FOREST AND STREAM. 



[FlSBRUAftV (Jj lB8f), 



long-eared and barred owls, the broad-winged and spar- 

 row hawks, and the white-headed eagle breed rather 

 earelv, while no^ positive breeding record was given for 

 the short-eared, or Acadian owls. 



Mr. L. S. Foster read a list of Turds observed the past 

 season near Cloister, N. J., on the Haokonsack River, and 

 at Greenwood Lake. Among these the chewink (Pipilo 

 en/throplilhiilmiiK) was mentioned as having been cap- 

 tured Feb. 82d, 1879. Mr. C. H. Eagle read a paper re- 

 viewing our present knowledge of the pallid sparrow 

 (Passereuhis prineeps), and mentioning the capture of 

 two specimens at Rockaway, L. I., January, 1880, 82 . 

 Eagle, though recognizing the consxiicuous characters of 

 the bird, was inclined to favor the view of its being a 

 variety of P. savanna. Ten specimens of this sparrow 

 are now recorded from Long Island, the most southern 

 point at which it has been detected. 



NOTES ON SOME BIRDS BREEDING IN 

 COLORADO. 



The following brief notes are from observations made 

 during the season of 1879 in the vicinity of the Goodnight 

 Ranch on the Arkansas River, five miles above Pueblo. 



1 have included in the list only such species as were 

 actually seen breeding. The number of species resident 

 during the spring and summer in the locality is compar- 

 atively small, but the greater part of those breeding are 

 very common : — 



Turdus migratorius — Robin ; common ; breeds. 

 Mimus polyglottus — Mocking-bird; breeds abundantly ; 

 usually nests in a cactus or a cedar. 



Sialia artiea— Arctic blue-bird ; a few pairs observed 

 breeding in holes and trees and crevices in the rocks ; a 

 nest found April 30th in a hole in the sideof a stump was 

 built of grass, and contained live young birds just 

 hatched. 



Polioptila ccerulea — Blue-gray gnat catcher ; found a 

 nest in a cedar, June 22d, containing two young and a 

 cow-bird's egg. 



Salpinctes obsoletus — Rock wren ; breeds in great num- 

 bers in holes in banks and crevices in rocks. A nest 

 found, May 22d, in a hole in a baivk, was placed three 

 inches from the entrance, and built of grass lined with 

 horse hair. It contained six eggs. 



Dendroeca astiva— Summer yellowbird ; breeds com- 

 monly in the river bottom. 



Icteria virens, var., longiaaitda — Long-tailed chat ; 

 breeds abundantly. Nests in the low bushes along the 

 river. First nest with eggs taken June 2d ; usual number 

 of eggs three — occasionally four. 



Hirundo horreorum — Barn swallow ; a few seen breed- 

 ing about buildings. 



Petrochelidon lunifrons — Eave swallow ; breeds in 

 large colonies on the rocky sides of the bluffs along the 

 river. 



Collurio ludorieianus, var., excvbitoroides — White- 

 rumped shrike ; breeds commonly among the cedars on 

 the bluffs. 



Carpodacus frontalis— Crimson- fronted finch ; b feeds 

 in great numbers ; nests in trees, cacti and old barn 

 swallows' nests. 



Chrysomitris psaltria — Arkansas goldfinch ; a few 

 pairs observed breeding ; a nest found, June 31st, 

 was about five feet from the ground in the forks 

 of a limb of a small elm. The nest was built of fine 

 grass and weeds, mixed with eoltonwood down and 

 lined with the down and tine strips of grapevine hark. 

 It measured two and one-half inches in diameter outside ; 

 inside, one and three-fourth inches ; depth outside, two 

 and one-half inches ; inside, one inch ; eggs five, similar 

 to those of C. tristis. Sept. 18th 1 found a nest which 

 the young birds were just leaving. 



Pooecetesgramineus, var., eonjinis— Western grass finch; 

 breeds in great numbers. I found one nest in a cactus a 

 foot from the ground, and another in a cedar six feet 

 from the ground, built on top of an old mocking-bird's 

 nest. One set of five eggs taken, 



Qoniaphea melanocephala — Black-headed grosbeak ; a 

 few seen breeding. 



Cyanospiza amoena— Lazuli finch ; breeds abundantly. 

 Pipilo fuscus— Brown towhee ; common resident 

 throughout the year; usually nests in a cactus. One 

 found, April 29th. was placed in a cavity in the top of a 

 dead cedar eight feet from the ground. Nests built of 

 weeds and grass and lined with hair. Eggs, three. ; one 

 laid each day until the set is complete. 



Agelaeus phceniceus— Red-winged blackbird ; breeds in 

 great numbers along the river. 



Icterus buttoekii— Bullock's oriole,; breeds abaundantly. 

 ' Pica hudsonioa — American magpie ; breeds commonly ; 

 usual number of eggs, seven. 

 Tyrannus oaroUnensis — Kingbird ; common ; breeds. 

 Tyrannus verticalis — Arkansas flycatcher; great num- 

 bers breed. 



Chordeiles virginianus, var., Ilnuryi— Western night- 

 hawk : very common ; breed-. 



-.■■■ :<w;/crifoHu.s— Yellow-billed cuckoo; one nest 

 with two eggs taken. 



Melanei pes i ijtkr0ce^hulm— Red-headed woodpecker ; 

 rare ; only one pair seen breeding. 



Colapites me.vieanns— Red-shafted woodpecker ; breeds 

 commonly. Took five eggs from a hole April 27th, and 

 May 4th took seven more from the same hole. 



Faleo sparverius — Sparrow hawk ; common ; breeds in 

 holes in trees and crevices in rocks. 



Zenaidura carolinensis — Carolina dove ; very common ; 

 breeds. 



Aegialitis vocife.rus -KL-'u-jor plover; breeds abun- 

 dantly in tin- river bo! torn. 

 Ith'aee N". T., Jan, ?4fi, 1880. Hebman W. Nash. 



Names Wanted. — We should be pleased to have the 

 writers who used the following signatures send us their 

 ■Droper names : " W. B-," Sept 11th, 1S79 : ■■ Issaquina," 

 Sept. 18th, 1879 ; " G. G. H., Jr.," Aug. 23, 1877 ; " R. P. 

 C.." Jan. 29th, 187-1; "J. F.," Sept. 14th, 1876; "F. S. 

 B." April 9th, 1874 : " C. S. W.." Dec. 16th, 1875. 



THE BIRDS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PA. 



BY B. HARKY WARREN. 



(Continued.) 

 78. I ■".', ndroica etrini, Baird— Black-throated green warbler; 

 common migrant ; arrives May 2d to 10th. ] 



77. D. townsendii, Baird— Townsend's warbler 01 this species 

 in Chester County little is known. Mr. C. D. Wood, of Philadelphia, 

 May 13th, 1888, killed near Coatesvrllo, Pa., a male of this species. 

 The specimen was sold to Mr. Turnbtill, or Philadelphia, and 

 after his death '.was purchased by Barney Hoopes, Philadelphia. 

 The bird, T have been informed, Is now in possession of John 

 Krider, Philadelphia. 



78. D. canadensis, Baird— Black-throated blue warbler; com- 

 mon migrant ; arrives May Sth to 12th. 



79. n. eoTOWOtW, G ray— Yellow-crowned warbler; common mi- 

 grant ; arrives April 7th to 18th. 



80. D. olaeMmnuYf, Baird— Blaekburnian warbler; Somewhat 

 rare ; arrives May 8th to 25th. Mr. William E. Hughes, of Phcenix- 

 ville. Pa., has a nest and three eggs taken in this county. A letter 

 sent me by Mr. Hughes contains the appended mention relative 

 to the find : "The old birds were not shot, but were seen at a very 

 little distance, and there can be no possible mistake."'! 



81. D. eastane-a, Baird— Bay-breasted warbler ; irregularly rare ; 

 arrives April 37th to May 14th, 



82. X>. pennsyU-nnica, Baird— Chestnut-sided warbler; arrives 

 May 4th to 15lh ; numerous migrant. 1 saw two of these birds the 

 25th of June, 1876 ; another was observed July 1st. The plumage 

 of the first-mentioned appeared worn. From this fact, as well as 

 the late occurrence, I am inclined to think they occasionally 

 breedhere. 



83. D. ecarmea, Baird— Caerulean warbler; rare migrant, ar- 

 riving May Sd to 13th. 



84. D. striata, Baird— Black-poll warbler ; abundant migrant; 

 arrives May 18th to 25th. 



85. Dendroeca wsliva, Baird— Yellow warbler ; common ; arrives 

 May 1st to 10th. 



86. D. maculosa, Baird— Black and yellow warbler ; migrant ; 

 irregularly abundant : arrives May 10th to 18th. 



87. D.tigrina, Baird— Cape May warbler ; rare migrant ; arrives 

 May 6th to 20th. 



88. JJ. pfllmdrttm, Baird— Yellow-red poll ; abundant migrant ; 

 April 20th to 3th. 



89. JJ. supcrciliosd, Baird — Yellow-throated warbler: very rare 

 migrant. 



90. J3. discolor, Baird— Prairie warbler; rare migrant, arriving 

 April 2Sth to May 7th. 



91. Myioiiocles mitralus, Aud.— Hooded warble* ; i , I'th 

 to 16th. 



93. M. pusillus, Bonap.-Greer. black- cap flycatcher : frequent; 

 arrives May 2d to 12th. 



93. M. canadensis, Aud.— Canada flycatcher : common migrant, 

 arriving May 3d to 21th. 



94. Setopliaya ruticdla. Sw.— lledstnrt; common mica-ant ; April 

 24t-h to May 10th. It 1 remember correctly, a uest of this bird was 

 found and reported in tho Forest asd Stream (date not known) 

 by a gentleman rcsid ing in Kenneth Township, Pa. 



95. Pyranga rubra, Vieill— Scarlet tannger; abundant ; arrives 

 April 29th to May 9th : remains as late as Oct. 5th. 



96 P.o-stiva, Vieill — Summer red-bird ; accidental visitant. 

 97] Hirundo horrcorum. Barton— Barn swallow: abundant; 

 reaches us April 15th to 20th. 



98. Hirundo lunifrons, Fay— Cliff swallow; abundant; arrives 

 April 2Sth to May 3d. 



99. H. bieolor, Vieill— White-bellied swallow ; abundant during 

 migration, but not common during the breeding season ; arrives 

 April 9th to 15th. 



100. Cotjjle rivaiio, Boie-Sand swallow; abundant, arriving 

 April 21st to May 4th. 



101. Cotyle so ripennis— Bough-winged swallow ; occasional, ar- 

 riving from A pril 251 h to May 3th. Mr. J. HoOpeS Mathck thinks 

 ho has found the nest of serrir^nnis in Chester County. 



102. Progne purpurea. Boie— Purple martin ; abundant ; March 

 21st to April 5th. 



103. Ampclis cedrnrum, Baird— Cedar bird ; winter resident; no 

 doubt breeds ; gregarious. 



104 Collurio borealis, Baird— Butcher bird ; winter resident, fre- 

 quent : arrives in October, departs by April goto, mostly earlier. 



105. Vircn olimmis, Vieill— Bed-eyed vireo ; abundant ; jirrivos 

 April 19th to May 1st. 



106. r.flilnts, Bonap — Warbling flycatcher ; common In spring 

 and fall'; arrives April 25th to 30th. 



107. V. noeehoracensis, Bonap— White-eyed vireo ; frequent ; 



stales that It is "very rare." 



117. Troglodytes, redo a, Vieill'.— House wren; abundant; arrives 

 April 25th to 30th. 



118. T.Tiyemalis, Vieill.— Winter wren; common in winter; ar- 

 rives Nov. 15th to 30th. 



119. Certain nmcrieana, Bonap.— Brown creeper ; frequent ; win- 

 ter resident. 



120. Sitta caroUncnsis, Gmoliti — White-bellied nut-hatch; com- 

 mon resident. 



121. S. canadensis, Binn.— Ked-bellied nut-hatch; rare: winter 

 resident. I know of but one specimen taken within the confines 

 of Chester County. 



122. *PoZi.opti!a ca:ntl«t, Solat.— Blue-gray gnat catcher; April 

 loth to 25th. 



123. LupTuypnanei bieolor, Bonap.— Tufted titmouse ; frequont ; 

 resident. 



124. Pants atrleaipuTitB, Linn.— Black-capped titmouse; somei* jncj 

 common : resident. 



185. *Paruserm,liiie„sis, And.— Carolina titmouse. I have been 

 informed that Livingston Hartman, M. lj., formerly of this bor- 

 mgh, took eggs and specimens of this species near Darlington's 

 torner, Pa. 



126. Ercmophila comula, Boie— Shore lark; winter resident; 

 omewhat common : gregarious. 



;::,.' i Cab— Pino grosbeak; rare; winter via- . 



itant. 

 123. Garpodamtspw pro eus, Gray— Purple finch jcbmniai 



migrant: arrives April 151 h to May 1st ; sometimes winter resi- 

 dent. 



129. Cftrysom tin's tristis, Bonap.— Goldfinch : abundant: resident. 



120. C.pinus. Bonap.— Pino lineh : rare: winter visitant. 



1, Qya ■ ricana, Wilson— Bed crossbill. Dtttifl 



winters is sometimes seen, 



133. C.levcuptcra, Wilson— White-wing crossbiil; winter visitant: 



* 133. AcgiothusUnaria, Cab.— Lesser red poll. This species rarely 

 visits us, but when it does is found in large flocks. The writer and 

 a friend, (luring I lie winter of '7-S and 18, obtained about 150 speci- j 

 mens. For fifteen years prior to this time they had not been so 

 at least in any numbers, in this section of the county. Depart in 

 April. 



J31. Spizella Monticnla. Baird— Tree sparrow; abundant winter 

 resident. 



135. S. piisilla. Bonap— Field sparrow; common ; arrives March 

 26th to April 10th. 



[36. S. i it;;.. L'nuap.— Chipping sparrow; abundant: an I 

 April 9th to 22d. 



137. Melosplza melodin, Baird— Song sparrow; atOTl l( 



dent. 



138. t AT. Uncolns'i. Baird— Lincoln's sparrow ; " migratory ; 

 fremety rare." 



139. M. pahtsfrfs.Baird-Swamp sparrow ; common migrant; not 

 gregarious or resident ; arrives April 20th to 30th. 



140. Passerella iliaca, Swainson Fox-colored sparry 

 March 20th to April 5lh ; abundant during migration. 



141. Euspiza nmcrieana. Hniiarj.-BuUflr-tbrooiaa butttingj CI 

 arrives April 27th to May 7th. f have never known It to in- 

 Michener gives it nsit "summer resident ; common." 



142. * E. townse-ndii, Bonap.— Townsend's bunt ing ; but one speci 

 men known. 



(7V> he ffi.'jf ..■■■I 



B-hcadcd vireo ; somewhat scarce : 



; common i 



Tr 



occurs May 1st to Sth. 



108. 1 ". scAitarius, Vieill -131 u 

 arrives April 20th to May 4th. 



109. V. ilavifrous, Vieill— Yellow-tnroated 

 grant, arriving May 1st to 15th. 



110. Afintus jjoryololtits, Boie— Mocking-bird. Thisspi 

 merly bred in this county, although 1 have no reason to believe 

 that it does so now. To Mr. Benjamin M. Evcrhart, a gentleman 

 who has devoted some forty vearsto the study of the natural 



bistorvofthis section, the writer is indebted forthosi 



mention of this bird. About 1859 several In 



built nests and reared young, for two or three consecutive t years, 

 in thorn hedges, on the property ol the Misses Bennett. Having 

 seen the statement that the mocking bird will not hrco 

 ment, I would say that Mr. Everhart has had them br< I ■ ■ : ■■ '■ - 

 edly in captivity. 



ST. pohjiilotlns in this county may be considered as occurring 

 only in the past; even as wandering visitor it has not been seen 

 for years. Nov. 24th, 1879, a specimen (?) was taken on the " Bar- 

 rens" north of West Chester, but judging front the somewhat 

 worn tail and late occurence I am forced to think the game an 

 escaped captive. ... 



111. afimtts caroh'ticnRiS, Gray— Catbird ; abundant: 

 rives April 88th 1 May Sth. 



112. Harporlninchm rufus, Cab-Brown thrash; abundant, breeds; 

 arrives April 24th to 30th. 



113. Thryotlmrus ludoricianus, Bonap.- Great Carolina mocking 

 wren. Winter resident ; not common. 



114 *T.bcViickU, Bonap.— Bewick's wen,' "very rare." 



115. *0£stot7lOTV* polusfrts, Cab.-Long-bille. ttOI 

 mer resident ; frequent ab 

 on aquatic Insects and others 

 ener.l This species we have „. . 

 lived not very far from Br. Michel 



bird, at least until after 1861, BS his catalogue published in that 

 veardldnot contain it. 



116 -C itrlMris, Cab.-Shovt-billcd marsh wen. [i 



been our good fortune tomeet with this bud, yet Mich, 



of it as ft "Slimmer resident; frequent." Barnard, howover, 



riivorous. Feeds 

 uentwet places." (Mioh- 

 u: Vincent Barnard, who 



JV4 §nJ(m^ 



PISH CULTURE IN CAJWFOENIA. 



HE fifth biennial report of the Commissioners ol 

 Fisheries for tlio years 1878 and 1879 shows an en- 

 couraging progress of the work in California, and an in- 

 creased public interest in the labors of the Oiinniission. 

 The fishing industries of California are of grei 

 tudo ; the wealth of the State is not all locked up in her 

 gold mines. The pages of the report now before us con- 

 tain some instruct ive statistics of her other sources of 

 revenue ; and we have made liberal extracts frond 1.1ns 

 instructive document :— 



Since the inception of fish culture in the State one- 

 half of the annual appropriation lias been devoted to the 

 propagation of the salmon (Oncorhynchus quivrial) ; tko 

 number of young fish hatched and turned ou1 

 Sacramento Paver during that period being 13,150,000. 

 The yearly supply is now 2,500,000, which a 

 keep the yield of the river ecmal to that of former years, 

 notwithstanding the increase in the number of 

 I by law. the increase in the nets and fit 

 and the erection of additional canning esiablishmenta 



The following table will .show the relative • 

 the years during which ve have caused statistics to be 

 obtained of salmon caught in the Sacrament 

 Joaquin and transported to San Francisco, Sacramento 

 and Stockton ;— 

 Open ^e^nn'Nnv. 1st, I'tTl. to Auk-. 1st, ls;5 r, 



IT.] 

 ■ • ..,.-. u-.lSt.l 



.... ... ... . = . | s i, 187« i 



The apparent falling off in the season of 1878-8 



is in the river as in 

 former years, but in eonseqnence of a dispute between 

 the proprietors of the canning establishment. 

 fishermen as to the price to be paid by the former for; 

 the fish as they were caught. 



The closo season, say the Commissioners, is now too 

 short. Salmon in large numbers, with eggs fully ma- 

 tured, were on sale in theSan Francisco and o1 

 kotsfrom September loth to the 1st of October, and yet 

 we learn efforts will he made at the coming 

 the Legislature to still further reduce it, or to i 

 to a time (vhen there are no fish coming in from the 

 ocean, or perhaps to completely abolish it. Experience 

 in ail the other Sts o istrated fcha* 



as a class look only to their present profit, and are not 

 field anything that the supply of fish in the 

 i tained. 

 id E the Jbljsliment 



fornia an- ice of fixtures, iririnding 



. 



ed in fishing and 

 00 ore in canning, with a large number of 

 workmen. 



