BIRD NOTES. - . 4: 



330— Discussion at tlie meeting of the Linnean Society of New York, 

 October 36, 1878, as to their Southernmost breeding limit when some 

 members thought they migl4 yet be found breeding on Long Mand, 

 as they are found there all summer. 



Cyrtonrx niassena. Massena Quail; Massena Partridge, iii., 34, 373— 

 Found on the Upper Rio Grande River— J. B. Barnes, iv., 21, 326 — 

 Very rare in Southern Arizona, and more of a mountain-loving species 

 than the other Quails ; however it is not rare in some portions of West- 

 ern Texas— Chas. Bendire. vi., 6, 84— Found in Bennet Co., Texas, 

 and are common west of the Pecos River— S. B. Buckley, ix., 26, 

 489— Found at Fort Clark, Texas—" Bushwhacker " (F. E. Phelps). 

 X., 19, 359— Not uncommon at Fort McKavitt, Texas. 



Dabchick. Pied-billed, See Podilymbus podiceps. 



Daflla acuta. Pintail'; Sprigtail. i., 18, 304— Abundant in Florida— Edi- 

 tors, i., 36, 404— Found in New England in winter— F. B. ii., 4, 

 54— Noting a cross with the Mallard— Dr. Elliott Coues. iii., 13, 186 

 Common on Long Island, Oct. 19, 1874.. iii., 13, 195— Arrived at 

 Washington, D. C, Oct. 10, 1874. iii., 18, 282— Abundant at Curri- 

 tuck Sound, N. C, Nov. 13, 1874. iii,, 23, 340— Abundant in winter 

 and spring in Eastern Florida— Editors, iv., 4, 58— Arrived from the 

 South February 33, 1875, at St. Louis, Mo.— "Ad. Paul." iv., 9, 133— 

 A hybrid Duck shot near Sacramento, Cal., that combined the appear- 

 ance of this species with that of the Teal Duck, iv., 18, 385— Abun- 

 dant at Elkhorn, Wis., between April 10 and 20— "Greenhead." v., 10, 

 150— Abundant at Kinsey's Ashley House, N. J. , Oct. 7, 1875 -B. v. 

 13, 187— Found at Norfolk, Va., Oct. 23, 1875. v., 18, 276— Once 

 had what Seemed to be a cross between this species and the Red-head 

 Duck— Geo. A. Boardman. v., 36, 411 — Abundant in winter near 

 Port Royal, S. C— "Rusticus." vi., 8, 116— Arrive in Mass., between 

 March 20 and 31— J. A. Allen, vi., 18, 384— Found in Nebraska— C. 

 H. Phillips, vii., 6, 84— Found in Central N. Y., during the spring 

 and fall migrations— H. G. Fowler, vii., 8, 116— Very fare in Conn.; 

 in a number of years shooting Ijave only seen three or four — Robt. T. 

 Morris, vii., 11, 164— Not very common at Ann Ai-bor, Mich. — A. 

 B. Covert, vii., 11, 166— Common at Bamegat, N. J., Oct. 14, 1876 

 — B. vii., 14, 312— Called "Sprigtail" or "English Duck" by the 

 gunners in Plymouth Bay, Mass.— F. C. Browne, vii , 35, 389— Tak- 

 en in Southeastern Wyoming, April 3, 1875— A. G. Brackett. viii., 

 7, 96— Noticed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1852— F. C. Browne, viii., 

 16, 243 — Arrives on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, April 8, and re- 

 mains until October 33 ; a few breed ; abundant in spring and fall — 

 Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 33, 380— Found in Michigan— "Archer" 

 (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 17, 337— Contents of the craw of one shot 

 near Say brook. Conn, xi., 3, 47— Not common at Peotone, 111.; oc- 

 casionally breeds— D. H. Eaton, xii., 20, 385— Only one noticed at 

 Lake Como, Wyoming, in spring— S. W. Williston ; but very abun- 

 dant first two weeks in September — Geo. Bird Grinnell. xii., 30 

 386— One seen December 13, 1853, at Plymouth, Mass., late— F. c! 

 Browne. 



Daption capensis.. (Steph.) Cape Pigeon, ii., 3, 39— Answer to a cor- 

 respondent who asked the scientific name of the Cape Pigeon found 

 off Cape Horn. 



Dendroeca aestiva Summer Warbler ; Yellow Warblei:. iii., 4, 68— Ac- 

 count of one covering up a Cow Bird's egg in her nest, and adding 



another story three successive lames — "Sigma Phi." iii., 13. 196 



Common summer visitor to Newfoundland — M. Harvey, v., 33, 340 

 —Regularly raise two broods near Trenton, N. X— Chas. c' Abbott, 

 vi., 9, 133 — Very common at Ann Arbor, Mich.; arrives May 1 ■ 

 breeds June 1 ; departs for the South Sept. 1 — A. B. Covert, vi. 14 



