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field, Mms., between May 30 and 25, 1876— Fred. E. Keyes. vii., 1, 

 4-Arrivedat'Nicasio, Cal., March 19, 1876— C. A. AUen. viL, 26, 

 404— Noticed in Southeastern Wyoming June 1, 1876— A. G. Brackett. 

 viii,, 3, 34— Very common in summer at Webster, N. H.; breeds in 

 large communities in the river banlis— Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 13, 

 177— Appear on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, May 18, in consider- 

 able numbers ; breed and disappear about July 30— Chas. E. McChes- 

 ney. viii., 17, 361— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stock- 

 well), viii., 17, 268— Found near Washington, D. C— (R. F. Boi- 

 seau). X., 19, 359— AiTlved at Lebanon, 111., April 13, 1878— "Ptar- 

 migan." xii., 6, 105— Found in Nova Scotia building in the banks 

 of the inland lakes and rivers- J. .Matthew Jones, xii., 17, 335 — 

 ' Several seen at Como, Wyoming— Geo. Bird Grinnell. 



Cow Bunting. See Molothrus ater. 



Crane. Sand-hill, See Ovus canadenm. 



Crane. Whooping, See Grus americarms. 



" Creaker." Local name of Tringa maculata on the New Jersey coast. 



Creeper. Black and AiOiite, See Mniotilta vwria. 



Creeper. Brown, See Certhia familimns. 



Crested Grebe. See Podieeps cristatus. 



Crex prat nsis. Emopean Com Crake.— vii., 14, 312 — Only an accidental 

 visitor from Europe in the United States— Editors. 



Crossbill. Bed, See Loxia ewrmrostra ajmeri/wna. 



Crossbill. White-winged. See Loxia leucoptera. 



Crow. See Corvus americanus. 



Crow Blackbird. See Quiscalus purpureas. 



Crow. Clark's, See Pidcorvus columbicmus. 



Crow. Fish, See Oonv^ ossifragws. 



Crying Bird. See Aramvs scolopaceus ffigrniteus. 



Cuckoo. Black-billed, See Goecyztia erythropMTialmug. 



Cuckoo. ¥ellow-billed, See Goccyzua amenccmua. 



Cnpidonia cujiido. Prairie Hen; Pinnated Grouse, i., 3, 28— Some of 

 their habits and places to find them — Editors, i., 6, 83 — Account of 

 a shooting trip after Prairie Hens — T. 'S. i., 7, 98 — Account of a trip 

 in Indiana for "Chickens" — "Amateur." i., 8, 117 — Account of a 

 shooting trip in Kansas — H. i., 15, 335 — Very common at Lake 

 Mills, Iowa — John Krider. i., 19, 289 — This species from the Texan 

 plains is var. pallidicinctm, and differs from those of Illinois and 

 Louisiana in being lighter and more slender, the same as the Quail — 

 Robert Bidgway. i., 33, 347 — Common in the Neosho Valley, Kans- 

 as, i., 36, 404 — A very few still to be found in parts of New Eng- 

 land— F. B. ii., 1, 3— Found at Humboldt Bay, Cal —"Monmouth" 

 (Aug. K. Egbert).* ii.ji 1, 8 — Note by the Editors on several consign- 

 ments that have been sent to England, and never having been heard 

 from, were probably not a success, ii., 8, 33 — One in the possession of 

 J. Wallace, N. T.. piu'e white excepting tail and a few blotches on the 

 back and upper tail coverts, which are in normal plumage — "Omis" 

 (Geo. Bird Grinnell). ii., 2, 26 — Note by the Editors on introducing 

 them into England, ii., 5, 75 — Thirty brace from Iowa have been turned 

 out on Long Island by W. E. Newton, of Smithtovm, and are doing 

 well ; several packs of young birds having been seen in the summer 

 of 1873. ii., 6, 89— A plan advocated by "Homo" (Chas. 8. West- 



• This note i)robahTy refers to Pedicecetes pTiaaiarteUus columbianus, as tliere Is, so 

 far as we know, no good evidence tUat C. cupido lias ever lieen lound In tlie Yellowstone 

 basin. 



