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and form to the half of an old-fashioned copper cent, and the 
were colored nearly to the roots. In other respects the bird was 
cisely similar to the ordinary male of this species. — WILLIAM Br 
Cambridge, Mass. 
" Tue BELTED KINGFISHER.—I observe a note concerning the n 
the Belted Kingfisher in your November number, in which Mr. 
differs from Mr. Samuels. I now propose to be a connecting link b 
the two, and to say that I have always found the holes of C. dle “ss 
or eight feet long,” as Mr. S. aise and always ‘in the form of ane 
as Mr. F. describes them; and that I have sometimes found a bed 
sticks, grass, etc., and eee nn I wish, too, to ask if any one bat 
ever known them to turn to the left, as I have never seen them | 
otherwise than to the right.— W. E. ENDICOTT. 
THE DWARF THRUSH IN Massacnusetts.—A single a 
Dwarf Thrush (Turdus nanus Aud.) was obtained in Waltham, 
Oct. 9, 1867. It was taken by Mr. L. L. Thaxter, and its identi 
first discovered by Mr. C. J. Maynard, of Newtonville, Mass. 
was found in high, dry woodland, not in a swampy locality, such 
nearly-allied species frequent.* —E. A. SAMUELS. 

GEOLOGY. 4 
Tue Bone Caves or BRAZIL AND THEIR ANIMAL Remains. BY 
J. Reinhardt.—The distinguished author, well known to zodlogists 
his numerous and valuable co ontributions to the history of M 
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*mMTha fallow} 4 EPT PE ey N 4 with 



b: tars 
breadth, 10.56; anig 3.40; tail, 2.80 inch. The stomach was 
beetles. Co 
ł Journal of Popular Science, Edited by C. Fogh and Dr. C. F. gear of 
tDr. P. wW. Lund’s collections from the ai caves in the Mi . 
intrusted of Professor Reinhard 

