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March 11, 1877; none arrived up to JIarch 8, 1879— "Buckeye." 

 xii., 8, 146 — Arrived at Blacksburg, Va;, March 9, 1879 ; have arrived 

 between March 3 to 8, for the past six years, and all have passed 

 North by April 5 — M. G. E.(lzey). xii., 9, 165 — Several instances of 

 their breeding at Chatham, N. J. ; no doubt wounded birds — Harold 

 Herrick. xii., 10, 188— One seen March 2, 1879, at Salem, Mass. — R. 

 L. Newcomb. xii., 11, 316 — One shot April 10 at Salem, Mass.— R. 

 L. Newcqmb. xii., 11, 216— Two shot April 8, 1879, at Hartford, 

 Conn. — W. M. H. xii., 11, 216 — Very few have yet arrived at 

 Clinton, Conn — S. xii., 11, 316— Small numbers at Redbank, N. J., 

 April 8 1879— "Wild." xii., 11, 316— Snipe shooting is about over 

 at Nashville, Teun., April 11, 1879— J. D. H. xii., 11, 216— Have 

 arrived in numbers at Carthage, 111., April 7, 1879 — "Gay." xii., 15, 

 294— Another flight at Quincy, 111., May 8, 1879 ; females are full of 

 eggs— A. B. B. xii. , 20, 385 — Rare in Southern Wyoming ; one taken 

 May 5, and another M;ay 19— S. W. Williston 



Galllnula graleata. Florida Gallinule. vii., 4, 52— Common summer resi- 

 dent in Central New York ; arrives in May, and departs in Sept. — H. 

 6. Fo;wler. vii., 14, 212— Rare in the Middle States, though occasion- 

 ally taken— Editors, viii., 22, 361 — Very abundant in Michigan; 

 breeds on the marshes of the Saginaw River — "Archer" (G. A. Stock- 

 well), xii., 15, 385— One taken in a muskrat trap, April 28, 1879, at 

 Ferrisburg, Vt. — R. E. Robinson, xii., 33, 444 — Specimen taken at 

 Carter's Station, HI.— "Perdix." xii., 36, 506— One taken at Lake St. 

 Charles, near Quebec, Canada, June 3, 1879— Chas. Hallock. 



Gallinule. Florida, See Qallinula galeata. 



Gallinule. Purple, See Porphyria martinica. 



Gallus bankiva. v., 24, 373— This is generally supposed to be the origin of 

 our domestic fowl, and has been found in a wild state ih. the Pelew 

 Islands, Northern Pacific. 



Gambel's QuaU. See LopTiortj/x gamieUi. 



Gambel's Sparrow. See Zonoirichia leucophrys gambeli. 



Gannet. See 8ula basscma. 



Geococcyx californianus. Chaparral Cock, iv., 19, 293 — Common at 

 Round Mt., Texas, lays one egg and commences to set, and while 

 setting lays four more — J. T. Beeka. iv., 25, 393 — Found at Gaines- 

 ville, Texas— G. H. Ragsdale. 



G^eoflilypis pliiladelpltia. Mourning Warbler, vi., 14, 215— One observed 

 at West Farms, N. Y., May 25, 1873— Winthrop G. Stevens, vi., 19, 

 301 — Rare at Cleveland, Ohio ; secured four in 1875 ; shot a pair this 

 year (1876), May 30 -H. Ernst, vi., 31, 338— Noticed at Spring^eld, 

 Mass., between May 25 and31, 1876— Fred. H. Keyes. vi., 24, 886— 

 One seen at Riverdale, IT. Y. , May 38, 1876 ; one seen May 23, 1875— E. 

 P. Bicknell. vii., 13, 180 -Somewhat rare summer resident in Cen- 

 tral New York ; breeds ; Mr. T. F. Wilson found them breeding on 

 Howland's Island, Seneca River, June 37, 1876 ; arrives second week 

 in May, and departs in Sept.— H. G. Fowler, viii., 17, 361— Found 

 in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). xii. , 4, 66— Rare in Nova 

 S.cotia— J. Matthew Jones, xii., 6, 106— Rare near Minneapolis, 

 Minn., during the migrations ; but in Carleton and St. Louis Counties 

 they breed; young just from the west taken there July 18, 1878— 

 Thos. S. Roberts. 



Geothlypis macgillivrayi. MacgiUivray's Warbler, vii., 1, 4— Arrived at 

 Nicasio, Cal., April 20; 1876; a few breed, here by May 10— C. A. 

 Allen. 



Geothlypis triclias. Maryland Yellow Throat, ii., 11, 162 — Rarely seen 

 in the marshy hammocks in the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — 

 Fred A. Ober iii., 13, 196— Found in Newfoundland in considera- 



