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past two or three years” by baymen in Tuckerton and Big Bays, near 
Little Egg Harbor Inlet. 
200. Screech OvjI [Scops asiofin Confinemetit. Ibid., XVIII, No. 6, 
pp. 106, 107, March 9, 1882. 
201. Shore Birds in Grenada. By “Certhiola.” Ibid., XVIII, No. 7, 
p. 127, March 16, 1882. — Dates of arrival of 11 species. 
202. Ornithological Nomenclature. By Everett Smith. Ibid., XVIII, 
No. 8, p. 145, March 23, 1882. — An earnest protest against various recent 
changes and innovations in the nomenclature of North American birds. 
203. The New Check List. By Elliott Coues. Ibid., XVIII, No. 9, 
pp. 166, 167, March 30, 1882.— Announcing the new edition of the author’s 
Check List as nearly ready for publication and giving an extract of several 
paragraphs from the “Introduction,” anent the article last above-cited. 
204. Winter Notes. The Winter of 1S81-2 in Lewis Comity, Northern 
New York. By C. Hart Merriam, M. D. Ibid., XVIII, No. 11, p. 207, 
April 13, 1882. — An article, nearly a page in length, chiefly ornithological. 
205. Early Birds in Maine. By Everett Smith. Ibid., XVIII, No. 
11, p. 208, April 13, 1882. 
206. Red-headed Woodpeckers in Maine. By Everett Smith. Ibid., 
XVIII, No. 11, p. 208, April 13, 1882. — Their recent appearance in Maine. 
207. Spring Notes. Ibid., XVIII, No. 14, p. 266, May 4, 1882. — Three 
short articles relating respectively to (1) Kings County, Nova Scotia (by 
J. M. J[ones].), (2) Taunton, Mass, (by J. C. Cahoon), and (3) Deering, 
Me. (byj. E. M.), noting the arrival of birds at these localities. 
208. Cardinal Redbird winters in New York. By Louis A. Zerega. 
Ibid., XVIII, No. 15, p. 286, May 11, 1882. — The Cardinalis virginiana 
stated to be a permanent resident in Central Park, New York City. 
209. Spring Notes. Ibid., XVIII, No. 16, p. 305, May 18, 1882. — Four 
short papers relating to (1) Philadelphia, signed “Homo”; (2) Portland, 
Conn., by Jno. H. Sage; (3) Bay Ridge, L. I., by A. L. Townsend; (4) 
Cleveland, O., by Seym. R. Ingersoll. 
210. Odd Nesting Places. By Col. Culver. Ibid., XVIII, No. 16, p. 
305, May 18, 1882. — Of Cotile riparia, Coccygus erythrophthalmus , 
Turdus migratorius , and Melospiza meloda. 
21 1. The Music of Nature. Our Wood Thrushes. By B. Horsford. 
Ibid., XVIII, No. 17, p. 326, May 25, 1882. — Description of the birds and 
their songs, with an attempt to indicate their notes by use of the musical 
scale. 
212. Birds and Electric Lights. By W. N. B[yers?] Ibid., XVIII, 
No. 19, p. 366, June 8. — Destruction of large numbers of birds by flying 
against the framework of electric light towers in Denver, Col. 
213. Remarkable Flight of Warblers. By F. C. Browne. Ibid., 
XVIII, No. 20, p. 386, June 15, 1882. — In Eastern Massachusetts, May 21 
and succeeding days. 
214. Some Oological Notions. By Lew Vanderpoel. Ibid., XVIII, No. 
21, p. 407, June 22, 1882. — Notes, among other things, that the eggs of the 
same species are almost invariably larger in the North than in the South, 
