BULLETIN 
OF THE 
Ornithological Club: 
% (fUmritrlg foumal of ^rnitjjologn. 
Vol. III. - JANUARY, 1878. -No. 1. 
CONTENTS. 
Page 
Note on Passsrculus baird i and P. princeps. By 
Dr. Elliott Coues, U. S. A 1 
On the Species of the Genus Passerella. By 
H. W. Henshaw 3 
Notes on the Breeding Habits of Carpodacus 
purpureus VAR. CALiFORNicus. By William A. 
Cooper 8 
Descriptions of the First Pujmage in various 
Species of North American Birds. By William 
Brewster 15 
An Inadequate “Theory of Birds’ Nests.” By 
J. A. Allen 23 
Breeding of the Duck-Hawk in Trees. By N. S. 
Goss 32 
Recent Literature. — Birds of the Vicinity of Cincin- 
nati, p. 34 ; Birds of Central New York, p 34 ; Brown 
on the Distribution of Birds in North-European Rus- 
sia, p. 36 ; Summer Birds of the Adirondacks, p. 36; 
Birds of Southern Illinois, p . 36 ; Gentry’s “ Life- 
Histories of the Birds of Eastern Pennsylvania,” p. 36. 
General Notes. — Three Additions to the Avifauna of 
North America, p 37 ; The Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus 
rupestris ) in the Aleutian Islands, p. 38 ; Coturniculus 
henslowi in New Hampshire, p. 39. — Breeding Habits 
of Geococcyx calif or nianus, p. 39; Occurrence of a 
Second Specimen of Swainson’s Buzzard ( Buteo swain - 
soni) in Massachusetts, p 39 ; Breeding of the Hooded 
Merganser ( Mergus cucullatus ) in Florida, p. 40 ; Breed- 
ing of the Shore-Lark in Western New York, p 40 ; 
The Northern Phalarope in North Carolina, p. 40 ; Re- 
laying of Hawks in the same Nest when robbed, p. 41 ; 
The Willow Grouse in New York, p. 41 ; Pipilo eryt/i- 
rophthalmus with Spotted Scapdlars, p. 41; V.reo 
vicinior in California, p. 42 ; Nest and Eggs of Zono - 
trichia coronata , p. 42; Note on Dendrop.ca dominica , 
p. 43 ; Eastward Range of Chondestes grammaca , p. 43 ; 
The Lark Finch {Chondestes grammaca) again in Mas- 
sachusetts, p. 44 ; A Third Specimen of Helmintko- 
phaga le ucobronchialis ; p. 44 ; The Black-throated 
Bunting ( Euspiza arnencana nesting in Massachusetts, 
p. 45 ; The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila ccerulea) 
in Massachusetts, p 45 ; The Capture of several Rare 
Birds near West Point, New York, p. 45; The Fish 
Crow ( Corvns ossifragus ) on Long Island, p. 47 ; Cor- 
rection, p. 47 ; Melanism of Turdus migratorius, 47; 
The Seaside Finch ( Ammodramus maritimus) in East- 
ern Massachusetts, p. 48. — The Lark Bunting ( Calam- 
ospiza bicolor) in Massachusetts, p. 48. 
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