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in spring — F. S. B.(enson). ii., 36, 412 — Account of a young bird of 

 a different species l^eing fed by a Yellow Bird, (undoubtedly this 

 species); asks what the bird is — H. de Nehcosnova. iii., 1, 4 — Answers 

 H de Nehcosnova, that it is undoubtedly this species — Q. H. M.; 

 R. L. Newcomb and Fred. A. Ober also state the same thing, iii., 5,' 

 68— Account of the habits of this species imposing its eggs on other 

 birds, and noting a case of the Yellow Warbler Xl>^''i^'>'oeca aeaiiva) 

 covering the egg up and building a new nest on top three successive 

 times, as the Cowbird laid the egg each time before her own were laid 

 —"Sigma Phi." v., 17, 260— Observed in the Black Hills in 1874 by 

 Geo. Bird Grinnell; the only species chosen to foster its eggs in that 

 locality was the Lark Bunting — ^Ernest IngersoU. vi., 3, 36 — Large 

 flock at Trenton, N. J., Jan. 39, 1876— Chas. C. Abbott, vi., 5, 75— 

 One taken at Salem, Mass., last of Feb., 1876— R. L. Newcomb vi., 

 6, 84 — Arrive in Mass. between March 1 and 10 — J. A. Allen^ vi., 

 10, 148— Arrived at Riverdale-on-Hudson March 33, 1876— E. P. 

 Bicknell. vi., 11, 168— Observed at Leesburg, Va., Maich 27, 1876— 

 E. IngersoU (authority), vi., 17, 266 — Very abundant at Ann Arbor, 

 Mich., after the middle of March; lays its eggs in other birds' nests 

 from April 1 to July 1 ; departs middle of Sept. — A. B. Covert, vi., 

 19, 301— Noticed at Meacham Lake, N. Y., April 30 and 33, 1876— 

 A. R. Fuller, vi., 31, 337 — Abundant in spring in Central New York; 

 a few remain all the year — H. G. Fowler, vi., 33, 354— Arrived at 

 HoUis, N. H., May 6, 1874; Aprils, 1875; April 11, 1876— W. H. 

 Fox. vl., 33, 370 — Eggs found in the Blue-gray Gnatc&tcher's nest at 

 Gainesville, Texas, April 36, 1876 ; also found an egg in the nest of 

 the Lark Finch, May 33, 1876— G. H. Ragsdale. vi., 24, 386— An 

 egg found in a Pewee's nest May 21, 1876, at Riverdale, N. Y.; one 

 , " found in a ("at Bird's nest, but it was ejected the next day — E. P. 

 Bicknell. vi., 26, 418— Noticed at Salem, Mass., May 7, 1876— R. 

 L. Newcomb. vii., 1, 4 — "Asyliuns of the Cow Bird;" recording 

 finding their eggs in the nests of Red-eyed Vireo, Solitary Vireo, 

 Warbling Vireo, ( hipping and Song Sparrows, Grass Finch — H. G. 

 Fowler. . vii., 1, 4 — Footnote, stating he had once found five in a Red- 

 eyed Vireo's nest, and adding to the list white-eyed Vireo, Wood 

 Thrush and Robin— E. Ingersbll. vii., 26, 404— Noticed in South- 

 eastern Wyoming, May 21, 1875— A. G. Brackett. viii., 3, 33— 

 Often uses the nests of the Yellow Warbler to deposit its eggs in, at 

 Webster, N. H. — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 7, 96 — Not common 

 in summer at Webster, N. H. — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 13, 193 — Is 

 seen on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, from April 17 to Oct. 28, in 

 very large numbers; breeds here — Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 17, 

 ,268— Found near Washington, D. C— (R. P. Boiseau). viii., 19, 

 300— Found in Michigan- "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 21, 

 396 — Some notes on this species — "Bird Shot" (Richd. Conway), 

 ix., 22, 414 — One shot out of a flock of a dozen on Dec. 31, 1877, at 

 Lakeville, Conn.— W. H. W.(illiams.) x., 10, 178— Arrived at 

 Warner, N. H., April 1, 1878~M. C. H.(arriman). x., 13, 316— 

 Arrived at Fort Hamilton, L. L, March 4, 1878— DeL. B.(erier). x., 

 19, 359— Arrived at Lebanon, Rl., Feb. 18, 1878— "Ptarmigan." xi., 

 3,47 — Common at Peotone, Rl. ; breeds — D. H. Eaton, xii., 11, 30.j 

 — Rare in Nova Scotia — J. Matthew Jones, xii., 17, 835 — First seen 

 May 13, 1878, but not common at Como, Wyoming ; speaks of their 

 tameness generally on the Plains, but especially in cold weather, when 

 they are very bold — S. W. Williston. 



Mother Carey's Chicken. See Proeellaria peloffica. 

 Mottled Owl. See Scops asio. 

 Mountain Plover. See Eudromias montanus. 

 Mountain Quail. See Oreortyx pwtug. 

 Mountain Titmouse. See Parus montarms. 



