Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club

by Nuttall Ornithological Club

W. H. Wheeler, Printer,

15 & 17 Brighton Street, Cambridge, Mass.

1882.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME VII.

NUMBER I.
	Page.
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]
RECENT LITERATURE.
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].
GENERAL NOTES.
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].
Erratum	[64]
NUMBER II.
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]
Notes on the Summer Birds of the Upper St. John. By Charles F. Batchelder.	[106]
RECENT LITERATURE.
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].
GENERAL NOTES.
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].
Errata	[128]
NUMBER III.
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]
RECENT LITERATURE.
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].
GENERAL NOTES.
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].
Errata	[192]
NUMBER IV.
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]
RECENT LITERATURE.
The Coues Check List and Ornithological Dictionary, [242]; Gentry’s Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States, [246].
GENERAL NOTES.
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].
Index	[259]

BULLETIN
OF THE
NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB.
VOL. VII. January, 1882. No. I.

ON AN APPARENTLY NEW HERON FROM FLORIDA.

BY ROBERT RIDGWAY.

The following facts in relation to an apparently hitherto unnoticed large Heron found in Southwestern Florida, I am kindly permitted to lay before the readers of the Nuttall Bulletin, by Mr. Charles W. Ward, of Pontiac, Michigan, who spent several weeks at the breeding grounds of the bird in question, and was thus enabled to make many very interesting observations on its habits, etc. Mr. Ward’s memoranda are especially interesting in connection with the question of Ardea occidentalis Aud. and A. würdemanni Baird, but unfortunately the matter, in the light of the evidence which he adduces, becomes involved in greater obscurity than before.

Under date of September 3 (1881), Mr. Ward writes as follows:—