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Contents of Volume III. 
NUMBER IV. 
The Prothonotary Warbleii {Protonotaria citrea). By William Brewster . 153 
Notes on Birds observed at Mount Carmel, Southern Illinois, in 
the Spring of 1878. By Robert Rid gway 162 
The Nest and Eggs of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ( Empidonax 
jlaviventris). By II. A. Purdie 166 
A List of Birds observed at Coosada, Central Alabama. By Nathan 
Clifford Brown 168 
Descriptions of the First Plumage in Various Species of North 
American Birds. By William Brewster . 175 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Elliot’s “Review of the Ibidince, or Ibises,” 182. — Ridgway’s “Studies of the 
American Herodiones 182. — Reichenow’s Review of the Herons and their 
Allies, 183. — Brewer’s Supplement to his Catalogue of New England Birds, 
185. — Saunders on the Larince, 185. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
Nesting of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher ( Empidonax jlaviventris ), 187. — The 
Blue-winged Yellow Warbler ( Helminthophaga pinus ) in Massachusetts, 
188. — The Skua Gull ( Stercorarius catarractes ) on the Coast of Massachu- 
setts, 188. — Rufous-headed Sparrow ( Peuccea ruficeps ) in Texas, 188. — 
Early Nesting of the Shore Lark near Indianapolis, Ind., 189. — Breeding of 
the Shore Lark in Western New York, 189. — Red-headed Woodpecker 
eating Grasshoppers, 189. — Song of Hepburn’s Finch ( Leucosticte littoralis) 
189. — The Short-tailed Tern {Hydrochelidon fssipes) in Massachusetts, 190. 
— The Black-throated Bunting ( Euspiza americana ), 190. — A Hint to Egg- 
Collectors, 191. — The Kentucky Warbler {Oporornis formosus) at Sing 
Sing, N. Y., 191. — The Snow-Bird in Summer on Mount Wachusett, 192. — 
An Albino Anna Humming-Bird, 192. — Wilson’s Thrush, with Spotted Eggs, 
and nesting on a Tree, 193. — The Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium calif ornicum ), 
193. — The Carolina Wren in Massachusetts, 193. — The Titlark {Anthus 
ludovicianus ) in Massachusetts in June, 194. — Nests and Eggs of Helmin- 
thophaga pinus, 194. — The Winter Wren breeding in Southern New York, 
194. — The Sooty Tern in New Hampshire, 195. — Sabine’s Gull in Maine, 
195. — The White-crowned Sparrow breeding in Vermont, 195. — Nesting 
Habits of the Red-bellied Nuthatch, 196. — Tragic Fate of a Summer War- 
bler, 197. — Eggs of the Solitary Sandpiper ( Rhyacop>hilus solitarius ), 197. — 
Lincoln’s Ficch ( Melospiza lincolni) breeding in Hamilton County, N. Y., 
197. — Occurrence of the Whistling Swan ( Cygnus americanus) in Massa- 
chusetts, 198. — Capture of a Fifth Specimen of the White-throated War- 
bler {Helminthophaga leuco-bronchialis ), 199. — Nesting of the Banded 
Three-toed Woodpecker {Picoides americanus) in Northern New York, 200. 
Index, ............... 201 
