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ix., 24, 451 — Account of their catching flies in the same manner as a 

 Flycatcher— -'Win." xi., 3, 47— Very abundant at Peotone, lil.; 

 breeds; not seen during winter-^D. H. Eaton, xii., 3, 46 — Remained 

 at Schraalenbui-g, N. J. , all through the winter of ) 877 -78— ' ' Alianus. " 

 xii., 9, 165 — Not common near New York until the fall of 1872, 

 •when a great flight ooh: place ; they remained all winter, and quite a 

 number bred the next spring, and since then a few pairs have bred 

 in this vicinity— Barold Herriclc. xii., 19, 365— First seen May 36, 

 1878, nearComo, Wyoming; afterward commoner — S. W. Williston, 



Melanerpes fo" in'civorus. California Woodpecker, vii , 5, 68-rAccount 

 of its habit of storing acorns in craciis in trees for future use. 



Melanism, ii., 3, 32 — A blacli Robin {Turdus migratorius) recorded by J. 

 G. Davis, ii., 18, 377 — Asking the question, does JUelanism produce 

 unusual fecundity? — to which theBditors reply that it is not regarded 

 as anything specially remarkable in any characteristic, v., 3i, 833 

 — Stating that Dr. Coues records a case of Melanism in the Black 

 Guillemot in the " American Naturalist " for May, 1868; also that J. 

 A. Allen had recently shown them amelanistic specimen of the Red- 

 headed Woodpecker — Editors, a melanistic specimen of the Quail is 

 recorded by W. Russell Robinson, ix., 5, 86 — Has a Robin as 

 black as a Grackle — Geo. A. Boardman. 



Meleagris gaUopavo ainericana., Wild Turkey, i , 7, 106— Northern 

 j\ labama is one of the finest regions for Turkeys — Editors, i., 7, 

 106 — Turkeys are abundant in Smyth Co., Va. — Editors, i., 8, 133 

 — General account of Turkey shooting by the Editors, i., 8, 138^ 

 Turkeys are abundant near Winchester, Va. — Editors, i., 8, 183—^ 

 Turkeys are abundant in Laclyde Co., Mo. — Editors, i., 8, J 33 — 

 Turkeys are abundant in Northern Mich. — ^Editors, i , 9, 137 — 

 General account of the Wild Turkey — Editors, i., lO, 147 — Found 

 in Colorado — H. A. C. i., 13, 2 4— Very numerous in Florida- 

 Editors, i , 14, 23 1 — Very numerous in Bryan, Liberty and Mcin- 

 tosh Counties, Ga. — Editors, i., 16, 343 — Wild Turkey shooting near 

 Hannibal, Mo.; giving a sportsman's account of shooting Turkeys in 

 Mo i., 19, 290 — General account of Wild Turkeys as observed in 

 Maryland, wliere they breed in, the Blue Ridge and Alleghany 

 Mountains, i., 30, 316— Found at Mellenville, Florida, ii., 4, 59 — 

 Common in Texas; male does not set on the eggs, and the female 

 goes off by herself all the time they are young, ii., 6, 90— One 

 perched on a chimney on Gouverneur street. New York city, which 

 was finally shot, about March 12, 1874 Editors want to know where 

 it came from, ii , 7, 103— Have been raisedinthe Paris Acclimatiza- 

 tion Gardens, ii., 9, 135— Found in Texas, ii , 11, 163— Abundant 

 in the hammocks in the Lake Okeechobee region, Fla. — Fred. A. Ober. 

 ii., 12, 187 — Found near Davenport, Iowa — H. B ii., 14, 210 — 

 Account of a hunt near Corinth, Miss. — "Guyon" (Col. Rawlings 

 Young), ii., 34, 371— Pound near Port Mason, Texas— "Old 

 Scout." ii., 36, 402— Pound near Corinth, Miss.; young as large as 

 chickens, July 22, 1874— "Guyon" (Col. Rawlings Young), ii., 26, 

 411— Found abundantly 'near Athens, Ga. — " Georgian " iii , 2, 22 — 

 Correcting a statement made in the "New England Farmer," that 

 they are only found beyondthe Mississippi, by saying that they are 

 found in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and 

 in a majority of the other Southern States, iii., 10, 150— Found 

 breeding at Valparaiso, Ind. iii., 11, 170— Abundant at Vinita, In- 

 dian Territory. Oct. 8, 1874 iii., 11, 170— Abundant at Hannibal, 

 Mo , Oct. 9, 1874. iii., 13, 201— A few seen around Corinth, Miss., 

 Oct 28, 1874 iii., 32, 340— Found in spring and winter in Eastern 

 Florida- Editors, iii., 23, 343— Will not thrive in Pike Co., Penn., 

 as it is too high — Editors an ■Jwering J. V. 8. iii., 33, 346— Common 

 in Putnam Co., Ga. iii., 85, 394 -Very abundant near Valparaiso, 



