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BULLETIN OF TEE NUTT ALL 
Nest and Eggs of the Alaskan Wren. — In a small collection of 
birds’ skins, nests, and eggs recently acquired by the Museum of Compara- 
tive Zoology, collected at the Pribylow Islands, Alaska, is the nest and 
two eggs of the Alaskan Wren {Troglodytes parvulus var. alascensis), which 
are believed to be the first ever seen by naturalists. The nest is quite large 
and very compactly built, being composed externally of fine moss of a 
bright green color, interwoven with fine roots, and lined heavily with hair 
and feathers. Conspicuous among the latter are the rosy-tipped feathers of 
the Leucosticte griseinucha. The hairs are rather coarse and white, three 
to four or five inches in length, and appear to be hairs of the Polar Bear. 
The nest was obtained in June, 1876, on St. George Island, by Mr. W. J. 
McIntyre, to whom it was brought by a native. It is said to have been 
placed deep down in the crevices of large rocks, and to have originally 
contained twelve eggs, all but two of which were broken before they came 
into Mr. McIntyre’s possession. These measure, respectively, .68 by .51 
and .60 by .50. Their general color is dull white, with a very few 
minute dots of reddish, so few and small as to be easily overlooked. The 
nest is represented to be very hard to find, being placed so deeply among 
the rocks, this being the only one Mr. McIntyre could obtain during two 
years’ residence at the Islands, although he had a standing offer for them 
of about ten dollars in gold each. — J. A. Allen, Cambridge, Mass. 
JuNCO OREGONUS IN ILLINOIS. — October 14, 1875, 1 saw a flock of some 
dozen birds in a willow-tree, and killed one with a sling. The rest flew 
off, and were not seen again. The specimen was sent to Mr. E. W. Nel- 
son, who identified it as Junco oregonus, the first one of this species cap- 
tured in this State, its extreme eastern range as heretofore known being 
Kansas. — H. K. Coale, Chicago, III. 
Leptoptila albifrons, a Pigeon new to the United States Fauna. 
— Mr. George B. Sennett, a diligent and zealous ornithologist, who has 
been making collections and observations in Southern Texas, writes as fol- 
lows from Hidalgo, Tex., under date of May 2, 1877 ; — 
“ I have a dove which I do not identify, and accordingly send you a 
description of a specimen killed April 18. This is a male. 1 have secured 
four specimens, and hope to find the nest, as I am satisfied they breed 
here. Their cooing is low and short, ending with a falling inflection, and 
is easily recognized by its peculiarity Length, 12.50 ; extent, 
19.50 ; wing, 6.35 ; tail, 4.50 ; tarsus, 1.37, middle toe and claw the same ; 
bill, .62, black. Iris yellow. Orbital space small, faintly red and blue. 
Tail square, of twelve feathers. Upper parts greenish-olive, the metallic 
coloring purple with bronzy-green reflections, and restricted to back of 
neck. Crown drab, shading to nearly white on the forehead. Chin white. 
Foreneck creamy-slate. Belly white. Sides ashy. Wings brown, slaty 
below, and whole underwing-coverts are bright chestnut, which color ex- 
