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thelrscent — "Pioneer." iii., 3, 37— Abundant on the McCloud River, 

 California, iii., 24,378 — Found on the plains and low lands of Cali- 

 fornia and Oregon — J. B. Barnes, iii., 35, 391 — Weight of 6 males, 

 2 and 9-10 lbs.; 6 females 2ilba.— T. H. E.(stey). iv., 1, 5— Partial 

 albino shot at Nicasio, Cal. — Thos H. Estey. v., 10, 146 — Com- 

 mence to mate in April in Ventura County, Cal.— W. M. Hinckley, 

 v., 20, 308 — A queer plumaged specimen was recently shot at San 

 Raphael, Cal.; several albino specimens have been seen — C. A Allen, 

 vii., 13, 180 — A successful attempt at introducing them into the Eastern 

 States has been made by J. A. J. Cresswell, of Maryland. 



tophoityx gambeli. G^ambe^s Quail, iii., 24, 373 — Found in Sonora, 

 Upper Rio Grande and Gila, to the Colorado of California ; describ- 

 ing how it differs from the California Quail in plumage — J. B. Barnes, 

 iv. 31, 326 — Very common throughout Arizona — Chas. Bendire. vi., 

 6, 84— Seen occasionally in winter near El Paso, Texas— S. B. Buck- 

 ley, ix., 26, 489— Found at Fort Clark, Texas-" Bushwhacker" (F. 

 E. Phelps), xi., 15, 310 — Abundant at Camp Thomas, Arizona — 

 Geo. H. Moran. 



Louisiana Heron. See Ardea leueogaatra levumphrymna. 



Louisiana Tanager. See Pyranga ludovidana. 



Loxia curyirostra americana. Red Crossbill, i., 36, 404 — Common some 

 winters in New England ; has been known to breed in Maine early in 

 Feb.— F. B. iii., 13, 196— Common throughout the year, and an 

 early breeder in Newfoundland — M. Harvey, iv., 4, 54 — Abundant 

 nearWenham, Mass., during the winter of 1874^75 — Fred. A. Ober. 

 v., 18, 276— Account of their habits with us in winter— F. B. Tobin. 

 • vi., 5, 68— Very numerous near Calais, Me., during the severe winter 

 of 1858-59 ; specimens dissected contained eggs as large as buckshot, 

 in Feb.— Geo. A. Boardman. vi., 9, 133— First noticed at Riverdale- 

 on-Hudson, Nov. 3, 1874, and remained all through the winter, and 

 last seen May 10 ; a pair found breeding in April, of which he prom- 

 ises an account later on— E. P. Bicknell. vi., 10, 148— Comes some 

 winters to Fort Wayne, Ind.— G. Aug. Smith, vi., 14, 214r— Very 

 rare in winter at Ann Arbor, Mich. — A. B. Covert, vii., 20, 309 — 

 Arrived in considerable numbers in Southern Cpnn. about the middle 

 of Dec. vii., 21, 325 — An irregular winter visitor ia Yates County, 

 N. Y.; has been taken as late as April — J. B. Gilbert, viii., 4, 49 — 

 Sometimes common at Webster, N. H.; a few breed in the large 

 woods — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 18, 281 — Found in Michigan — 

 '■ Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). x., 5, 75— Extract from the Burlington 

 (Vt.) " Free Press" giving an account of finding young birds in the 

 nest on Feb. 6. x., 9, 156 — A nest with young nearly fledged found 

 about Feb. 20, 1878, near St. John, N. B., by a Mr. Kimball, xii., 

 6, 105 — Not so common in Nova Scotia as tlie other species — J. Mat- 

 thew Jones, xii., 7, 126 — Not one was seen during a trip in the 

 province of Quebec, Canada, in winter of 1878-79, which was remark- 

 able — Everett Smith. 



Loxia leucoptera. White-winged Crossbill, i., 26, 404— Common some 

 winters in New England — P. B. iii., 13, 196 — Abundant in winter, 

 and called Spruce Bird from the fact of its feeding on the cones of 

 the white spruce in Newfoundland — M. Harvey, iv., 4, 54— Abund- 

 ant near Wenham, Mass., during the winter of 1874-75— Fred. A. 

 Ober. v., 18, 376 — Account of their habits with us in winter — F. B. 

 Tobin. vi., 5, 68 — Very numerous near Calais, Me., during the severe 

 winter of 1858-59 ; specimens dissected contained eggs as large as 

 buckshot in Feb. — Geo. A. Boardman. vi., 7, 99 — One seen at Tren 

 ton, N. J., Feb. 11, 1876 ; and a large flock Feb. 21, 1876— Chas. C. 

 Abbott, vi., 8, 116— Depart March 30 to 31 from Mass. for the North 

 — J. A. Allen, vi., 9, 133 — First noticed at Riverdale-on-Hudson, 

 Nov. 3, 1874, aiid they remained all winter ; last seen May 10, 1875^ 



