BULLETIN 
OF THE 
Nuttall Ornithological Club: 
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Vol. III. — JULY, 187®. — No. 3. 
CONTENTS. 
Page 
The Eave, Cliff, or Crescent Swallow ( Petrochel- 
idon lunijrom). By Dr. Elliott Coues, U. S. A... 105 
Nest and Eggs of the Blue Crow ( Gymnokitta 
cyanocephala). By H. TP. Hensliaw 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 Mtrriam ....123 
Evidences of the Carolinian Fauna in the Lower 
Hudson Valley. Principally from Observa- 
tions taken at Riverdale, N. Y. By Eugene P. 
Bicknell 128 
Nesting of the Large-billed Water-Thrush (Siu- 
rus motacilla). By William Brewster 133 
Description of a Hybrid (Hirundo horreori-luni- 
frons) between two North American Swallows. 
By Spencer Trotter 135 
Recent Literature. — Ornithology of the Wheeler Ex- 
peditions of 1876 and 1877, p. 136 ; Allen’s Birds of 
Massachusetts, p. 138 ; Mr. II. Saunders on the Sterni- 
nce. p. 140 ; Sennett’s Notes on the Ornithology of the 
Lower Rio Grande, Texas, p. 144; Maynard’s Birds of 
Florida, p. 145 ; Jordan’s Manual of Vertebrated Ani- 
mals, p. 145. 
General Notes. — Capture of the Yellow-throated War- 
bler in Massachusetts, and Notes on other Rare Massa- 
chusetts Birds, p. 146 ; Capture of Two Rare Birds in 
the Hudson River Valley, p. 146 ; The Blue-gray Gnat- 
catcher ( Polioptila ccerulea) in Massachusetts, p. 146 ; 
The Ground Dove ( Chamcepeleia passerina) in New 
York, p. 147 ; Swallow-tailed Kite in Dakota in Win- 
ter, p. 147 ; Apologetic, p. 147 ; The Stilt Sandpiper 
(Micropalama himantopus), p. 148; Occurrence of 
Three Species of Sea-Ducks at St. Louis, Missouri, 
p. 148 ; The Carolinian Fauna, p. 149 ; Phalarope, — 
An Etymological Blunder, p. 150 ; Breeding of the 
Woodcock in Georgia, p. 151 ; Interesting Captures, 
p. 151 ; The Glossy Ibis in Massachusetts, p.152 ; Two 
more Birds new to the Fauna of North America, p. 
152. 
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