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Picoides americanus dorsalis, 141. 
arcticus, 120, 161, 182, 232. 
tridactylus americanus, 232. 
Picumnus lawrencii, 129, 153. 
Picus martius, 51. 
passerinus, 155. 
pubescens, 13, 122, 231. 
pubescens gairdneri, 141. 
stricklandi, 72. 
tridactylus, 51. 
villosus, 13, 122, 231. 
villosus harrisi, 140. 
viridis, 51. 
Pigeon, Wild, 50, 60, 233. 
Pique-bois jaune, 184. 
Pinicola enucleator, 89., 229. 
Pipilo aberti, 73. 
chlorurus, 139. 
erythrophthalmus, 230. 
maculatus arcticus, 139, 206. 
Pitangus gabbi, 153. 
Piute, 184. 
Plectrophanes nivalis, 179, 229. 
pictus, 1 15. 
Plegadis falcinellus, 124. 
Plotus anhinga, 41. 
Plover, Black-breasted, 18. 
Golden, 5, 18. 
Killdeer, 142. 
Piping, 18. 
Semipalmated, 18. 
Wilson’s, 18, 
Plummer, Gordon, capture of the 
Red-bellied Woodpecker ( Centu - 
rus cdroltnus ) in Eastern Massa- 
chusetts, 120. 
Podiceps clarkii, 214. 
dominicus, 155. 
holboelli, 235. 
occidentalis, 214. 
Podilymbus podiceps, 47, 127, 235. 
Polioptila albiloris. 106. 
atricapilla, 102, 103. 
bilineata, 106. 
cserulea, 101, 126. 
californica, 103. 
melanura, 101, 103. 
mexicana, 102. 
plumbea, 101, 102. 
Polyborus brasiliensis, 18. 
Poospiza belli nevadensis, 116. 
Porphyrio martinica, 155, 186. 
Porzana Carolina, 128, 234. 
noveboracensis, 186. 
Progne dominicensis, 155. 
purpurea, 13. 
subis, 15, 228. 
Ptarmigan, 6. 
White-tailed, 141. 
Ptarmigan, Willow, 233. 
Puffinus borealis, 84. 
obscurus, 155. 
Purdie, H. A., the Avocet ( Recur - 
virostra aniericcina ) in Massa- 
chusetts, 123. 
Pyranga hepatica, 68. 
ludoviciana, 88. 
rubra, 229. 
Quail, European, 112, 113. 
Migratory, 49, 112. 
Scaled, 72. 
Querquedula carolinensis, 127, 162. 
discors, 127, 128, 142, 155,234. 
Quiscalus ater, 153. 
purpureus, 98, 231. 
purpureus aeneus, 231. 
Ragsdale, G. H., note on Tyyn- 
gites rufescens in Texas, 61 : on 
the range of Lophophanes atro- 
cristatus in Texas, 114; Larus 
glaucus in Texas, 187. 
Rail, Clapper, 62. 
Sora, 234. 
Yellow, 186, 
Rallus elegans, 62. 
longirostris, 62. 
Rathbun, Frank R., notice of his 
“ Bright Feathers or some North 
American Birds of Beauty,” 172. 
Raven, 118, 139, 231, 249. 
White-necked, 118. 
Bedbird, 40. 
Summer, 251. 
Red-poll, 2, 3, 4, 174. 
Common, 229. 
Redstart, 7, 228, 251. 
Painted, 73. 
Recurvirostra americana, 123. 
Regulus calendula, 204, 225, 226, 
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cuvieri, 167, 224. 
satrapa, 87, 225, 226, 244. 
Reichenow and Schalow, notice of 
their record of ornithological lit- 
erature for 1879, 111 ; notice of 
their “ Compendium der neu bes- 
chriebenen Gattungen und Ar- 
ten,” hi. 
Rhea, 8. 
Rhyacophilus solitarius, 234. 
Rhynchops nigra, 47. 
Ridgway, Robert, Swainson’s War- 
bler ( Heloncea swainsoni) in 
Texas, 54; southern range of the 
Raven on the Atlantic coast, 1 18 ; 
an unaccountable migration of 
the Red-headed Woodpecker, 120; 
the Caspian Tern in California, 
