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the female ; hitherto supposed to be peculiar to the male, v., 33, 359 

 — Has never found them in Florida — " Brown Hackle." vi., 1, 4 — 

 Is very numerous in some parts of Florida, especially at the mou h of 

 the St. John's River — Geo. A. Boardman. vi., 5, 08 — One flew into 

 a man's arms in San Francisco, Cal., during a dense fog. vii., 26, 

 404— Killed on Hutton's Lake, Southeastern Wyoming, May 9, 1876 

 — A. Gr. Brackett. viii., 17, 261 — Arrives on the Coteau des Prairies, 

 Dakota, April 20 ; the majority pass North to breed, but some breed 

 here ; numerous in fall, and depart South Oct 30 — Chas. E. McOhes- 

 ney. viii., 23, 880— One killed in Samia Bay, Michigan, now in the 

 University— " Archer " (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 9, 176— One killed 

 about Sept. 26, 1877, near Port Huron, Mich.—" Quid." 



Pelican. Brown, See Pelecanus fuseus. 



Pelican. White, See Pelecanus trachyrhyncktis. 



Perdix saxatilis mayeri. i., 14, 215— Shot in the gjisons; not found 

 further North than the Alps in Europe — (An answer to a correspond- 

 ent.) 



Perdix saxatilis. iv., 5, 65— Common in Palestine — 0. A. Kingsbury. 



Peregrine Falcon. See Palm communis. 



Ferisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay; "Whiskey Jack." iii., 13, 196 — 

 Very common all the year round in Newfoundland, where it is called 

 " Whiskey Jack ;" very tame and familiar — M. Harvey, iii., 21, 

 332 — Abundant in Newfoundland in 1822, according to W. E. Mc- 

 Cormack. v., 17, 260 — A few were observed by Geo. BirdGrinnell 

 on Elk Creek, near the Black Hills, in 1874, when they were very 

 shy — Ernest IngersoU. vi., 18, 200 — On the approach of^cold weather 

 descends to the valleys in the Adirondacks — V. Colvin. vi., 17, 

 266 — Resident at Ann Arbor, Mich., but rare ; one nest taken May 27, 

 1872— A. B. Covert, viii., 19, 300— Found in Michigan— "Archer" 

 (Or. A. Stockwell). xii., 7, 126 — It was remarkable that during a 

 trip in winter in the Province of Quebec, Canada, not one was seen — 

 Everett Smith, xii., 11, 205 — ^Not so common now in Nova Scotia as 

 it was several years since — J. Matthew Jones. 



Petrel. Fulmar, See Fuhnans gladalis. 



Petrel. Leach's, See Cymochorea leucorrlwa. 



Petrel. Stormy, See ProcellmHa pelagica. 



Petrel. Wilson's, See Oeeanites oeeanica. 



Petrochelidon Innifrons. Cliff Swallow, iii., 13, 196 — Occasionally 



seen in Newfoundland — M. Harvey. v., 17, 260 — Found to be 

 abundant throughout the Black Hills by Geo. Bird Grinnell in 1874 

 — Ernest IngersoU vi., 11, 163 — Very common at Ann Arbor, 

 Mich.; arrives April 15 to May 10; breeds about May 25, and departs 

 Sept. 15 — A. B. Covert, vi., 13, 180 — First arrived at Farmington, 

 N. fl., April 12, 1876— S. S. Parker, vi., 15, 238— Noticed at River- 

 dale, N. Y., April 29, 1876— E. P. Bicknell. vi., 15, 333— Abun- 

 dant at Peotone, 111. — T>. H. Eaton, vi., 18, 284^- Abundant in Cen- 

 tral New York ; arrives first week in May ; departs in August — H. G. 

 Fowler, vi., 19, 301— Noticed at Meacham Lake, N. Y , April 20 to 

 33, 1876— A. R. Puller, vi., 31, 338— Nesting at Springfield, Mass., 

 May 30 to 35, 1876— Fred. H. Keves. vi., 26, 418— Arrived at Leb- 

 anon, 111., April 5, 1876— Wm. L. Jones, vii., 25, 389— Taken in 

 Southeastern Wyoming, May 13, 1875 ; remain all summer and breed; 

 depart July 30— A. G. Brackett. viii., 3, 33 — Common summer resi- 

 dent at Webster, N. H. ; breeds under eaves of barns or under sheds, 

 sometimes as many as fifty pair together — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 

 13, 177 — Appear on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, May 4, and take 

 their departure about Aug. 9 ; very abundant ; breed — Chas. E. Mc- 

 Chesney. viii., 17, 2'61— Found in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. 



