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76 — Dites of arrival in spring at Frsmingfaam, Mass., for twenty- 

 flve years— li'. Browne, x , 6, 95 — Has one with tail feathers whi*-e 

 — M. C. H.(arriman). x., 6, 99— Abundant at Lakeville. Conn., March 

 8, 1878— 'V H. W. X.. 7, 135— Arrivt d at Greenwood Lake, N. Y., 

 March 1, 1878 — ?' Clreenwood." x., 9, 155-'-Noticed fit Salem, Mass., 

 April 23, 1870— "Teal" (E. L. Newcomb). x., 9, 156 — \rrived at 

 Portland, Corn., March 3, 1878— J. H. Sage, x., 9, 156— Arrived 

 at Hornell!?v!lle, N. Y., March 3, 1878— "John" (J.,Otis Fellows), x., 

 12, 315 — Breed commonly at Astoria, L. I. — Prunklin Benner. x.,,12, 

 216— Arrived at Fort Hamilton, L. I., March 3, 1878— DeL. B.(erier). 

 X., 19, 359— Arrived at Lebanon, 111., Feb. 36, 1878— " Ptarmigan." 

 xi., 3, 47 — Very common at Pootone, 111.; breeds; rears two broods 

 — D. H. Eaton, xii., 7, 136— At Salem, Mass., March 17, 1879. R. 

 L. N.(owc)rub). xii., 8, 146 — Arrived in the Province ct Quebec, 

 March 17, 1879— Everett Smith, xii. , 11, 305 -Bare in Nova Bcota— 

 J. Matthew Jones, xii, 11, 216— Very numerous at Salem, Mass., 

 April 14, 1879— K. L. Newcomb. xii.. 17, 336— One taken in first 

 week in May, and a pair June 30, 1878, evidently nesting; rare; 

 Como, Wyoming — 9. W. Williston ; frequently observed in early fall 

 at Como, Wyoming — George Bird Grinnell. 



Aiken's Snow-Bird. See Junco hyemalia aikeni. 



Alxspon;a. Wood Duck, i., 11, 171 — Numerous near Nashville, Tenn. 

 i., IS, 204^Abundant in Florida- Editors, ii., 11, 163— Abundant 

 and resilient in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — FredA.Ober. 

 ii., 36, 410— Abundant at MonteUo, Wis., July 30, 1874^Frprt Pond, 

 iii , 4, 58— Common' on Lake Koshkonong, Wis., Aug. 29, 1874. 

 iii., 6, 86— Abundant in Wisconsin, Sept. ll. 1874r-" Fred." iii., 7, 

 107 — Beginning to arrive in the Delaware, Sept 16, 1874— "Homo " 

 (Charles 8. Westcott). iii., 10, 1.50 -Have nearly, all left for the 

 South from MontfUo, Wis., Oct. 6, 1874— "Fred." iii., 11, 170— 

 Very abundatt at Palatine, III., Oct, 15, 1874. iii., 13, 187— Abundant 

 on Calumet Lake, 111., Oct. 24, 1874. iii., 23, 340— Abundant in 

 winter and spring in Eastern Florida — Editors, iv., 19, 297 — Has 

 frequently seen them domesticated near Chicago, 111. — 8. C. 0. iv., 24, 

 374--" Habits of the Wood Duck in Nesting," etc.—" Fred." v., 3, 

 36 — " Dotiiesticated Wood Ducks ;" speaking of several parties who 

 have tamed them, v., 6, 90 — Breed at Calais, Me., though not as com- 

 mon as formerly — B. v , 8, 138 — Abundant near New Berne, N. C, 

 Sept. 23, 1875— J. E. W. v., 9, 139— Abundant at MonteUo, Wis,, 

 Kept. 29, 1875— "Fred," vi., 2, 18~Breed near Bochester, N. Y.— 

 " Agate." vi., 8, 116— Arrivn in Massachusetts between March 20 and 

 31— J. A. Allen, vi., 18, 284^Pound in Nebruska— 0. H. Phillips, 

 vi., 21, 388 -Noticed at Lebanon, 111., March 17, 1876— Wm. L. Jones, 

 vi., 25, 408— Breed near New Haven, Conn.. — R. T. M.(orris). vii., 

 6, 84 — Common in summer in Central New York ; breeds ; arrives in 

 April and departs in October — H. G. Fowler, vii., 8, 116— Very com- 

 jnon in Connecticut; breeds abundantly — Bobert T. Morris, vii., 8, 

 133— Arrived at Tenafly, N. J.,Sept. 36, 1876— "Red Wing." vii., 

 10, 148— Have a lot of tame birds nf this species — H. C. Munger. 

 vii., 11, 164 — Very common at Ann Arbor, Mich.; eggs are laid mid- 

 dle of May ; sometimes remains all winter — A. B. Covert, viii., 10, 

 146— Common summer resident at Webster, N. H.; breeds — Charles 

 P. Goodhue, viii., 16, 343— Is exceedingly rare on the Coteau des 

 Prairies, Dakota; have seen only one killed among the thousands of 

 ducks that are taken here — Charles B. McChesney. , viii., 33, 380 — 

 Found in Michigan— " Archer " (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 10, 185— 

 Common at Ferrisburg, Vt., Jtine 7. 1876, and undoubtedly breeding 

 — R. E. K.(obinsoD;. x.,11, 196, " Domesticated Wood Ducks;" they 

 will live for years — "Tonic." xii, 9, 165; breeds commonly in stubs 

 at Chatham, N. J. — ^Ilarold . Herrick. xii,, 17, 326; liave a pair4o- 

 jnesticated— M. W. Clark. 



