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birds that are unable to proceed with their same species, and mating 

 with those of more Southern breeding limits — Thos. B. Kstey. v., 35, 

 33ii— Doubts the assertion jnade in a previous article that hybrids are 

 prolific— Jas. S. Bailey (to which the Editors reply that the facts were 

 given by Dr. T. M. Brewer, who vouched for the truth of the state- 

 ment that they were prolific), xii., 8, 146 — One shot at Easton, Md. 

 "Sinkboat." xii., 13, 33&--Specimen shot by C. Teller, of Monroe, 

 Mich.; an apparent hybrid between the Wood Duck and Redhead. 



Hydroche!idon flssipes. Short-tailed Tern, v., 34, 373— Notes thecap- 

 tiu'e of five specimens in Ipswich Bay, Mass., Aug. 29, 1875 — J. 

 Francis Le Baron, vii., 21, 325— Rare in Yates County, N. Y.; two 

 specimens taken in spring, one on Seneca Lake, the other on Crooked 

 Lake— J. B. Gilbert, viii., 7, 96— Noticed at Plymouth, Mass., in 

 1853— F. C. Browne, viii., 17, 261 — Is very abundant on the Coteau 

 des Prairies, Dakota, from April 30 to October 1 ; breeds — Chas. E. 

 McChesney. viii., 23, 380 — Very abundant on the marshes around 

 Saginaw Bay, Michigan, where they breed — "Archer" (Or. A. 

 Stockwell). ix., 4, 69— One killed out of a flock at Staunton, Va., 

 in Aug., 1877— T. S. D. xii., 10, 185— A specimen shot Aug. 7, 

 1852, at Plymouth, Mass.— F. C. Browne, xii., 30, 385— One taken 

 near Lake Como, Wyoming, May 30— S. W. Williston. 



Hylotomns pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker, ii., 11, 163 — Abundant in 

 the Lake Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred. A. Ober. iii;, 4, 53 — 

 Summer visitant to Newfoundland — M. Harvey, v., 19, 292— Not 

 common in heavily timbered sections in Minn.; not given in Dr. 

 Hatch's 1874 list— Thos. S. Roberts, vi., 10, 148— Not rare in winter 

 and common in summer at Fort Wayne, Ind. — G. Aug. Smith, viii., 

 7, 96 — Rare resident at Webster, N. H. ; probably breed — Chas. F. 

 Goodhue, viii., 19, 800— Pound in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. 

 Stockwell). xii., 11, 305 — ^Not uncommon in Nova Scotia — ^J. Mat- 

 thew Jones. 



Hyonetta moschata. Muscovy Duck, i., 24, 374 — Hybrids which Mr. B. 

 A. Hoopes thinks are a cross between the Mallard and this species ; shot 

 by the gunners, ii., 2, 23 — A hybrid between this species and the 

 Mallard (Anas boschas) is recorded by Dr. Elliott Coues ; shot on 

 Oneida Lake. 



Ibis alba. White Ibis, ii., 11, 163 — Exceedingly numerous in the Lake 

 Okeechobee region, Florida — Fred. A. Ober. ix., 17, 327 — Common 

 in Florida near Lake Harney — ^Wm. K. Lente. 



Ibis falcinellns ordii. Glossy Ibis, viii., 33, 361 — Pound occasionally in 

 Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). viii., 32, 361— Taken at 

 Lente's Landing, Florida, in summer of 1878 — Wm. K. Lente. xii. , 

 15, 385— One shot at Silver Peak, Nevada, April 36, 1879, by D. B. 

 Libbey ; the head was sent to the Editors and identified as doubtless 

 of this species. 



Ibis rubra. Scarlet Ibis; Pink Curlew, iii., 4, 58 — Found near St. Au- 

 gustine, Fla., Aug. 30, 1874. 



Ibis. Glossy, See Ibisfalcinellua ordii. 



Ibis. Scarlet, See Ibu rubra. 



Ibis. White. See Ibis alba. 



Ibis. Wood, See Tantalus looulatw. 



leteria virens. Yellow-breasted Chat, vi., 14, 315 — Arrived at West 

 Farms, N. Y., May 9, 1879— Winthrop G. Stevens, vi., 19, 301— 

 Quite common near Cleveland, Ohio — H. Ernst, vi., 33, 355 — Ob- 

 /served feeding on maggots in a dead horse — A.K.Fisher, vi., 23, 

 370— Taken at Gainesville, Texas, April 24, 187£— G. H. Ragsdale. 

 vi.,24, 386— Arrived at Riverdale, N. Y., May 7, 1876; nest with 

 eggs May 31, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vii., 1, 4— Arrived at Trenton, 



