 

 western part of Michigan — "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). viii., 17, 

 268— Found near Washington, D. C— ('R. F. Boiseau). xi., 3, 47— 

 Quite abundant at Peotone, Rl.; breeds — D. H. Eaton, xii., 9, 165 — 

 Commoner on the marshes along the Passaic River, neat Chatliam, N. 

 J., than I ever saw it before — Harold Herrick. 

 Clapper Bail. See Mallus longirostris. 

 Clay-colored Sparrow. See Bpizella pallida. 

 Clark's Crow. See P!eicormi» colamUanus. 

 Cliff Swallow. See Fetroc/telidon lunifrons. , 



Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo, ii., 32, 341 — Found in 

 Russell Co., Kansas ; feeds only on insects in spring — P. S. B.(enson). 

 v., 6, 83 — Noting a case of this species laying its eggs in a nest of the 

 Black-billed Cuckoo that already had young and eggs in different 

 stages of incubation, at Farmington, Conn,— Franklin Benner. vi., 

 20, 318 — Very rare at Ann Arbor, Mich.; arrives by Mayl; males 

 precede the females ten. days ; young appear June 10, depart Septem- 

 ber 15 — A. B. Covert, vi.j 23, 370 — Arelmown in the South as "Rain 

 Crows;" nesting at Gainesville, Texas, May 17, 1876; each nest con- 

 tained one chick and two eggs— G. H. Ragsdale. vi. , 35, 403— An irregu- 

 lar summer visitor in Central New New York ; breeds — H. ii. Fowler, 

 viii., 7, 96 — Probably occurs at Webster, N. H., though have never 

 taken it yet — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 17,268 — Foimd near Waaliing- 

 ton, D. C— (R. F. Boiseau). viii., 19, 300— Found in Michigan— 

 "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). xii., 11, 205— Rare in Nova Scotia^ 

 J. Matthew Jones, xii., 19, 365 — Frequently heard near Como, Wy- 

 oming — 8. W. Williston. 

 Coccyzus erytttrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo, v., 6, 83— 'Noting a 

 case of the yellow-billed Cuckoo laying eggs in the nest of this species 

 that contained young and eggs, at Farmington, Coim. — Franklin Ben- 

 ner. v., 17, 260— Seen among the Black Hills by Geo. Bird Grinnell 

 in 1874— Ernest Ingersoll. vi., 20, 318— Very common after May 1 at 

 Ann Arbor, Mich.; males precede the females ten days ; nest built by 

 May 20 ; departs middle of September. — A. B. Covert, vi., 35, 402 — 

 Not uncommon in Central New York from the first week in May until 

 September— H. G. Fowler, viii., 7, 96— Noticed on Clark's Island, 

 Plymouth, Mass., in 1853— F. C. Browne, viii., 7, 96— Veiy com- 



