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Clangula albeola, 240. glaucium, 240. glaucium americana, 151. islandica, 240.

Clivicola, 179.

Coccygus americanus, 17, 56, 93, 164, 171. erythrophthalmus, 18, 56, 150, 172, 188.

Cœreba lucida, 133, 134.

Colaptes auratus, 63, 93, 97, 118, 150, 164, 171, 188, 237. auratus hybridus, 40, 227. auratus mexicanus, 41, 227. mexicanus, 63.

Colymbus septentrionalis, 179, 241. torquatus, 177, 179, 241.

Contopus borealis, 62, 149, 205. pertinax, 205. virens, 17, 92, 149, 163, 169, 188, 248. virens richardsoni, 62, 206.

Conurus carolinensis, 93, 164.

Coot, American, 19, 22, 165, 224.

Cormorant, Common, 240. Double-crested, 128, 240.

Corvus americanus, 149, 188, 227. corax, 149, 236. corax carnivorus, 40, 64, 192, 201. cryptoleucus, 201. frugivorus, 40, 92, 149, 163, 168, 188, 227, 236, 250. ossifragus, 250.

Cory, Charles B., capture of _Larus leucopterus_ near Boston, 60; the Turkey Buzzard in New Hampshire, 184.

Corythaix albicristatus, 114.

Cotile, 179. riparia, 12, 62, 91, 110, 187.

Coturniculus henslowi, 121. lecontei, 54, 121.

Coturniculus passerinus, 12, 17, 38, 99, 113, 121, 127. passerinus perpallidus, 127.

Coturnix dactylisonans, 243.

Coues, Elliott, nesting of the White-bellied Wren (_Thryothorus bewicki leucogaster_), 52; note on _Mitrephanes_, a new generic name, 55; Wilson’s Plover (_Ægialites wilsonius_) in New England, 59; the Snake-bird in Kansas, 61; a “tidal wave” of birds in Washington, 185; notices of his “Check List and Ornithological Dictionary,” 111, 242; the Evening Grosbeak in New York, 250.

Cowbird, 40, 166, 176. Dwarf, 11, 40, 77, 166. 200.

Crane, Sandhill, 42, 223. Whooping, 223.

Creeper, Black-and-white, 8, 17, 36, 49, 90, 109, 160, 161. Brown, 35, 109. California, 257. Mexican, 81. Rocky Mountain, 257.

Crossbill, Mexican, 193. White-winged, 235, 254.

Crow, 40, 149, 236. Carrion, 93, 164, 174, 192. Common, 92, 163, 168, 250. Fish, 250.

Cuckoo, Black-billed, 18, 56, 150, 172. Yellow-billed, 17, 56, 93, 164, 171.

Cupidonia cupido, 59, 115, 175.

Curlew, Esquimaux, 42, 239. Hudsonian, 239. Long-billed, 222, 256. Sickle-billed, 42.

Cyanocitta cristata, 18, 92, 96, 102, 133, 135, 149, 155, 163, 168, 188, 236. stelleri, 229. stelleri annectens, 227, 229. stelleri diademata, 201. stelleri macrolopha, 61, 201.

Cyanospiza amœna, 62. ciris, 13. cyanea, 13, 133, 135, 188.

Cyanurus cristatus, 188.

Cygnus americanus, 224. buccinator, 224.

Cymochorea leucorrhoa, 241.

Cypselus saxatilis, 123, 211.

Dab-chick, 241.

Dafila acuta, 224, 239, 256.

Davie, Oliver, capture of the Golden Eagle (_Aquila chrysaëtus canadensis_) near Columbus, O., 123.

Demiegretta sacra, 4.

Dendrœca æstiva, 9, 17, 109, 137, 161, 187, 234. auduboni, 62, 137, 138. blackburnæ, 9, 17, 36, 104, 109, 161, 234. cærulea, 10, 17, 18, 19. cærulescens, 10, 17, 109, 133. canadensis, 10. castanea, 9, 17, 19, 104, 110, 252, 253. chrysoparia, 36. coronata, 9, 36, 48, 49, 95, 109, 119, 137, 234. discolor, 10, 16, 20, 36. dominica, 20, 99, 253. dominica albilora, 9, 16, 19, 20, 36, 49, 160, 161. maculosa, 9, 17, 19, 109, 154, 156, 185, 234. nigrescens, 138. occidentalis, 136. palmarum, 10, 17, 49, 54, 249. palmarum hypochrysea, 54. pennsylvanica, 9, 17, 104, 109, 185. pinus, 9, 17, 20, 95, 97, 99, 119, 128, 161. striata, 9, 95, 114, 128, 156, 234, 253. tigrina, 17, 19, 110, 186, 252, 253. townsendi, 138. vieilloti bryanti, 257. virens, 9, 17, 37, 49, 109, 192, 234.

Dichromanassa, 245. rufa, 1, 2, 3, 4.

Diomedea melanophrys, 258.

Dipper, American, 213. European, 217.

Diver, Red-throated, 241.

Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 99, 148, 188, 189.

Dove, Carolina, 41, 53, 176, 238. Ground, 175. Mourning, 21, 93, 105, 165, 174. Sea, 61.

Dovekie, 241.

Drew, Frank M., notes on the plumage of _Nephæcetes niger borealis_, 182.

Duck, Black, 42, 151, 224, 239. Dusky, 224. Eider, 240. Harlequin, 240. Long-tailed, 251. Pintail, 224. Ring-billed Black-head, 42. Ring-necked, 190, 239. Ruddy, 115, 225. Scaup, 225, 239, 256. Shoveller, 22. Spoon-bill, 224. Summer, 22, 165, 225. Surf, 240. Wood, 151, 165, 225.

Dunlin, American, 256.

Dwight, J., Jr., _Buteo brachyurus_—a correction, 184.

Dytes auritus, 128.

Eagle, Bald, 151, 164, 174, 184. Caracara, 173. Golden, 58, 123, 238. White-headed, 174, 238.

Eclectus polychlorus, 178, 183.

Ectopistes migratorius, 117, 151, 174, 238.

Egret, American, 94, 165. Great White, 223, 239. Little White, 1, 251. Louisiana, 2. Peale’s, 3. Reddish, 1, 2, 3. Snowy, 251. White, 3.

Eider, King, 240.

Elanoïdes forficatus, 59, 103, 173, 174, 250.

Elanus glaucus, 173.

Empidonax acadicus, 18, 49, 56, 92, 97, 163, 169. flaviventris, 149, 154, 156, 236. flaviventris difficilis, 206. fulvifrons pallescens, 207. hammondi, 206. minimus, 16, 55, 149, 169, 185, 188. obscurus, 206. pusillus, 206. trailli, 149, 169.

Eniconetta, 179.

Eremophila, 179, 197. alpestris, 187, 227, 234. alpestris chrysolæma, 40, 202.

Ereunetes pusillus, 60, 238.

Erismatura rubida, 115, 225.

Erithacus rubecula, 53.

Eurinorhynchus pygmæus, 116.

Euspiza americana, 13, 112.

Falco columbarius, 173, 230, 237, 255. columbarius suckleyi, 227, 230. mexicanus polyagrus, 173. richardsoni, 227, 230. sacer obsoletus, 237. sparverius, 41, 126, 151, 188, 211, 227, 237.

Falcon, Prairie, 173.

Farley, J. A., the White-throated Sparrow in winter near Worcester, Mass., 122.

Finch, Bachman’s, 98. Cassin’s, 13. Gambel’s, 12. Grass, 12, 18, 20, 99, 148. House, 193. Indigo, 100. Lark, 12, 16, 20, 38. Lincoln’s, 39, 197. Nelson’s Sharp-tailed, 55. Painted, 10, 13. Pine, 12, 148, 194. Purple, 147, 157, 235. Sharp-tailed, 12, 104, 122, 253. Western Grass, 38, 194.

Fisher. A. K., _Dendræca palmarum_ at Sing Sing, N. Y., 249; the Snow Goose (_Chen hyperboreus_) at Sing Sing, N. Y., 251.

Flamingo, 115, 131.

Flicker, 171. Hybrid, 40. Red-shafted, 41. Yellow-shafted, 93, 164.

Florida, 245. cærulea, 3, 9, 123, 168, 223.

Flycatcher, Acadian, 18, 49, 92, 97, 163, 169. Arkansas, 202. Ash-throated, 204. Black-capped, 139. Black-crested, 77. Buff-breasted, 207. Canada, 100. Cassin’s, 202. Cooper’s, 203, 258. Coues’s, 205. Great-crested, 17, 40, 92, 96, 149, 163, 169. Hammond’s, 206. Lawrence’s, 204. Least, 16, 55, 149, 169. Little, 206. Olive-sided, 149, 205. Ridgway’s Beardless, 208. Scissor-tailed, 168. Traill’s, 149, 169. Vermilion, 207. Western Yellow-bellied, 206. Wright’s, 206. Yellow-bellied, 149, 154, 156, 236.

Fork-tail, 168.

Fox, W. H., stray notes from Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 191.

Fratercula arctica, 241.

Freke, P. E., notice of his “Birds of Amelia County, Virginia,” 48.

Fulica americana, 19, 22, 165, 224.

Fuligula affinis, 239, 257. americana, 257. collaris, 239. marila, 256. vallisneria, 257.

Fulix affinis, 225. collaris, 42, 190. marila, 225.

Gadwall, 224, 256. Gray, 42.

Galeoscoptes carolinensis, 7, 17, 49, 56, 90, 95, 99, 109, 160, 161, 176, 248.

Gallinago cælestis, 179. media, 179. media wilsoni, 41, 165. wilsoni, 41, 114, 165, 222, 238.

Gallinula galeata, 22, 124, 176, 224.

Gallinule, Florida, 22, 176, 224. Purple, 105, 124.

Gannet, 240.

Garrod, A. H., notice of the memorial volume of his scientific papers, 43.

Garzetta, 245. candidissima, 1, 9, 168, 223, 251.

Gavia, 179. alba, 179.

Gentry. Thos. G., notice of his “Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States,” 246.

Geococcyx calfornianus, 41.

Geothlypis beldingi, 257. macgillivrayi, 139. philadelphia, 10, 17, 20, 110, 154, 156, 252, 253. trichas, 10, 17, 18, 91, 110, 139, 162, 187, 234.

Gnatcatcher, Black-capped, 77. Blue-gray, 7, 17, 35, 77, 161.

Godwit, Marbled, 222, 256.

Golden-eye, 151, 240. Barrow’s, 240.

Goldfinch, 12, 37, 147, 235. Arkansas, 194.

Goosander, 42.

Goose, American White-fronted, 224. Brant, 239. Canada, 224, 239. Snow, 105, 117, 128, 224, 239, 251.

Goshawk, American, 231, 237.

Grackle, Boat-tailed, 167, 168. Bronzed, 21, 167. Purple, 92, 163.

Grass-bird, 42.

Grebe, Horned, 128. Pied-billed, 152. Red-necked, 241. Thick-billed, 22, 165.

Greenshank, 179.

Grosbeak, Black-headed, 199. Blue, 10, 13, 21, 48, 199. Cardinal, 13, 18, 21, 91, 96, 115, 163. Evening, 250. Pine, 115, 116, 120, 235, 254. Rose-breasted, 17, 18, 21, 99, 105, 148, 186.

Grouse, Common Sharp-tailed, 233. Oregon Ruffed, 232. Pinnated, 59, 115. Ruffed, 48, 59, 151, 177, 192, 238. Spruce, 238.

Grus americanus, 223. canadensis, 42, 223.

Guillemot, Black, 241. Brünnich’s, 191, 251. Common, 191, Foolish, 241.

Guiraca cærulea, 10, 13, 21, 48, 199.

Gull, Bonaparte’s, 241. Glaucous, 240, 257. Great Black-backed, 60, 241. Herring, 116, 152, 241. Ice, 240, 257. Ivory, 241. Kittiwake, 125. Laughing, 126, 225. Ring-bill, 116. White-winged, 240.

Gyparchus papa, 258.

Gyrfalcon, Labrador, 237.

Haliæetus albicilla, 87, 88. leucocephalus, 151, 164, 174, 184, 238.

Harelda glacialis, 179, 240, 251. hyemalis, 179.

Harporhynchus, 215. bendirei, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75. crissalis, 69, 74. curvirostris, 72. curvirostris palmeri, 69, 71, 74, 75. lecontei, 70, 73, 74, 75. redivivus, 73, 74, 75. rufus, 7, 90, 95, 99, 112, 161.

Harrier, Marsh, 237.

Hatch, P. L., notice of his “List of the Birds of Minnesota,” 47.

Hawk, Broad-winged, 151, 174. Cooper’s, 21, 150, 174. Fish, 164, 238. Little Black, 61. Marsh, 14, 150, 174. Pigeon, 173, 230, 237, 255. Red-shouldered, 18, 21, 93. Red-tailed, 18, 151. Rough-legged, 184. Sharp-shinned, 41, 126, 151, 174. Short-tailed, 61. Sparrow, 41, 151, 173, 237. Swainson’s, 174. White-fronted, 61.

Hay, O. P., a list of birds from the lower Mississippi valley, observed during the summer of 1881, with brief notes, 89.

Hell diver, 241.

Helmintherus vermivorus, 9, 17, 55, 56, 96.

Helminthophaga, 53. celata, 9, 36, 53. chrysoptera, 9, 19. peregrina, 9, 17, 19, 53. pinus, 17, 19, 112. ruficapilla, 17, 19, 36, 109.

Helminthophila, 53. bachmani, 53. celata, 9, 36, 53, 54, 86. celata lutescens, 85. chrysoptera, 9, 19, 53. lawrencei, 53. leucobronchialis, 53. luciæ, 54, 82. peregrina, 9, 17, 19, 53, 54, 185, 234, 252, 253. pinus, 9, 17, 18, 19, 49, 53, 112. ruficapilla, 17, 19, 36, 54, 109. virginiæ, 54.

Helminthotherus vermivorus, 17.

Hen, Mud, 224. Prairie, 59, 175.

Herodias, 245. alba egretta, 94, 165. egretta, 3, 223, 251.

Heron, Black-crowned Night, 223. Great Blue, 41, 93, 151, 165, 223, 239. Green, 18, 22, 165, 223. Little Blue, 3, 9, 123, 168, 223. Little White, 223. Louisiana, 223. Night, 128, 151. Snowy, 9, 168, 223. Ward’s, 5, 258. White, 223, 251. Yellow-crowned Night, 18, 22.

Hesperocichla nævia, 218.

Hesperophona vespertina, 227, 250.

Heterospizias meridionalis, 87.

Himantopus mexicanus, 105.

Hirundo, 179. erythrogastra, 11, 37, 48, 91, 110. erythrogastra horreorum, 235. horreorum, 187.

Histrionicus minutus, 240.

Hoffman, W. J. notice of his list of the birds of Nevada, 51.

Hummingbird, 102, 248. Black-chinned, 210. Broad-billed, 211. Broad-tailed, 211. Costa’s, 210. Ruby-throated, 17, 92, 150, 163, 169.

Hydranassa, 245. tricolor ludoviciana, 223.

Hydrochelidon lariformis, 179, 190. nigra, 179.

Hylocichla aliciæ, 19, 155, 157, 158, 159, 189. aliciæ bicknelli, 152, 156, 157, 158, 257. fuscescens, 17, 19, 155. fuscescens salicicola, 257. mustelina, 17, 18, 90, 160. unalascæ, 34, 127, 215. unalascæ auduboni, 34, 127. unalascæ nanus, 158. unalascæ pallasi, 34, 127, 190. ustulata swainsoni, 155, 157, 158, 159.

Hylotomus pileatus, 63, 92, 150, 164, 170, 236.

Iache latirostris, 211.

Ibis thalassina, 242.

Ibis, Wood, 222.

Icteria virens, 10, 17, 18, 162. virens longicauda, 139.

Icterus baltimore, 188. bullocki, 201. cucullatus, 200. parisiorum, 200. galbula, 17, 92, 163, 176, 186, 188. spurius, 40, 92, 102, 163, 167, 181, 186, 248. spurius affinis, 167.

Ictinia subcærulea, 42, 173.

Ingersoll, Ernest, notice of his “Birds’ Nesting,” 179.

Ionornis martinica, 105, 124.

Iridoprocne bicolor, 235.

Jaeger, Parasitic, 240. Pomatorhine, 240.

Jay, Arizona, 201. Black-headed, 229. Blue, 18, 92, 96, 102, 133, 149, 155, 163, 168, 236. Canada, 64, 122, 149, 236. Labrador, 258. Long-crested, 201. Woodhouse’s, 201.

Jeffries, J. Amory, on the sesamoid at the front of the carpus in birds, 13; note on the foot of _Accipiter fuscus_, 126; the colors of feathers, 129; the nest and eggs of _Perisoreus canadensis_, 181; plumage of the young of _Eclectus polychlorus_, 183.

Jencks, Fred. T., Purple Gallinule (_Ionornis martinica_) in Rhode Island, 124.

Jones and Shulze, notices of their “Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of the Birds of Ohio,” 45, 112.

Joree, 163.

Junco cinereus, 195. cinereus caniceps, 194. cinereus dorsalis, 195. hyemalis, 13, 38, 148, 155, 156, 235. oregonus, 38, 62, 194, 227.

Ketupa ceylonensis, 86. javanensis, 86.

Killdeer, 94, 165.

King, F. H., destruction of birds by the cold wave of May 21st and 22d, 185; more definite statistics needed in regard to the abundance of birds, 186.

Kingbird, 17, 92, 149, 163, 168, 169, 236.

Kingfisher, Belted, 41, 93, 150, 164, 171, 236.

Kinglet, 95. American Golden-crested, 7, 35. Ruby-crowned, 7, 35, 79, 81, 96, 234.

Kite, Fork-tailed, 173. Mississippi, 173. Swallow-tailed, 59, 103, 173, 174, 250. White-tailed, 173.

Kittiwake, 241.

Knot, 256.

Knowlton, F. H., remarks on some Western Vermont birds, 63; notice of his “Revised List of the Birds of Brandon, Vt.,” 113.

Krider, John, notice of his “Forty Years’ Notes of a Field Ornithologist,” 49.

Krukenberg, C. Fr., notices of his “Die Farbstoffe der Federn,” 114, 177.

Lagopus albus, 238. mutus atkhensis, 258. mutus reinhardti, 258.

Lampornis mango, 242.

Langdon, F. W., notice of his “Field Notes on Louisiana Birds,” 48; notice of his “Zoölogical Miscellany,” 50.

Langille, J. H., the Hooded Warbler in Western New York, 119.

Lanius borealis, 64, 227, 235. excubitorides, 188. ludovicianus, 37, 64, 91, 145, 162, 253. ludovicianus excubitorides, 11, 37, 45, 145.

Lanivireo flavifrons, 11, 16, 37, 166. solitarius, 11, 20.

Lark, Horned, 234. Meadow, 92, 99, 163, 166, 176. Mexican Horned, 40. Mexican Shore, 202. Shore, 197. Western Field, 40.

Larus, 245. argentatus smithsonianus, 152, 241. atricilla, 126, 225. delawarensis, 116. dominicanus, 88. glaucus, 88, 179, 240, 257. hyperboreus, 179. leucopterus, 60, 240. marinus, 60, 241.

Limosa fœda, 222, 256.

Linnet, Pine, 235.

Logcock, 92.

Lomvia arra brünnichi, 191, 251. troile, 191, 241, 251.

Longspur, Chestnut-collared, 37. Lapland, 235. McCown’s, 38.

Loomis, Leverett M., occurrence of _Coturniculus lecontei_ in Chester County, South Carolina, 54.

Loon, 177, 241.

Lophodytes cucullatus, 22.

Lophophanes atrocristatus, 35. bicolor, 8, 18, 52, 90, 161. inornatus, 79. inornatus griseus, 257. wollweberi, 79, 80, 81.

Loxia curvirostra mexicana, 193. leucoptera, 235, 254.

Lucas, Frederic A., notes on the os prominens, 86; note on the habits of the young of _Gallinula galeata_ and _Podilymbus podiceps_, 124; plumage of the young of _Eclectus polychlorus_, 183.

Luscinia philomela, 53.

Machetes, 179.

Macoun, John, notice of his “Report of Exploration,” 113.

Macrorhamphus griseus, 238.

Mallard, 19, 22, 105, 165, 224.

Mareca americana, 185, 224, 256.

Martin, Bee, 163. Purple, 11, 37, 91, 110, 112, 146, 162.

Megapodius, 88.

Melanerpes erythrocephalus, 18, 21, 57, 63, 93, 116, 117, 164, 171, 188. torquatus, 227.

Meleagris gallopavo, 41, 175. gallopavo americana, 21, 93, 175.

Melospiza fasciata, 13, 39, 48, 49, 112, 148, 197, 235. fasciata fallax, 62, 196, 229. fasciata guttata, 227, 229. lincolni, 13, 21, 39, 197. melodia, 188. palustris, 148, 163, 188.

Merganser, Hooded, 22. Red-breasted, 152, 240.

Mergus merganser, 240. merganser americanus, 42, 152. serrator, 152, 240.

Merlin, Black, 230. Richardson’s, 230.

Merriam, C. Hart, breeding of the Pine Grosbeak, (_Pinicola enucleator_) in Lower Canada, 120; addenda to the preliminary list of birds ascertained to occur in the Adirondack region, northeastern New York, 128; list of birds ascertained to occur within ten miles from Point de Monts, Province of Quebec, Canada; based chiefly upon the notes of Napoleon A. Comeau, 233; second addendum to the preliminary list of birds ascertained to occur in the Adirondack region, northeastern New York, 256.

Merrill, Harry, Maine notes, 190.

Merula migratoria, 160, 215, 218. migratoria propinqua, 34.

Micropalama himantopus, 105.

Milvago chimango, 88.

Milvulus forficatus, 40, 118, 168.

Mimus, 215. carolinensis, 7, 109, 187. polyglottus, 7, 34, 68, 90, 96, 99, 101, 102, 160, 180.

Minor ornithological papers, 115.

Mitrephanes, 55. aurantiiventris, 55. fulvifrons, 55. fulvifrons pallescens, 55. phæocercus, 55.

Mitrephorus, 55.

Mniotilta varia, 8, 36, 49, 90, 109, 160, 161. varia borealis, 17.

Mockingbird, 7, 34, 68, 90, 96, 99, 101, 102, 160, 180. Mountain, 68.

Molothrus ater, 40, 166, 176, 188. ater obscurus, 11, 40, 77, 85, 166, 200. pecoris, 188.

Momotus cœruleiceps, 242.

Moran, Daniel E., the Tufted Titmouse on Staten Island, N. Y., 52; capture of Baird’s Sandpiper on Long Island, 60.

Morinella, 179.

Motacilla ocularis, 257.

Murre, 241, 251.

Myiadestes townsendi, 76, 227.

Myiarchus, cinerescens, 204. crinitus, 17, 40, 92, 96, 113, 149, 163, 169. lawrencei, 204. mexicanus cooperi, 203, 258.

Myiodioctes canadensis, 10, 16, 20, 100, 110, 235. mitratus, 10, 17, 20, 91, 96, 119, 162. pusillus, 10, 20, 110, 139, 185, 235. pusillus pileolatus, 139.

Nauclerus forficatus, 117.

Nehrling, H., list of birds observed at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, and vicinity, and in the Counties Montgomery, Galveston, and Ford Bend, 6, 166, 222.

Neocorys spraguei, 8, 35, 62.

Nephœcetes niger borealis, 182.

Nestor, 88.

Nettion carolinensis, 42.

Nighthawk, 17, 92, 150, 164, 170, 236. Texan, 170.

Ninox albigulare, 87.

Nonpareil, 100, 163.

Numenius borealis, 42, 239. hudsonius, 239. longirostris, 42, 222, 256.

Nuthatch, Brown-headed, 97. Canada, 154, 156. Pygmy, 81. Red-bellied, 109, 192, 234. Slender-billed, 81. White-bellied, 109.

Nyctala acadica, 23, 64, 150, 183, 237. albifrons, 23. tengmalmi richardsoni, 237.

Nyctea scandiaca, 58, 64, 87, 227, 237.

Nyctherodius violaceus, 18, 22.

Nyctiardea grisea nævia, 128, 151, 223.

Nyctibius, 88.

Ochthodromus wilsonius, 114.

Ocydromus, 88.

Œdemia americana, 240. fusca, 240. perspicillata, 240.

Œstrelata gularis, 61.

Old wife, 240.

Oporornis agilis, 20, 190. formosa, 10, 17, 18, 20, 49, 91, 118, 160, 162.

Oreortyx picta plumifera, 243.

Oreoscoptes montanus, 68, 118, 215, 218.

Oriole, Baltimore, 17, 92, 163, 176, 186. Bullock’s, 201. European, 115. Hooded, 200. Orchard, 40, 92, 102, 163, 167, 181, 186, 248. Scott’s, 200. Southern Orchard, 167.

Ornithium imberbe, 208. imberbe ridgwayi, 208.

Ortyx virginiana, 22, 93, 114, 116, 165, 175. virginiana texana, 41.

Osprey, American, 164.

Otocoris, 179.

Otogyps calvus, 87, 88.

Ouzel, American Water, 76, 118.

Owl, Acadian, 23, 64, 183. American Barn, 58, 172. Barred, 18, 21, 150, 172, 184, 237. Bottom, 172. Burrowing, 173. California Mottled, 258. California Screech, 31. Dusky Horned, 229. Great Horned, 150, 164, 172, 184, 237. Hawk, 237. Hoot, 172. Kennicott’s, 27. Little Screech, 93, 164. Long-eared, 237. Mottled, 184. Richardson’s, 237. Saw-whet, 23, 150, 183, 237. Screech, 27. Short-eared, 128, 172, 229, 237. Snowy, 58, 64, 237. Texan Screech, 172.

Oxyechus vociferus, 41, 94, 165.

Pagophila, 179. eburnea, 179, 241.

Pandion haliæetus, 88, 164, 238.

Parakeet, Carolina, 93, 164.

Park, Austin F., capture of the Sea Dove 150 miles from the sea, 61.

Parrot, Sea, 241.

Partridge, Spruce, 151.

Parula americana, 8, 16, 36, 90, 95, 96, 161.

Parus atricapillus, 80, 109, 119, 155, 187, 234. atricapillus occidentalis, 227, 228. atricapillus septentrionalis, 228. carolinensis, 8, 35, 90, 161. hudsonicus, 109, 234. meridionalis, 79. montanus, 62, 80.

Passer domesticus, 117, 256. montanus, 243.

Passerculus princeps, 190. sandvicensis alaudinus, 38, 227. sandvicensis savanna, 148, 162, 235. savanna, 8, 12, 117.

Passerella iliaca, 39. townsendi schistacea. 197.

Passerina amœna, 199. ciris, 10, 13, 92, 99, 100, 163. cyanea, 17, 18, 91, 100, 105, 163.

Pavoncella, 179.

Peacock, 134.

Pediœcetes phasianellus columbianus, 227, 233.

Pelecanus erythrorhynchus, 106, 225. fuscus, 165, 225.

Pelican, American White, 106, 225. Brown, 165, 225.

Pelidna, 245. alpina americana, 256. subarquata, 124.

Perisoreus canadensis, 64, 114, 122, 149, 181, 236. canadensis capitalis, 62. canadensis nigricapillus, 258.

Perissoglossa tigrina, 17, 19.

Petrel, Leach’s, 241. Peale’s 61.

Petrochelidon lunifrons, 11, 37, 110, 123, 146, 187, 235.

Peucæa æstivalis, 39, 98. æstivalis illinoensis, 17, 18, 21, 50, 162, 192. carpalis, 195. cassini, 13, 195. illinoensis, 18. ruficeps, 26, 122. ruficeps boucardi, 26, 196. ruficeps eremœca, 26, 38, 122, 196, 258.

Peucedramus olivaceus, 80, 135.

Pewee, 40, 149, 169. Black, 205. Common, 49. Say’s, 169, 205. Western Wood, 206. Wood, 17, 92, 149, 163, 169, 248.

Phænicurus, 179.

Phaïnopepla nitens, 77.

Phalacrocorax carbo, 240. dilophus, 128, 240.

Phalarope, Red, 238. Wilson’s, 238.

Phalaropus fulicarius, 238.

Philohela minor, 22, 94, 151, 165.

Phoebe, 169.

Pica rustica hudsonica, 227.

Picoides arcticus, 62, 63, 114, 150, 236. americanus dorsalis, 62.

Picicorvus columbianus, 62.

Picus borealis, 97, 170. pubescens, 63, 92, 97, 132, 150, 164, 170, 188, 236. pubescens gairdneri, 227. querulus, 170. scalaris, 40, 170. villosus, 18, 62, 63, 97, 150, 170, 188, 236. villosus leucomelas, 243.

Pigeon, Passenger, 174. Sea, 241. Wild, 151, 238.

Pinicola enucleator, 115, 116, 120, 235, 254.

Pintail, 239, 256.

Pipilo aberti, 198. chlorurus, 197. erythrophthalmus, 13, 18, 39, 95, 100, 105, 163, 188, 248. erythrophthalmus alleni, 101. fuscus mesoleucus, 197, 198. maculatus arcticus, 39. maculatus megalonyx, 39, 197, 227. maculatus oregonus, 227.

Pipit, American, 8.

Platalea ajaja, 223, 224.

Plectrophanes lapponicus, 54. nivalis, 179, 235.

Plectrophenax, 179.

Plotus anhinga, 42, 61, 225.

Plover, Black-bellied, 238, 256. Field, 256. Golden, 41, 238, 256. Killdeer, 41, 222, 238. King, 222. Mountain, 41. Semipalmated, 222, 256. Upland, 42, 222. Wilson’s, 59, 114, 222.

Podasocys montanus, 41.

Podicipes californicus, 113. cristatus, 242. griseigena holbœlli, 241.

Podilymbus podicipes, 22, 113, 124, 152, 165, 188, 241.

Polioptila cærulea, 7, 17, 35, 46, 77, 118, 161. californica, 78. melanura, 78. plumbea, 77.

Polyborus cheriway, 173. tharus, 88.

Polysticta, 179.

Poœcetes gramineus, 12, 18, 20, 38, 99, 148, 188. gramineus confinis, 38, 62, 194.

Porzana carolina, 22, 151, 223. jamaicensis, 224. noveboracensis, 224.

Poulette d’Eau, 165.

Progne purpurea, 187. subis, 11, 37, 91, 110, 112, 146, 162.

Protonotaria citrea, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 49, 90, 96.

Psaltriparus plumbeus, 80.

Ptarmigan, Atkhan, 258. Greenland, 258. Willow, 238.

Puffin, 241.

Puffinus borealis, 61.

Purdie, H. A., _Melanerpes erythrocephalus_ about Boston, 57; _Ammodramus caudacutus_,—a somewhat inland record on the Atlantic coast, 122; _Pelidna subarquata_ on the Maine coast, 124; _Rhynchops nigra_,—an early record for the Massachusetts coast, 125; _Garzetta candidissima_ at Nantucket, Massachusetts, 251; rare Warblers in Massachusetts, 252.

Pyranga æstiva, 12, 16, 20, 37, 91, 99, 113, 162, 249. æstiva cooperi, 147. hepatica, 146. ludoviciana, 62, 146. rubra, 12, 16, 64, 104, 111, 186, 187.

Pyrocephalus rubineus mexicanus, 207.

Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, 199.

Quail, American, 165, 175. California, 115. Texas, 41. Virginia, 22.

Querquedula carolinensis, 42, 224, 239. cyanoptera, 47, 224. discors, 19, 22, 165, 224, 239.

Quiscalus major, 167, 168. purpureus, 21, 92, 163, 188, 236. purpureus æneus, 21, 149, 167, 168.

Ragsdale, G. H., _Peucæa ruficeps eremæca_, 122.

Rail, Belding’s, 258. Carolina, 151, 223. King, 60, 124. Little Black, 224. Little Yellow, 224. Red-breasted, 165. Sora, 22. Virginia, 165, 249, 256.

Rallus beldingi, 258. elegans, 60, 124, 165. virginianus, 165, 188, 249, 256.

Raven, 40, 149, 236. American, 64, 192, 201. White-necked, 201.

Recurvirostra americana, 105, 222.

Redbird, 18. Summer, 12, 16, 20, 37, 91, 162.

Redhead, 257.

Red-poll, 235, 255.

Redstart, 18, 49, 95, 96, 110, 160, 162, 235. American, 11, 91. Painted, 140, 249.

Regulus calendula, 7, 35, 62, 79, 81, 95, 96, 117, 234. cristatus, 179. satrapa, 7, 35, 118, 179. satrapa olivaceus, 227.

Rhoads, Samuel N., nesting of _Empidonax minimus_ and _Helmintherus vermivorus_ in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 55.

Rhyacophilus, 245. solitarius, 22, 42, 151, 165, 239.

Rhynchophanes maccowni, 38.

Rhynchops nigra, 125.

Ridgway, Robert, on an apparently new Heron from Florida, 1; notes on some of the birds observed near Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana, in the spring of 1881, 15; on the generic name _Helminthophaga_, 53; the Great Black-backed Gull (_Larus marinus_) from a new locality, 60; additions to the Catalogue of North American Birds, 61; distribution of the Fish Crow (_Corvus ossifragus_), 250; birds new to or rare in the District of Columbia, 253; list of additions to the catalogue of North American birds, 257.

Ring-neck, 238, 256. Pale, 60.

Riparia, 179.

Rissa tridactyla, 125, 241.

Roberts, Thomas S., notice of his “The Winter Birds of Minnesota,” 47.

Robin, 6, 56, 108, 115, 160, 234. Ground, 13. Western, 34, 68.

Ruticilla, 179.

Salpinctes obsoletus, 35, 82, 215, 218.

Sanderling, 128, 239.

Sandpiper, Baird’s, 42, 60, 123. Bartramian, 222. Bonaparte’s, 191. Curlew, 124. Least, 222, 239, 256. Pectoral, 239. Red-backed, 256. Semipalmated, 238. Solitary, 22, 42, 151, 165. Spoon-billed, 116. Spotted, 151, 165, 239. Stilt, 105. White-rumped, 239.

Sayornis fuscus, 40, 49, 149, 169, 188. nigricans, 205. sayi, 169, 205.

Scissor-tail, 40.

Scolecophagus cyanocephalus, 40, 118, 166, 167, 168, 227. ferrugineus, 167.

Scops asio, 27, 33, 87, 93, 164, 184. asio bendirei, 31, 33, 258. asio floridanus, 33. asio kennicotti, 27, 28, 30, 33, 227. asio maccalli, 33, 172. asio maxwellæ, 33. asio tricopsis, 32, 33. brasilianus, 87.

Scoter, Black, 240. Velvet, 240.

Selasphorus platycercus, 211.

Sennett, George B., capture of the Golden Eagle in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 58.

Setophaga picta, 140, 249. ruticilla, 11, 17, 18, 49, 91, 95, 96, 110, 141, 160, 162, 187, 235.

Shearwater, Northern, 61.

Sheldrake, 152, 240.

Shoveller, 19, 225.

Shrike, Great Northern, 64, 235. Loggerhead, 64, 91, 162, 253. White-rumped, 11, 37, 145.