id ' i'uHi:8*r akd stream 



Sprig- Taiii See Dajtta, Acuia. 



Sprnce Grouse* See Tetrao oanadendsi 



Squatai'ola helvetica. Black-bellied PloVei". . i., 13, 204— Very abundant 

 in I'loiida — Editors, i., 15, 235 — Very common at Late Mills, Iowa 

 — John Krider. ill., 7, 107^ — Commoner than for years past at Salem, 

 Mass., Sept. 20, 1874— R. L. Newcomb. ili., 13, 196— Rather com- 

 mon in the fall in Newfoundland — M. Harvey, iii, 23, 340 — Seen 

 only in spring in Eastern Florida — Editors, iv., 17, 268 - Arrived on 

 the Barnstable ("Mass.) marshes May 24, 1875. v., 6, 91 — Common at 

 Salem, Mass., Sept. 18, 1875— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb) v., 6, 91 

 —One shot at Marlboro, N. J., Sept. 11, 1875— H. v., 16, 252— One 

 shqt at Salem, Mass., middle of November, 1875—^" Teal " (R. L. 

 Newcomb). vii., 4, 52 — A rare spring and autumn migrant in Cen- 

 tral N. Y.— H. G. Fowler, vii., 4, 59— Noticed at Salem, Mass , Aug. 

 21, 1876— R. L. Newcomb. vii., 4, 59— Common at New Bedford, 

 Mass.. Aug. 26, 1876—" oncha." vii., 5, 68 — Local names on the 

 coast of New Jersey for this species are "Bullhead," "Black-breast" — 

 W. Holberton. vii., 6, 91 — Common at ohasset, Mass., Sept. 11, 1876 

 S. Kneeland, Jr. vii., 8, 116 — Common in Conn, during the migra- 

 tions— Robert T. Morris, vii., 14, 212— Called "Bottlehead" by the 

 gunners in Plymouth Bay, Mass. — F. C Browne, vii., 18, 283— Com- 

 mon at Port Royal, S. C, Nov. 27, 1876—" Rusticus." viii., 7, 96— 

 Noticed near Plymouth, Mass., in 1852— F. C Browne, viii , 15, 225 

 Have not noticed them in spring on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota; 

 arrives about Oct. 26 and departs Nov. 1 and are then iti considerable 

 numbers — Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 22, 36! — Pound in Michigan 

 — "Archer" (6. A. Stockwell). ix., 2, 34 — Common at Salem, 

 Mass., Aug. 6, 1877— "Teal" (R. L.Newcomb). xii., 10, 185— Two 

 flocks seen May 26, 1852, at Plymouth, Mass. ; first seen on their re- 

 l.irn from the North Aug. 3, 1852 ;■ still here Aug. 18— F. C. Browne. 



Starling. Europe;:!!, See Bturnus vuXgarit 



St«ganopu3 wilsoni. Wilson's Phalarope. ii.', 22, 341 — Found in Russell 

 County, Kansas, feeds on~insects and seeds in spring — F. S. B(enson). 

 vi., ^, 402 — Rare at Ann Arbor, Mich.; a nest found July 3, 1875, at 

 Portage Lake, twenty-six miles north of Ann Arbor, and both parents 

 secured —A. B. Covert, viii. , 15, 325 — Is found on the Coteau des 

 Prairies, Dakota, from May 17 until July 24 ; it breeds iu large num- 

 bers here — Chas. E McChesney. viii. , 22, 361 — Found in Michigan 

 —"Archer" (6. A. Stockwell). x., 13, 235— Saw two and secured 

 one at Rockaway, L I., Oct. 3, 1872 ; another observed Oct. 1, 1874 

 — N. T. Lawrence, xii., 30, 385 — Rather common in Southern Wy- 

 oming ; undoubtedly breed — S. W. Williston. 



Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Rough- winged Swallow, iv., 23, 358— Com- 

 mon at Petroletim, W. Va., in spring, breeding; their holes bored in a 

 bank only to the depth of a few inches, usually with an elbo^v in it ; 

 eggs laid on a warm nest of sta-aw and feathers — Ernest In^ersoll. vi., 

 15, 233— One obtained at Riverdale, N. Y., April 25, 1876 ; first one 

 ever seen here — E. P. Bicknell. viii., 17, 361 — Found iuMichigan-^ 

 "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). yiii., 17, 268— Found near Washing- 

 ton, D. C— (R. F. Boiseau.) 



SteUula c.!ll:ope. Calliope Hummingbird, vi., 9, 132— A nest taken at 

 Big Pines, Owen's Valley, Cal , in August, situated upon a small Cot- 

 tonwood branch — W. J. Hoffman. 



Stercorarius parasiticus. Parasitic Jaeger (Fix), x., 13, 235— One found 

 on the beach at Bockaway, L. I., in June, 1873 — N. T. Lawrence, 

 xii., 20, 385 — Probably this species noticed at Plymouth, Mass., Oct, 

 1, 1852— F. C. Browne. 



Stercorarius pomatorhinus. Pomarine Jaeger, ii., 12, 179— Pound in the 

 Bay of Fundy in the autumn— J. H. Batty, viii., 7, 96— (Probably 



