Contents of Volume III. 
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( HelminthopJiaga leucobronchicilis ) in Connecticut, 99. — The Occui'rence of 
Myiarchus crinitus var. erythrocercus , Sclat. at Fort Brown, Texas, 99. — 
The Golden Eagle in the Hudson Highlands, 100. — Meaning of the Word 
“ Anhinga,” 101. — Late Capture of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Mas- 
sachusetts, 101. — The Ipswich Sparrow ( Pcisserculus princeps) on Long 
Island, N. Y., 102. — The Stilt Sandpiper ( Micropalama himaniopus ) at Port- 
land, Me., 102. — Nesting-Habits of Parus montanus, 102. — Persistency 
in Nest-Building of a Pair of City Robins, 103. — Deadly Combat between 
a Robin and a Mole, 104. 
NUMBER III. 
The Eave, Cliff, or Crescent Swallow ( Petrochelidon Innifrons). By 
Dr. Elliott Coues , U. S. A 105 
Nest and Eggs of the Blue Crow ( Gymnokitta cyanocephala). By H. W. 
Henshaw . . 112 
Descriptions of the First Plumage in Various Species of North 
American Birds. By William Brewster 115 
Remarks on some of the Birds of Lewis County, Northern New York. 
By C. Hart Merriam . . . 123 
Evidences of the Carolinian Fauna in the Lower Hudson Valley. 
Principally from Observations taken at Riverdale, N. Y. By 
Eugene P. Bicknell ........... 123 
Nesting of the Large-billed Water Thrush ( Siurus motacilla). By 
William Brewster 133 
Description of a Hybrid ( Hirundo Tiorreori-lunifrons ) between two 
North American Swallows. By Spencer Trotter .... 135 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Ornithology of the Wheeler Expeditions of 1876 and 1877, 136. — Allen’s 
“ Birds of Massachusetts,” 138. — Mr. Howard Saunders on the Slernince, 
140. — Sennett’s “ Notes on the Ornithology of the Lower Rio Grande, 
Texas,” 144, — Maynard’s “ Birds of Florida,” 145. — Jordan’s “Manual 
of Vertebrated Animals,” 145. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
Capture of the Yellow-throated Warbler in Massachusetts, and Notes on other Rare 
Massachusetts Birds, 146. — Capture of two Rare Birds in the Hudson River 
Valley, 146. — The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila ccerulea ) in Massa- 
chusetts, 146. — The Ground Dove ( Chamcepeleia passerina ) in New York, 
147. — Swallow-tailed Kite in Dakota in Winter, 147. — Apologetic, 147. 
— The Stilt Sandpiper ( Micropalama himantopus), 148. — Occurrence of 
three Species of Sea Ducks at St. Louis, Missouri, 148. — The Carolinian 
Fauna, 149. — Phalarope, — an Etymological Blunder, 150. — Breeding of 
the Woodcock in Georgia, 151. — Interesting Captures, 151. — The Glossy 
Ibis in Massachusetts, 152. — Two more Birds new to the Fauna of North 
America, 152. 
