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at Warner, N. H.— M. C. H(arriman}.— x., 8, 135— Found all last 

 winter (1877-78) at Medford, Mass.— " Memoir." x., 9, 155— Shot at 

 Salem, Mass., heb. 1, 1870— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb). xi., 3, 47 

 —Plenty in winter at Peotone, 111.— D. H. Eaton, xii., 3, 25— A 

 flock noticed at Williamsport, Penn., about Jan. 20, 1879— "Bobo- 

 link." (K. G. Koch), xii., 6, l05— Generally arrives at Halifax, Nova 

 Scotia, from the North in Nov. or Dec, and tlie latest date seen in the ' 

 spring IS April 19— J. Matthew Jones, xii., 7, 126— Nearly all gone 

 North from Salem, Mass., March 17, 1879— B. L. Newcomb. xii., 7, 

 126— Noticed in the Province of Quebec, Canada, during the winter 

 of 1878-79— Everett Smith, xii., 8, 146— Abundant at Salem, Mass., 

 March 24, 1879, after a severe snow storm— R. L. Newcomb. 



Plectrophanes ornatus. Chestnut-collared Lark Bunting, ii., 23, 341 — 

 Found in Russell Co., Kansas ; feeds only on insects in spring — F. S. 

 B(enson). v., 17, 260— Found among the Black Hills by Geo. Bird 

 Grinnell in 1874— Ernest IngersoU. vi., 17, 266— Abundant at Gaines- 

 ville, Texas, March 21, 1876 ; still abundant April 3, 1876— G. H. 

 Ragsdale. viii., 12, 177 — Pound on the Poteau des Prairies, Dakota, 

 from April 30 to May 25 in large flocks— Chas. E McChesney. 



Plectrophanes pictns. Painted Lark Bunting, viii., 13, 177 — Is found on 



. .the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota, from April 20 until May 25 in large 



flocks— Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 18, 381— Found in Michigan— 



"Archer" (6. A. Stockwell). x., 7, 118— Shot at Gainesville, Texas 



— G. H. Ragsdale. 



Plotus anhinga. Anhinga; Water Turkey, li., 9, 135— Found in Texas, 

 ii., 11, 163 — Abundant; had eggs and young Feb 33, in the Lake 

 Okeechobee region, Fla. — Fred. A. Ober. ii., 21, 327 — Short acco\mt 

 Qf the species by the Editors in answer to C. F. T. iii., 25, 389 — 

 Giving a description of .this species, called Water Turkey in Fla. ix., 

 17, 327 — Breed near Lake Harney, Florida — Wm. K. Lente. 



Plover. Black-beUied, See Squatwrola helvetica. 

 Plover. Ctolden, Be& Chm-adriv^ fulvus mrginioas. 

 Plover. Killdeer, See Aegialitis wciferm. 

 Plove". Monntain, See Evdromias montanus. 

 Plover. Piping, See Aegialitis mehdus.. 

 Plover. Ring-necked, See Aegialitis sendpalmatus. 

 Plover. Kock, See Tringa maritima. 

 Plover. Upland, See Actiturus iwrtramivs. 

 Plover. Wilsons, See Aegialitis wilsonius. 

 Pluml)eons Vireo. See Vireo solitariusplumbeus. 

 Plumed Quail. See Oreortyxpictus. 



Podiceps auritus californicus. Eared Grebe, ii., 33, 341— One killed in 

 Russell Co., Kansas; feeds only on insects in spring; the only one 

 seen in Kansas ; one killed in Northern Illinois — F. S. B(enson). ii., 

 36, 405 — Nests described by Pioneer (ii., 24, 373) as being made by a 

 bird under water ; might have been those of this species become sub- 

 merged — Fred. A. Ober. iii., 11, 164 — Found on Owen's Lake, Cal.; 

 a newspaper account, where it is stated they are propagated from 

 spawn like fish ; of course absurd, vii., 11, 164 — One taken at Ann 

 Arbor, Mich., Sept. 15, 1876— A. B. Covert, vii., 36, 404— Noticed 

 in Southeastern Wyoming, Nov. 10, 1875— A. G. Brackett. xii., 30, 

 385 —Very common at Lake Como, Wyoming ; first seenMay 4 ; begin 

 to lay June 3— S. W. Williston. 



Podiceps cornutug. Horned Grebe, v., 17,-360 — Noted by Geo. Bird 

 Grinnell from the Black Hills in 1874— Ernest IngersoU. vii., 15, 330 

 — Not rare during the migrations in Central New York — H. G. Fowler, 



