186 . AUTHORS' INDEX. 



Dr. Palmer, vii., 23, 346— Geese at Salem Dec. 80. viii., 6, 80— 

 Spring arrivals at Salem, ix., 3, 34— Stilt Sandpipers abundant at 

 Salem Aug. 6, 1878. ix , 14, 270— Gunning notes, x., 9, 155— Ex- 

 tracts from a naturaiist's notebook. 



S^CeTTCom)}), R. L. X., 10, 179— Gunning notes. 



Jfewcomb, R. L. x., 13, 216— Against the English Sparrow. 



N(ewcomb), R. L. x., 16, 296— Mo.e albinos, x., 21, 399-r Variation in 

 color of the Baltimore Oriole, xii., 7, 126 — Spring arrivals at Salem, 

 xii., 8, 146— Short notes on birds, xii., 10, 188— Received Fulmar 

 Petrels and Burgomasters from the Banks of Newfoundland, xii., 11, 

 216— xii., 12, 333— Spring arrivals at Salem, Mass, 



Nicholas, Gea, Lawrence, xi., 19, 379 — "Perseverance in Peewees." xi., 

 35, 503— Robin's nest built on top of a beam ; Blue Bird's nest with 

 fix pure white eggs, xii., 4, 67-<— An Acadian Owl taken at Sum- 

 mit, N. J., Jan. 25, 1879 ; its stomach contained a flying squirrel only 

 slightly digested, xii., 24, 464— "Migration of Some Warblers 

 through Summit, N. J., during the Last Spring ;" notes on eighteen 

 species. 



Norris, Thaddeus. ii. , 4, 54 — " Variety iii Plumage of Birds Produced by 

 Domestication." 



71 , J. X., 2, 18 — "A Singular Combat" between a Spruce Partridge 



and Game Cock, in which the former proved the victor. 



" Naturalist " is A. H. Boies. 



"Nimrod." iii., 25, 389— Bald Eagles catching fish, iv., 10, 149— 

 " Eagles and Game Cocks." v., 11, 163— " Swallow-tailed Hawk" 

 shot in Pennsylvania, vii., 18, 283 — Snow Geese shot at Ithaca, N. Y. 



"Jfon." iii., 6, 86 — Gunning notes from Delaware. 



" Koranside." x., 11, 196 — A word in favor of the English Sparrow. 



'' Norman " is "W". David Tomlin. 



" Nox." iii., 15, 331—" Summer Woodcock ShootiHg." 



Ober, Fred. A., i., 12, 181 — The Peregrine Palcon ; an account of a visit to 

 their eyrie on Mt. Sugar Loaf, near Amherst, Massi i., 15, 236 Wild 

 life in Florida; mainly descriptive of scenery, etc., but he mentions 

 a visit to Pelican Island, where the Brown Pelican (Peleeanvsf uncus) 

 were breeding in myriads, li., 4,'50—" The Okeechobee Expedition;" 

 mainly interesting narrative of scenery in Florida, but mentions (Grws 

 americanus) the Whooping Crane as beyond doubt a resident of Flor- 

 ida and breeding there ; Everglade Kite (Eostrhamus sodabiUs) brc d- 

 ing and authentic information of the breeding of the Carolina Paro- 

 quet {Gormrus caroUnensis) he thinks will be forthcoming shortly, ii., 



11, 163 — Birds of Lake Okeechobee, Florida ; a list of 63 species ob- 

 served in this region,' with notes as to their abundance, ii., 26, 405 — 

 Thinks that the nests found by " Pioneer " (pee ii., 24, 373) under the 

 water were those of either the Eared Grebe {Podioeps auritus califnr- 

 nicus) or the Western Grebe (Podiceps occidentalis). iv., 4, 54 — "The 

 Pine Grosbeak ;" general accouni of its habits, as observed in Mass.; 

 also gives some of the winter visitants the past winter (1874-75). xii., 



12, 233 — Account of a trip on the Island of Dominica. 



Osborne, '>. D. xi,. 13, 339— Finding of the nest of Empidonax flavhen- 



tris at Grand Menan, N. B. (mentioned at the Linnean Society). 

 Owen, T. M. x., 16, 397— "Among the Pigeons ;" interesting breedinfr 



notes on Ectopittes migratorius. x., 21, 399— "A Nest Full;" 43 



eggs of the Quail in one nest. 



, C. L. ix , 17, 337—" A Cat Tolling Ducks." 



O'C , R. X., 9, 155— "The European Starling ;" general account 



"Observer." -x., 4, 55— Early Birds on Long Island, xi., 34, 464— "A 



Strange Nesting-Place ;" Blue Bird nesting in a cannon that was fired 



daily. 



