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GOLDEN-WINGED WanBLER.— Dr. Coues in his “List of the Birds of 
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More southern portions. On page 214 of Mr. Samuels’ work, I stated 
that I had found it occurring sparingly in May for d seasons. Since 
writing what I did I have observed the Golden-winged emp more 
plenty than ever, and as late as the middle of June, and in the same 
compie early in August with young. I felt, therefore, quite RR that 
; t breeds here. 'This June (1869) Mr. J. C. itn ard has had the r rare 
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; letter to Mr. Samuels that this species, probably, proceeded, North t 
breed. From my observations and knowledge of the bird at that time, 1 
i p: Supposed it did er Probably this state is about its northern limit on the 
: Atlantic, — H. A. Purpm, West Newton, ner June, 
i CORAL SNAKES.— A number of species of very different genera are 
confounded under ais i name by the inhabitants of tropical America 
Their general appearance is attractive, being banded with red, black; 
and white. Some of them belo onging to the genus Elaps are poisonous, 
though some of these are very mild and indisposed to bite. Others, be- 






longing to the genera Pliocercus, Erythrolamprus, Ophibol 
€., are quite harmless, but can only be disti from species of 
laps by a ful examination of the scales and teeth. The pepe 
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analogy presented by Wise species with species of Elaps, according t 
Prof. Cope, is very remarkable. 
During a stay of a few sid in Greytown, Nicaragua, an alcoholic spec- 
imen of a snake, called a **coral" snake and regarded as extremely poi- 
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2 n alcoho 
: i that it belon " doubtful in the enus Elaps, as it was a h 
s ‘Stake, and w. ia erhaps a sip apidis of his own.* Not being a herpe- 
vina mie article in the NATURALIST I yet to the circum- 
Stance, and used Mr. Kennicott’s name as he wrote it book. 
An esteemed correspondent, in some remarks about the Taneli of 
handling u unknown snakes reported to be poisonous, which I thoro roaghly 
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mare, Mince been informed on good authority that the sp 
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