| NUMBER I. |
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| On an apparently New Heron from Florida. By Robert Ridgway. | [1] |
| List of Birds observed at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, and Vicinity, and in the Counties Montgomery, Galveston, and Ford Bend. By H. Nehrling. | [6] |
| On the Sesamoid at the front of the Carpus in Birds. By F. Amory Jeffries. | [13] |
| Notes on Some of the Birds observed near Wheatland, Knox Co., Indiana, in the Spring of 1881. By Robert Ridgway. | [15] |
| Notes on the Habits and Changes of Plumage of the Acadian Owl (Nyctale acadica), with some additional Records of its Breeding in Massachusetts. By William Brewster. | [23] |
| Description of a New Race of Peucæa ruficeps from Texas. By Nathan Clifford Brown. | [26] |
| On Kennicott’s Owl and some of its Allies, with a Description of a proposed New Race. By William Brewster. | [27] |
| A Reconnoissance in Southwestern Texas. By Nathan Clifford Brown. | [33] |
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| RECENT LITERATURE. |
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| Memorial Volume of Garrod’s Scientific Papers, [43]; Shufeldt’s Osteology of the North American Tetraonidæ, [44]; Illustrations of Ohio Nests and Eggs, [45]; Shufeldt’s “The Claw on the Index Digit of the Cathartidæ,” [46]; Papers on Minnesota Birds, [47]; Freke on the Birds of Amelia County, Virginia, [48]; Langdon’s Field Notes on Louisiana Birds, [48]; Krider’s Field Notes, [49]; Langdon’s Zoölogical Miscellany, [50]; Hoffman on the Birds of Nevada, [51]. | |
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| GENERAL NOTES. |
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| The Tufted Titmouse on Staten Island, N. Y., [52]; Nesting of the White-bellied Wren (Thryothorus bewicki leucogaster), [52]; An Erroneous Record of the Orange-crowned Warbler (Helminthophaga celata) in New Hampshire, [53]; On the Generic Name Helminthophaga, [53]; Dendræca palmarum again in Massachusetts, 54; Ampelis cedrorum as a Sap-sucker, [54]; Capture of Plectrophanes lapponicus in Chester, S. C., [54]; Occurrence of Coturniculus lecontei in Chester County, South Carolina, [54]; The Sharp-tailed Finch in Kansas, [55]; Note on Mitrephanes, a New Generic Name, [55]; Nesting of Empidonax minimus and Helmintherus vermivorus in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, [55]; Cuckoos laying in the Nests of other Birds, [56]; Melanerpes erythrocephalus about Boston, [57]; The Barn Owl in Maine; a Retraction, [58]; The Snowy Owl at Fort Walla Walla, W. T., 58; Capture of the Golden Eagle in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 58; The Swallow-tailed Kite in Dakota, [59]; A Remarkable Specimen of the Pinnated Grouse (Cupidonia cupido), 59; Wilson’s Plover (Ægialites wilsonius) in New England, [59]; Capture of Baird’s Sandpiper on Long Island, N. Y., [60]; An Addition to the Maine Fauna, [60]; Capture of Larus leucopterus near Boston, [60]; The Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) from a new Locality, [60]; The Snake-bird in Kansas, [61]; Capture of the Sea Dove 150 Miles from the Sea, [61]; Additions to the Catalogue of North American Birds, [61]; Notes on Some Birds of the Belt Mountains, Montana Territory, [61]; Remarks on Some Western Vermont Birds, [63]. | |
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| Erratum | [64] |
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| NUMBER II. |
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| On a Collection of Birds lately made by Mr. F. Stephens in Arizona. By William Brewster. | [65] |
| Notes on the Os Prominens. By Frederic A Lucas. | [86] |
| A List of Birds from the Lower Mississippi Valley, observed during the Summer of 1881, with brief Notes. By O. P. Hay. | [89] |
| Impressions of some Southern Birds. By William Brewster. | [94] |
| Notes on some of the Rarer Birds of Southern New Brunswick. By Montague Chamberlain. | [104] |
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| Notes on the Summer Birds of the Upper St. John. By Charles F. Batchelder. | [106] |
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| RECENT LITERATURE. |
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| Dr. Coues’ New Check List and Dictionary, [111]; Nests and Eggs of Ohio Birds, [112]; Professor Macoun’s Report of Exploration, [113]; Knowlton’s Revised List of the Birds of Brandon, Vermont, [113]; Krukenberg on the Coloring Matter of Feathers, [114]; Minor Ornithological Papers, [115]. | |
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| GENERAL NOTES. |
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| Description of a Nest of the Water Ouzel, [118]; The Short-billed Marsh Wren in New Hampshire, [118]; Early Arrival of the Yellow Rump in Southern Maine, [119]; Late Stay (probable Wintering) of Dendrœca pinus in Massachusetts, [119]; The Hooded Warbler in Western New York, [119]; Breeding of the Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) in Lower Canada, [120]; Coturniculus lecontei, C. henslowi, and Cistothorus stellaris in Florida, [121]; Ammodramus caudacutus—a somewhat Inland Record on the Atlantic Coast, [122]; The White-throated Sparrow in Winter near Worcester, Mass., [122]; Peucæa ruficeps eremœca, [122]; The Canada Jay at Portland, Maine, [122]; The White-throated Swift breeding on Belt River, Montana, [122]; Capture of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus canadensis) near Columbus, Ohio, [123]; The Little Blue Heron in Maine, [123]; Baird’s Sandpiper on Long Island, N. Y.—a Correction, [123]; Pelidna subarquata on the Maine Coast, [124]; The King Rail in New England, [124]; Purple Gallinule (Ionornis martinica) in Rhode Island, [124]; Note on the Habits of the Young of Gallinula galeata and Podilymbus podiceps, [124]; Rhynchops nigra—an Early Record for the Massachusetts Coast, [125]; Notes on the Habits of the Kittiwake Gull, 125; Sterna forsteri breeding off the Eastern Shore of Virginia, 126; Note on the Foot of Accipiter fuscus, [126]; Supplementary Notes on two Texas Birds, [127]; Addenda to the Preliminary list of Birds ascertained to occur in the Adirondack Region, Northeastern New York, [128]. | |
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| Errata | [128] |
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| NUMBER III. |
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| The Colors of Feathers. (Plate I.) By J. Amory Jeffries | [129] |
| On a Collection of Birds lately made by Mr. F. Stephens in Arizona. By William Brewster | [135] |
| Notes on the Summer Birds of the Upper St. John. By Charles F. Batchelder | [147] |
| A Sketch of the Home of Hylocichla aliciæ bicknelli, Ridgway, with some Critical Remarks on the Allies of this New Race. By Eugene P. Bicknell | [152] |
| Short Notes on the Birds of Bayou Sara, Louisiana. By Charles Wickliffe Beckham | [159] |
| List of Birds observed at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, and in the Counties Montgomery, Galveston, and Ford Bend. By H. Nehrling | [166] |
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| RECENT LITERATURE. |
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| Bailey’s Index to Forest and Stream, [175]; Chamberlain’s Catalogue of the Birds of New Brunswick, [176]; Krukenberg on the Coloring Matter of Feathers, Second Part, [177]; Stejneger’s Nomenclatural Innovations, [178]; Ingersoll’s Birds’-Nesting, [179]. | |
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| GENERAL NOTES. |
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| Note on Mimus polyglottus, [180]; The Nest of the House Wren, [180]; Remarkable plumage of the Orchard Oriole, [181]; The Nest and Eggs of Perisoreus canadensis, [181]; Notes on the Plumage of Nephæcetes niger borealis, [182]; Plumage of the Young of Eclectus polychlorus, [183]; An Owl’s Egg laid in Confinement, [183]; Buteo brachyurus—a Correction, [184]; The Turkey Buzzard in New Hampshire, [184]; Rapacious Birds in Confinement, [184]; Note on Mareca americana, [185]; 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]; Remarks on Five Maine Birds, [189]; Maine Notes, [190]; Stray Notes from Lookout Mountain, Tenn., [191]. | |
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| Errata | [192] |
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| NUMBER IV. |
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| On a Collection of Birds lately made by Mr. F. Stephens in Arizona. By William Brewster | [193] |
| Notes upon the Osteology of Cinclus mexicanus. By R. W. Shufeldt | [213] |
| List of Birds observed at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, and in the Counties Montgomery, Galveston, and Ford Bend. By H. Nehrling | [222] |
| Notes on some Birds collected by Capt. Charles Bendire at Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory. By William Brewster | [225] |
| 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. By C. Hart Merriam | [233] |
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| RECENT LITERATURE. |
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| The Coues Check List and Ornithological Dictionary, [242]; Gentry’s Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States, [246]. | |
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| GENERAL NOTES. |
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| Dendræca palmarum at Sing Sing, N. Y., [249]; Nest and Eggs of Setophaga picta—a Correction, [249]; The Summer Tanager (Pyranga æstiva) in New Brunswick, [249]; The Evening Grosbeak in New York, [250]; The Black-throated Bunting in Florida, 250; Distribution of the Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), [250]; The Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoïdes forficatus) taken in Southern Michigan, [250]: Garzetta candidissima at Nantucket, Massachusetts, 251; The Snow Goose (Chen hyperboreus) at Sing Sing, N. Y., [251]: Note on the Long-tailed Duck, [251]; Lomvia arra brünnichi and L. troile in New England, [251]; Rare Warblers in Massachusetts, [252]; The Unusual “Wave” of Birds during the Spring Migration of 1882, [252]; Birds new or rare in the District of Columbia, [253]; Notes on some Birds and Eggs from the Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, [253]; Second Addendum to the Preliminary List of Birds ascertained to occur in the Adirondack region, Northeastern New York, [256]; List of Additions to the Catalogue of North American Birds, [257]. | |
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| Index | [259] |