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141. Anthus pratensis (Linn.). Meadow Pipit* 



142. Mimus polyglottos (Linn.). Mockingbird. \ 



143. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). Catbird. A 

 specimen is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution at 

 Washington, D. C. 



144. Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). Brown Thrasher * 9 



145. Sitta carolinensis Lath. White-breasted Nuthatch* 



146. Parus bicolor Linn. Tufted 7 itmouse* 



147. Parus atricapillus Linn. Chickadee. \ 



148. Turdus ustulatus swainsonii (Cab.). Olive-backed 

 Thrush* 



149. Turdus aonalaschk.e Gmel. Dwarf Hermit Thrush. 

 A specimen is in the collection of Geo. L. Toppan, of Chicago, 111. 



150. Merula migratoria (Linn.). American Robin. 

 Specimens are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution at 

 Washington, D. C. A peculiarly marked specimen is in the col- 

 lection of the Boston Society of Natural History. It is pure white 

 mottled on the back with the normal color. The breast, which is 

 white, is beautifully mottled with black or a very dark-brown. 



151. Merula migratoria propinqua Ridgw. Western 

 Robin. A specimen is in the collection of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tuion at Washington, D. C. 



152. Hesperocichla n.evia (Gmel.). Varied Thrush. A 

 specimen is in the collection of W. D. Bryant, of Oakland, Cala.J 



153. Saxicola genanthe (Linn.). Wheatear. * 



154. Sialis sialis (Linn.). Bluebird. A specimen is in the 

 collection of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, D. C. 



A very handsome specimen of Alcedo isftida, of Europe, is in 

 the collection of the American Museum of Natural History at New 

 York. It is a perfect albino, but shows faint traces of the blue of 

 the rump and upper tail-coverts, which looks as though seen 

 through a silvery veil. 



* Deane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club. Vol. V. 1SS0. pp. 26-30. 

 tDeane, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club. Vol. IV. 1S79. pp. 27-30. 

 £ From the Note-book of R. Deane. 



