BlitD NOTfiS. 



few seen May 6, 1878, at Como, Wyoming ; aftefWard very abund- 

 ant— S. W. Williston. 



Histrionicus lorquatus. Harlequin Duck, i., 28, 404— Found off the 

 coast of New England in winter — F. B. iii., 23, 341 — Common in 

 Newfoundland — M. Harvey, vii., 24, 375 — In Answers to Corres- 

 piondents the Editors state they are found in winter on the Mass. coast 

 and Northwai-d. x., 3, 37 — One shot off Tinker's Island, Mass., in 

 January, 1878— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb). 



Hooded Merganser. See Mergus eucullaiua. 



Hooded Oriole. See Icterus cucullatus. 



Hooded Warbler.. See Myiodioctes mitraimt. 



Horned Grebe. See Podieept corrmtus. 



House Fi.ich. See Oa/rpodaeus frontalis. 



House Wren. See Troglodyte aedon. 



Hudbonian Curlew. See Nv/menius hudsonieui. 



Hndsonian Godwit. See Limosa, hudsonica. 



Hndsonian Titmouse. See Parus hitdsonicus. 



Hummingbird. Broad-tailed, See Selasphorus platyeereua. 



Hummingbird, Cailiope, See Stellula calliope. 



Hummingbird. Ruby-ihroated, See Troeldlus colubris. 



Hutchins' Goose. See Branta canadensis hutcMnsii. 



Hoopoe, iii., 18, 377— A straggler has been taken in Southern Spitzbergen 

 in Aug., 1868. 



Hybrids, i., 23, 342 — Description by "Homo" of some strange Ducks 

 which J. H. Batty thinks are Hybrids between the male Mallard 

 (Anas boschas) and female of either the Snow Goose {Anaer hyper- 

 boreiis) or the White-fronted Goose {Anser olbifrons gambeli). i., 34, 

 374 — More remarks on Hybrid Ducks by B. A. Hoopes, who tliinks 

 they are the union of the Mallard and Muscovy Ducks, having no re- 

 semblance to the Goose family, and stating that he has known the 

 Domestic Fowl and the Guinea Hen to cross. (Editors mention 

 hybrid between a Guinea Hen and a Chicken or Turkey ; also ' 'Homo" 

 speaks of one between a tame Mallard and a Pullet), i., 24, 374 — 

 "Perdrix" thinks these Duol^ are hybrids between male Mallard and 

 female Gadwal, and states he has never known of a female being shot; 

 they are called Black Mallard in Missouri and Tennessee, iv., 9, 

 133 — One shot near Sacramento, Cal , combining the appearance of 

 the Teal and Sprig-taU Duck, ix., 3, 23 — General remarks — Theo. 

 Gill. 



Hybridism, v., 17, 360 — Asks whether hybridity in Ducks is increasing — 

 John L. LeConte. 



Hybrid Ducks, ii., 1, 5 — An article by Prof. S. F. Baird giving descrip- 

 tions of several hybrids which, in his opinion are a cross between the 

 Mallard and Muscovy ; he says they have frequently been described 

 as new species, viz., John G. Bell, of New York, has called it Puligula 

 viola, and Mr. Gosse called one taken in Jamaica Anas moixima; sev- 

 eral other hybrids are mentioned by Prof. Balrd. iv., 26, 410 — Gen- 

 eral article by the Editors, v., 18, 276 — Crosses between the Black 

 Duck and Mallard are very common ; in answer to Prof. LeConte 

 think all birds are noticed more now than formerly, which may ac- 

 count for the seeming increase in cases of hybridism ; has a specimen 

 lie thinks was a cross between a Pintail and a Redhead Duck — Geo. 

 A. Boardman. v., 33, 339 — Noting several specimens living in Mt. 

 Auburn Cemetery, near Boston, a cross between the male Mallard and 

 female Muscovy, v., 35, 338 — Notes several cases of hybridism be- 

 tween different species, and thinks they may be attributed to wounded 



