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Ind., in 1834 -"W. H. Holabird. iv., 2, 25— Never found a nest in 

 Texas earlier than tin first of May; are not fit to kill before Aug. 1; 

 do riot raise two broods iu Texas — B. iv., 5, 67 — Several modes of 

 trapping them as used in Keystone, Virginia— F. F. V. iv., 17, 260 

 — Are not found in Nevada— Rev. H. Chase, iv., 19, 292r-Abundant 

 at Round Mountain, Texas, in the cedar brakes in winter ; scattered 

 over the open country in summer — J. T. Beeks. iv., 31, 326 — Speak- 

 ing of the bird from Southern Arizona differing from the Eastern one 

 in the tips of the upper and lower tail coverts, and tail feathers being 

 white in the former, and fulvous or chestnut red in the latter — Chas. 

 Bendiie. v., 1, 3 -Abundant about Femandina, Fla.— M. A. Wil- 

 liams, v., 4, 53— Abundant near Gainesville, Texas, Aug. 20, 1875. 

 v., 11, 171— Abundant at Lenox, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1875— "Ali." v., 

 14, 220— Not enough timber for them near Fargo, D. T. — G. J. 

 Keeney. v., 16, 252 — Two taken alive trying to fly across the Sus- 

 quehanna River at Cove Forge, Perry Connty, Penn. v., 18, 283 — 

 Abundant near Alexandria, Va. vi., 3, 18— Has long since disap- 

 peared from the vicinity of Rochester, N. Y. — "Agate." vi , 10, 

 148^Never rare at Fort Wayne, Ind.— G. Aug. Smith, vi., 18, 384 

 —Found in Nebraska— C. H. Phillips, vi., 35, 403— Resident and 

 very common in some parts of Lower Michigan ; very rare near Ann 

 Arbor, Mich.— A. B. Covert, vii., 4, 59— Very common near Cham- 

 bersburg, Penn , Aug. 24, 1876. vii., 8, 116— Abound near Fort 

 ClarK, Texas— W. C. vii., 18, 384— Very common at Jefferson, 

 Ohio, Nov. 38, 1876— W. D. Howell, Jr. viii , 3, 40— Very common 

 near Bedford, Penn., all winter (1876-77)— Wm. McM. viii , 16, 

 241— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell) ix., 4, 64 

 Account of their crossing rivers— " Bob White" (Geo. Woodward). 

 ix., 4, 74 — A nest with nine eggs found at Olivet, Mich — " Kedron." 

 ix , 11, "207 — An account of having them domesticated — J. L). Caton. 

 ix., 19, 366— Domesticated Wild Turkeys at Far Rockaway, L I 

 X., 14, 355— Found at Halifax Inlet, Florida— S. C. C.(larke). xii., 

 10, 189— Plentiful April 5, 1879, at Grand Tower, 111. xii., 12, 333— 

 Quite common April 15, 1879, at Savannah, Tennessee, xii., 14, 373 

 Breeding in unusual numbers, April 39, 1879, at Jacksonport, 

 Arkansas, xii., 14, 373— Habits and when to hunt in Texas— C. L. 

 J. Kii., 15, 394 -Abundant May 7, 1879, Maysville, Ark— E. W. 

 Scott, xii., 16, 314— Prospects for fall shooting never 1 etter, Salem, 

 N Carolina— G. P. xii, 18. 347- Occasionally see flocks in North- 

 ern Georgia— Maurice Thompson, xii., 33, 434— Harry Hunter, 

 quoting from an old work (title of which see under Hunter, Harry,) 

 of their former abundance on Long Island, about 1670. 



Melopeleia lencoptera. White- winged Dove. xi., 15, 310— Abundant 

 near Fori Tuma, Arizona, and the Maricopa Desert, Arizona— Geo. 

 H. Moran. 



T'lelospiza liiicolni. Lincoln's Finch, vii., 11, 164— Common at Minne- 

 apolis, Minn., first week in Oct., 1876 ; usually rare here— Thos. S. 

 Roberts, viii., 4, 49— Very rare at Webster, N. H.; taken in the 

 springs of 1874 and 1875— Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 18, 381— Found 

 in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). xii., 11, 305— Taken by 

 Mr. Downs at Halifax, Nova Scotia— J. Matthew Jones. 



Mclosplza meloda. Song Sparrow, i., 36, 404^Wlnter resident in New 

 England— F. B. iv., 23, 358— Common at Petroleum, W. Va., in 

 spring— Ernest IngersoU. v., 22, 340— Usually raise two broods in a 

 season near Trenton, N. J.— Chas. C. Abbott, vi., 3, 36— Only a few 

 winter as far North as Boston, Mass.— Ernest IngersoU. vi., 3, 86— 

 Common winter resident near Trenton, N. J.— Chas. C. Abbott, vi. 

 4, 52— Noting an albino specimen— A. B. Covert, vi., 4, 53— Resi- 

 dent near New Haven, Conn.; common in summer; rare in winter— 

 "Speculator" (Robt. T. Morris), vi., 4, 53— Many frozen to death at 



