:3-^=w ^"CFTtZrTO F>r>- HARVARD UNIVERSITY. LIBRARY MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. ^^^. ^%Xis;^5A. ^^^^^1:^^.^^-^^^ EERATA. Page 2 Lords shoulJ read ho/des. '' 2. .sub iytan-e shoiiid r.^ad subsis- tence. '' 4 polygottr.s shoull read p dvglot tus '* 5. IIehiiith,MUs sbould read llebuin- tbo h M'us. '* 8 Cieindela^ shoi.ld read Cieiiideli- THE JOURNAL 3osTON Zoological Society 6bitcb bi) Arthur P. CHADBOURNi:: and H. Savavge. VOLUME II. BOSTON, MASS.; PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY. 1883. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. LIST OF PAPERS. Anthony, A. C. Lebia gra7idis Hentz in Massachusetts ....... i6 Brackett, F. H. Ornithological Notes from Minnesota ...... 47 Chadbourne, a. p. First Capture of iV«?/c/gr?/r5ybr/fca/«5 in Massachusetts . . .16 Birds around Boston during the Winter of 1882-3 . . . -31 Notes on New Brunswick Birds . . . . . . • . • .50 Coleman, Rev. N. The Colorado Potato Beetle Pupating above the Ground . . -32 Cory, C. B. Descriptions of Three New Species of Birds from Santo Domingo . 45 Hagen, Dr. H. a. Notes on the American Badger {Taxidea americana) . . .29 Hayward, R. Rare Lepidoptera around Boston during the past Summer . . . ^^*^^Lf A Note on Acmceodera culta ........ 56 Hayward, R. and Savage, H. A Catalogue of the Coleoptera of the Green Mountains . 12, 24, 36. Lamb, C. R. Occurrence of the Swamp and White-throated Sparrows at Cambridge, Mass.. in Winter .......... 32 Dendroeca palmarum palmarum at Belmont, Mass. . . . -55 Maynard. C. J. The Mammals of Florida i, 17, 38, 49 Hibernation of the Jumping Mouse ....... 15 Notes on Colaptes auratus containing some Theories regarding Variation of Plumage ......... 33 Occurrence of the Connecticut Warbler {Oporornis agili's) in Massa- chusetts in Spring .......... 43 The Cuban Night Hawk {Chordeiles popetue muior) in Florida . 44 Notes on the Differences between Cory's Shearwater, Puffi?ius borealts, and the Greater Shearwater. Puffijiiis. major . . . . -53 The White Heron {Herodias egretta) at Quincj, Mass. . . -55 Noble, J. H. Capture of a Panther in Vermont ....... 16 TUELON, J. A. A List of the Birds observed near Bradford, Penn. .... 8 (7 THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE Boston Zoological Society, V oi. II. - JANUARY, 1883. - No. 1. CONTENTS: page. THE MAMMALS OF FLORIDA. By C. J. Maynard . . . i A LIST OF THE BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR BRADFORD, PENN. By James A. Tuelon ......... 8 A CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTERA OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. By R. Hayxvard and H. Savage . . . .12 GENERAL NOTES 15 Capture of a Panther in Vermont; The Hibernation of the Jumping- Mouse; First Capture of Naudertis forficatus in Massachusetts; Lebia grandis Hentz in Massachusetts. BOSTON, MASS. PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL BOSTON ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, A Magazine devoted to the study of American Zoology. ESPECIALLY' THE VeRTEBRATA AND InSECTA. 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Communications intended for publication should be received at least one month before the publication of the number in which they are intended to appear. The editorial supervision is in charge of Messi's, A, P. CJiadhourne and H, Savage ^ to whom all articles should be sent. Advertising Rates, — ^J-oo per page; Sj.oo per half-page ; 20 cents per line {pica); a discount of 20 per cent for each 'subscquefit insertion. THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE BOSTON ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Vol. II. January, 1883. No. 1. THE MAMMALS OF FLORIDA, By C. J. Maynard. An article on the Mammals of Florida appeared in the Bulletin of the Essex Institute (Vol. lY, 1872, Nos. 9 and 10) which embodied much ol the present material, but as important changes have been made it has been judged ad- visaljle to reprint the entire list. The following paper is the result of notes taken during eight winters' travel in Florida. These journeys were un- dertaken mainly for the purpose of studying the .habits of the birds found in this region, but considerable attention was also paid to the mammals. The first trip was made du- ring the winter of 1868-69, and subsequent trips have been made since, the last being in the winter of 1882. During this time nearly the whole state has been quite thoroughly explored. Besides the notes upon the habits, distrilmtion, etc., of the species given, some of which may perhaps be new, I have been able to add one syjecies to the fauna of the United States, two to the eastern section of the Union and two to Florida. A few other mammals than those given may occur in the state, especially the smaller species, but I trust this will 2 ^Iaynaud on the Mammals of Florida. prove a tolerably correct catalogue of the mammals which inhabit Florida. 1. Felis congolor Linn. Panther, Tiger, Puma. — This large cat is very common on Indian River, in the inte- rior and more southern sections of the state, but it is not found on the Keys. It is quite a formidable animal, grow- ing sometimes to be eleven feet in length, measuring from the end of the nose to the tip of the tail, and if its courage corresponded with its size it would be a dangerous foe to the inhabitants. It is, however, exceedingly cowardly, and I never knew of any well authenticated instance of its attack- ino- man, although some stories were related of its carrying away young children, which may have been true. The Puma is capable of performing such feats, lor it possesses great strength. Capt. Dummett informed me that he had shot one near his plantation in the autumn of 1871, which had killed a full grown Imck and was devoiu'ing it. Like many of this family the Puma is nocturnal in its hab- its and remains concealed in the dense swamps and hum- mocks during the day, commonly reclining on the limb of a tree. It is said to drop upon its prey from such an eleva- tion, and many old hunters warned me against passing through the thick woods in the early morning or late in the evening as they said that the Tigers were usually on the alert at such times and might be tempted to spring upon one if he were alone. It is very inquisitive when its dominions are invaded during the day, and will often follow the in- truder for some distance, uttering a low, moaning cry, but is always carefuV to keep concealed. Besides this peculiar low^ note it emits a variety of harsh sounds, some of which are only given during the night, and are quite terrifying when first heard, especially one in par- ticular which resembles the scream of a woman in extreme Mayxaki) oirihf Mi(iiiiu<(ls of Florida. O agony. This cry is more frequently given in March, when the males are in pursuit of the females. I think the young are dropped in the autumn. Skins of this animal which I have seen from Florida are of a decidedly rufous color with- out spots or bars. It may be well to remark that I have frequently heard, from hunters, of Tigers which were not only of a larger size than the common species, but which were said to be spotted. I never saw a specimen, but it is not impossible that the closely allied species Fells onca may be found here, although I hardly think it probable. This species is now much less common than when the above was penned. I learned last winter that not more than three had been shot in the Gulf Hummocks in western Florida during five years. 2. Lyxx rufus Rafinesque. Common Wild Cat. — This animal is abundant even on the borders of the settled districts. It is quite annoying to the planters, for it not only commits serious inroads on hen roosts, but frequently carries off young pigs. It is a nocturnal animal, and is seldom seen abroad during the day, but conceals itself in the thick hum- mocks. During the season when the males are in pursuit of the females it may be occasionally met with, especially in the morning and evening. At this time its loud and varied cries are heard, sometimes during the day, but oftener du- ring the night. This is naturally a cowardly animal, and will invariably fly from man when it has the power to do so. The Wild Cats are only as large as setter dogs, yet they pos- sess great strength, and a man requires considerable deter- mination to attack one w^hen placed in such a situation that it cannot escape. My friend, Mr. Thurston, once seized a full grown male, that was only slightly stunned by a charge of dust shot, and strangled it, but did not escape without re- ceiving some scratches. Although shy when faced, they 4 Maynari) ou the Mammals of Florida. will often approach quite near one when sleeping in the open air, and I have upon two occasions been awakened by their cries to find the beasts within a few feet of me, but upon my moving they instantly sprang away. During the latter part of the Civil War these animals, be- ing seldom hunted, became very numerous and bold. They were often seen walking along the tops of the fences in open day and were a great source of annoyance. They are rap- idly becoming less common and are now seldom seen. Florida specimens of this species are fully as large as those from more northern localities. I give the dimensions of a full grown male taken at Dummett's. From nose to eye, 1.80; to ear, 4.78; to occiput, 6.00; to root of tail, 33.00; to outstretched hind leg, 48.00. Tail to end of vertebra, 7.75 ; to end of hair, 8.60. Length of hind leg, 7.00. Length of hand, 4.40 ; width, 2.00. Li color Florida Wild Cats are much more rufous than those from the north, and are in- clined to be more spotted. 3. Canis lupus Linn, Gray Wolf. — The strong- hold of these Wolves was in what is called the " Gulf Hum- mock" in western Florida, wdiere they were quite numerous. According to Mr. F. A. Ober they were also found about the Kissinee River and Lake Okechobee. I saw the tracks made by a single animal near Salt Lake. It was accustomed to pass along a sandy road every night for the greater part of the time while we remained in the vicinity. My guide, Mr. Burton, who had resided near this place for some months, informed me that he had never seen it, nor had any of the settlers, although it was frequently heard to how^l. I did not meetwdth any Wolves about Miami nor do I think that they occur south of the Everglades. Individuals who have fre- quently taken this species describe them as being very dark- colored, usually quite black. Mayxaiu) oil tlip }f(immr(I,^ of Florida. O I have been told that the last wolf was shot in the Gulf Hummocks some eight years ago. It is very probable that this was the last of the race in Florida. 4. ViTLPES viRGiNiANUS BicJicirdson. Gray Fox. — Common in the wilder districts. This little Fox does not ap- pear to do any great degree of mischief on the plantations, and it is probable that it finds sufficient wild game to satisfy its appetite. I once surprised one that was cautiously mak- ing its way towards a large bevy of quail with the evident intention of capturing some. Specimens from Florida are quite gray in color, especially upon the upper parts. 5. Ptjtorius lutreolijs Ciivier. Mink. — 1 saw a sin- gle specimen of this animal on the St. John's River above Blue Springs, which swam across the river but a short dis- tance in advance of our boat. I did not learn that it was at all common, indeed nearly all the hunters seemed en- tirely unacquainted with it. 1 found the Mink very plenty on the coast near the Cedar Keys where they frequented the salt marshes in search of clapper rails. Specimens examined were quite brown in color and the fur was short and scanty rendering the skins nearly worthless for commercial purposes. I often saw them swimming in the salt water. One feature, noticed in skins of this species taken in Maine and New Hampshire, which I have never seen men- tioned, is the presence of white hairs which are more or less numerous in the dark colors of the back. This species ap- pears inclined to albinism, but the appearance of the white hairs is not the result of this disease, for in every instance that I have seen of an approach to albinism the fur turns white first and the hair afterwards. 6. LuTRA CANADENSIS Sahiiie. Otter. — Very abun- dant throughout the greater part of the state. I found them 6 ^Maynard ryn th'^ MammaU of Flo n da. as numerous on Indian River as in the interior, but did not meet with them at Miami, in the Everglades or among the JKeys; they are abundant however in western Florida in all the streams which empty into the Gulf, quite down to the salt water. The fur is of little value in comparison with northern skins ; the best winter pelts behig worth but five dollars each in Boston. The usual price paid in Jackson- ville is from seventy-five cents to one dollar, consequently they are not hunted much and therefore are not shy. They are quite inquisitive and will sometimes- follow a boat for some distance, or approach any one standing upon the shore. At the same time they will utter a short, continuous grunt. Otters may frequently be seen chasing each other sportively throufjh the water, and while we were in the vicinitv of South Lake, my guide, Mr. Burton, called my attention to certain smooth paths in a sandy spot, which he said were Otter slides. They appear to amuse themselves by dragging their bodies over the smooth sand, just as the same species Hide down snow-covered river-banks at the north. The slides in Florida were situated at some distance from the water. The color of adult Otters from this state is strongly in- clined to reddish-brown, but the young, which are dropped in February, are very dark. I think I never saw a more beautiful animal than a young specimen of this species which was captured at the head of Indian River by Mr. Thurston. It was only about two weeks old, yet was covered with a fine coat of exceedingly glossy fur. 7. Mephitis mephitica Balrd. Common Skunk. — This species seems to be restricted to the more northern portions of the State. Specimens taken in this region pre- sent the same variation regarding the distribution of the black {ind white which is noticeable in this animal elsewhere. Maynakp on the Ma mm ah of Florida. i Although the amount of the above named colors is change- able, it is unusual to see the Skunk of a different hue; yet Mr. F. A. Ober of Beverly has a specimen which was taken in that place that is marked in a very singular manner, in- asmuch as those portions which are usually black are in this instance pale brown or fawn. Two or three similar speci- mens have since come under my notice, one of which I once owned. 8. Mephitis bicolor Gray. Little Striped Skunk. — This pretty little species which, previous to my discover- ing it in Florida, was not known to occur east of the Missis- sippi, is very abundant in certain sections of the State. They are confined to the narrow strip of land which lies between Indian River and Turnbull Swamp, being found as far north as New Smyrna and south to Jupiter Inlet. They appear to take the place of the common skunk, which does not oc- cur in this section. They frequent the scrub, and traces of them may be seen at all times, for they have the habit of digging small holes in search of insects, like the preced- ing species. These Skunks are easily domesticated and I have frequently known of their being used in the house, for the purpose of catching mice. Sometimes the animals are captured and the scent glands removed, but they are often simply decoyed about the premises by exposing food, when they will take up their abode beneath the buildings, and will soon become so tame as to enter the various apartments in search of their prey. I have since learned that this spe- cies is quite common in some sections of Ohio and that it is even found as far east as New York. 9. Procyon lotor Storr. Raccoon. — Very numerous both upon the mainland and among the Keys, even fre- quenting the low mangrove islands which are overflowed by every tide. They subsist upon fish and crabs to a great 8 TuELON Oil tlip BinU of Bradford. Pern). measure Avlien upon the seashore, but in the mterior they live chiefly upon the fluviatile. mollusks ( Unio. Poinus, etc.). They are strictly nocturnal, seldom appearing abroad during the day. In color the Florida Raccoon differs from New England specimens in being more rufous; the black markings are not as conspicuous, the dark rings on the tail being some- times nearly obsolete; in fact, adult specimens from Florida in this respect resemble those from New England. {To be Coutinued.^ A LIST OF BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR BRADFORD, PENN. Bif Jarne>< A. Tuelon. {Concluded.) 3(j. AsTRAGALiNUS TRisTis. — Ycry abundant. Remains late in the fall and may stay all winter when mild. Have taken eggs as late as August 12th. Incubation just com- menced. 37. PocECETEs GRAMiXEUS. — Couimou aloug the edges of the country roads (May 8th). 38. ZoxoTRiCHiA LEUCOPHRYS. — A fine male was brought to me on May 17. I saw another in tbe thick woods May 21. 39. ZoxoTRiCHiA ALBiooLLis. I fccl Confident I have seen this species once or twice. 40. Juxco HYEMALis. — Abundant resident. Found a nest containing five fresh eggs on May 8, 1882. TrKLox (HI fhp B'nJs of Bradford. Penn. 9 41. Melospiza meloda. — The first to arrive and the most common of all onr sparrows. 42. Melospiza palusteis. — Seen but once. 43. Spizella socialis. — Common, breeds as in Massa- chusetts. 44. Spizella pusilla. — Undoubtedly common, but have only one specimen. 45. Passer domesticiis. — Abundant m the streets of the city. It nests in the l)rackets under the cornices of houses, where it is a general nuisance. 46. GuiRACA LUDOYiciANA. — Commou. First seen May 25. On May 30 I found a nest with four eggs, incubation just commenced. June 19, I found a nest containing no eggs and on the same day two young birds well feathered. 47. PiPiLO EPvYTHROPHTHALMUS. — Comuiou ou the side hills among dead trees and underbrush. The earliest record w^as April 9. 48. Cyanospiza cyaxea. — Perhaps common, although I have seen but few. 49. MoLOTHUS PECORis. — I have this species in my list, but have never found its et^o^s. 50. Agel.^us pikeniceus. — Common. 51. Icterus Baltimore. — One specimen was brought to me this spring which is the only one I have seen. I was told at the time that a certain plowed field was " full of them." 52. QuiscALTTS versicolor. — Quite common in localities. 53. Cyanurus cristatus. — Common resident. 54. CoRVUS AMERiCANUS. — Common. 55. Tyrannus carolinensis. — Have seen a few only. 56. Sayornis fuscus. — Apparentlj^ quite common (April 24). 57. Contopus virens. — Probably common. Have seen but one or two. 10 TuELON on the Birds of Bradford^ Penii. 58. Empidonax minimus. — Common. A nest with four fresh eggs was taken June 16. 59. Ceryle alcyon. — Have seen this species but once. This was in July, about five or six miles up the west branch, where a dam had formed a small pond. 60. Antrostomus vociferus. — Eeported from Little Boyd. Have not seen it myself. 61. Chordeiles popetue. — Common. 62. Centura pelasgica. — I have this species in my list but may be mistaken. I do not think it common. 63. Trochilus colubris. — Common (June 11, and Sep- tember 10). [CoccYGUS ? One day this spring I saw a cuckoo, but whether the Yellow or Black-billed I cannot say. Think it comparatively rare as 1 should probably have seen it in some of my wanderings.] 64. Picus viLLOSUS. — Not very common. More plenty in fall. Have seen it from April 2 to 24, and from Novem- ber 4 to 6. 65. Picus pubescens. — Common resident. Much more common than the preceding. I saw several April 15, 1881. They appeared to be mating although the snow in the thick hemlock woods was in places waist deep. 66. Sphyropicus varius. — Very common summer resi- dent. Indeed it appears to be the most numerous of the woodpeckers. April 16 is the earliest date I have for their arrival. 67. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. — In the fall of 1881 and the spring of 1882 this species was very common in one locality. In the fall of 1881 I found them near a clear- ing gathering beech-nuts. I sent a communication to the '^Forest and Stream" to that effect under the pseudonym of "Sialia." I was told that they remained during mild winters. TiKLox Oil tJtP Birds of Bradford. Pern}. 11 The winter of 1880-81 was unusually severe, that of 1881- 82 equally mild, and I have no doubt they remained here all of last winter. 68. Hylotomus pileatus. — In the fall of 1881 this species was reported to me from Wolf Run, and in the winter 1 saw several hanging in front of an eating saloon. On April 2, 1882, 1 saw one and heard another near the town. The one I saw was very shy. They remained here about two weeks, since then I have not seen them. 6i). CoLAPTES AUEATUS. — Commou. 70. Syenium nebulosum. — 1 saw two this spring. [Falco columbarius. — Have frequently seen some small hawk, but whether of this species or not I cannot say]. 71. BuTEO BOKEALis. — 1 have seen perhaps half a dozen in all. 72. EcTOPiSTES MiGRATORius. — A fcw straycd over here from the nesting ground in Potato Creek, but I have never met with it. 7o. BoNASA UMBELLUS. — I havc occasionally flushed a bird but it is not very common. 74. PiiiLOHELA MINOR. — I flushed one last summer. From reports I judge they are not as plentiful as sportsmen desire. 75. Ryacophilus solitarius. — One specimen was brought to me this spring (May 21), I afterwards saw another. I think there may be a few along the larger brooks. 76. Cygnus americanus. — A specimen has been on exhibition, taken near Limestone, N. Y., a few miles from here. 77. QuERQUEDULA DiscoRs. — I saw ouc Specimen in the fall of 1880. 12 Hayward and Savage oii Green Mountain Cnleoptera. A CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTERA OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. By B. Hayinard and H. Savage. The following "Catalogue of the Coleoi^tera of the Green Mountains" is based chiefly upon a collection made in the northern sections of the range during the summers of 1881 and 1882. A number of species contained in this paper, however, were collected by Mr. P. S. Sprague on Camel's Hump Mountain, Yt., and in its vicinity; these are now in the collection of the Boston Society of Natural History. Species not taken by the authors are recorded with the name of the collector in parenthesis. As it is only by the publication of local lists that the distribution of our Coleo'ptera can be ascertained, the authors think that the present one, incomplete as it is. may be of some assistance in determining the coleopterous fauna of the sections of which it treats. It is especially interesting to compare this catalogue with a similar one of Mount Washington Coleoptera^ by Mr. E. P. Austin, which was published in the Pro- ceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. The diflerence between the lists will be found to be exceedingly great; much greater than one would sup- pose, considering the slight distance by which they are ;ep ar ated, Crcindelidce. Cirindehi 6-cpittata Fab. Ckimlela ndgarifi Say. Cirindela pvrpnre(( OVix. Common OicindeJa 12-guitata Dej. • near the foot of the mountains. Ckindela rejxmda Dej. Cicindela ancocAsconensis Harr. Cichidela hirtkolUs Say. Rare. Rare ; only two specimens taken. Cu-indehi, pinictidata P\ab. Rare. Haywaki) and Sava(;k oh Grppii Moirntdfii Colpoptpva. Carahirlw. NotiophUui^ sylratirns P^sch. (Spragae.) Nehria paUipe>i Sa}-. Calosoma calichim Fab. Carabus serratys Say. CycJirffs Jpcontei Say. Scarites svhtei'raneus Fab. Brachynvs cyanipennis Say. Gcderita Janus Fab. Lebia pininla Dej. (Sprague.) Cym inch's piJosa Soy. Cymindis borpaUs Lee. Not un- common. Plnacodera limbata Dej. Pinacodera platicollis Say. Calathus gregarius Say. Platynvs bnirnieomarginatus Mann. Rare. Platynvs sinuatus Dej. Platynus exterisicoUis Say. Platynus andiomevoklps Rand. Platynus nutans Say. Platynus obsoletus Say . ( Sprague . ) Olisthopus micans Say. Ptpro.stirlnis honpstus Say. (Sprag'ue.) Ptprostichus coracinvs Newm. (Sprague.) Pterosfirhus stygicus Say. (Sprague.) Pterostichus pnurtatissvnius Rand. (Sprague.) Pterostichus sayi Brulle. Ptprostichus Ivcuhlandns Say. Ptprostichus caudicalis Say. Pterostichus corvinus Dej. The commonest species of Pterosti- chus. Pterostichus mutus Sa}'. (Sprague. ) Pterostichus erythrojnis Dej. Pterostichus mandibnlaris Kirby. (Sprague.) My as cyanescens Dej. Amara avida Sa}'. (Sprague.) Amcira hyp)erborea Dej. Amara latior Kirby. Amara pallipes Kirby. Amara obesa Say. Chloinius mstiviis Say. Chlcpnius sericeus Forst. Chlcenius leucosceUs Chevr. (Sprague.) Chloe/tiius tricolor Dej. (Sprague.) Chlmnius tomentosus Say. Agonoderus comma Fab. Anisodactylus rusticus Dej. Anisodactylus nigerrimus Dej. Anisodactylus baltimoreiisis Say. Anisodactylus lugubris Dej. (Sprague.) A nisotars u s term in atu. s S ay . (Sprague.) Bradycellus rupestris Say. (Sprague.) Harpcdus erraticus Say. Common. Harpjcdus viridimneus Beauv. Harpcdus ccdiginosus Fab. Harpcdus faunus Sa3\ Hcnpcdus 2^ensylyanicus Deg. Harjmlus compar Lee. Harpalus fallax Lee. Harpalus herbivagus Saj*. Patrobus longicornis Say. (Sprague.) Patrobus septentrionis Dej. (Sprague.) Trechus chalybeus Mann. (Sprague.) 14 Hayward and Saa^vge on Green Mountain CoJeoplera. Bembidium ■punctato striatum Say. Cnemidotus 12-xmnctatus Sa3^ Bemhidium incequale Say. (Spragne.) Bembidium nitidulum Dej. (Sprague.) Bembidium nitidum. Kirby. (Sprao'iie.) Bembidium obUqnulum Lee. (Sprague.) Cnemidotus edentulus Lee. (Sprague.) Dytiscidoi. Hydrox)or\(S incequalis Fab. (Sprague.) Ilydroponrs turbidus Lee. (Sprague.) Bembidium antiquum Dej. Com- ^^,;,.^^^^,,^, laeustris Say. ™^"- "(Sprague.) Bembidium nigrum Say -^ The jjy^roporus affinis Say. (Sprague.) Hydroporus rotundatus Lee. eommonest speeies of Bembid ium. Bembidium planum Halcl. Com- mon. Bembidium rupestre Dej. Bembidium picipes Kirb}'. (Sprague.) Bembidium scopulinum Kirby. Rare. Bembidium nitens Lee. Bemhidium variegatum Sa}'. (Sprague.) Bemhidium quadrimaculatiim Linn. (Sprague.) Hydroporus griseostriatus Deg. (Sprague.) Hydroporus undulatus Sa}'. (Sprague.) Hydroporus spurius Lee. (Sprague.) Hydroporus modestus Aube. (Sprague.) Hydroporus dichrous Mels. (Sprague.) Laccophilus maculosus Germ. [All the speeies of Bembidium ^^.^.^^ semisulcatus AnU. coUeeted by the authors were ta- Acilius fraternus Uavr . (Sprague.) ken under stones, on the edge of j)yf^,^^^, confluens Say. Rare, mountain streams.] Ih/bius co7ifusus Aube. Rare. Tachys nanus Gyll. (Sprague.) j^]^j^-^^^ biguttalus Germ. Tachysjiavicauda Say. (Sprague.) (Sprague.) Tachys xanthopus Dej. (Sprague.) Cojitotomus interrogatus Fab." Tachys incurvus Say. Gaurodytes erytliropterus Fab. Gaurodytes paraJlelus Lee. Haliptidcp. Gyrinidff. Haliptus cribrarius Lee. (Sprague.) Dineutus vittatus Germ. Haliplus ruficoUisT>eji. (Sprague.) Dineutus discolor Aube. GoilPYdl XofC!^. 15 (ryn'nns dichroys Lee. (Spi-ague. ) PhUhydrus ochracens Mels. Gyrin us affin is Anbe . ( Sprague . ) Gyrinus picijjes Auhe. (Sprague.) PhUhydrus emetics ^ixy, (Sprague.) Gyrinus borealis Aube. Hydmhius suhciqjrens ^Vij. Gyrinus minutus Fal). (Sprague.) (Sprague.) Cercyon oceUcdum ^^y . (vSprague.) Hydrophilidrp. Hydroclidris obfitsafi/s Say. (To he Co>iti)iucd.) GENERAL NOTES. Capture of a Panther in Vermont. — On November 24, 1881, a Panther {Fells concol(yr) \^as killed at Barnard, Vt. The anhnal measured 7 feet in length and weighed 182i pounds. About the time this Panther was shot another, probably its mate, was seen several times but was not secured. This present autumn (1882) it was also seen and traced in the snow, but, I believe, has not yet been killed. The only other Panther which has been taken in the State for many years, is the one which was shot at Weathersfield, January 31, 1867. (See Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Vol. I, 1869, page 15o.)— ./. H. JVohle, Cambridge, Mass. The Hibernation of the Jumping Mouse.— Although Professor Orton, some years, ago, gave an instance of the hibernation of this species, I think that no one has since published anything on the subject. As I have several times found this little mouse in the dormant state, a few notes may be of interest. The Jumping Mouse {JaciUus hudsonms) enters the ground before the frosts set in, and makes a burrow from 10 (rpiieral Xotcs. five to seven feet in depth, usually in sandy soil. At the end of this burroAV it constructs a nest of dried grass in the middle of which it lies curled up, in an unconscious state. 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Black Bear. — Very common, especially in the misettled districts; giving the inhabitants considerable trouble by destroying young pigs. Although extremely abundant in certain sections, as the numerous tracks indicate, it is difficult to see one, for they chiefly move about during the night. The Bears of Florida do not hibernate, but are not quite as active during the winter months as in summer. The young are born in early spring, after which the females are said to be somewhat dangerous, especially if surprised when with their cubs; but at other times both sexes are arrant cowards. They will not even molest one when sleeping, but will always avoid the presence of man when aware of it. I have made my bed in a Bear path and, in the morning, found by the tracks made by them in the night that they made a wide circuit rather than pass near me. The food of Florida Bears is variable. During the early winter they feed on the berries of the common and the saw 18 Maynard on the Mammals of FJorida. palmettos; later in the season they eat the tender new growth or bads of the above-mentioned plants, for this purpose they will climb the tallest palmetto an 1 with their strong claws will tear out the ^'cabbage," as the new growth is sometimes called, and eagerly devour it. The removing of this bud is no easy task even to an experienced person provided with an axe, yet Bruin's great strength enables him to force the tough leaf-stalks asunder with the greatest of ease. Trees which have been treated in this rough manner invariably die, and a large number may be seen in this con- dition in any cabbage swamp. When the king or horseshoe crabs come on shore to deposit their spawn, the Bears resort to the shore, and, after turning the crustaceans over, scoop out their softer parts. They are also aware of the time when the sea turtles lay, and during the months of June and July walk the beaches nightly and devour the eggs. Indeed, so persistently do they hunt for them that it is almost impossible to find a nest that has been undisturbed. The Bears of this State are fully as large as those from New England, and the hair is as dark colored. I have also seen skins that were but little inferior to northern ones in wooliness, but generall}^ they are only covered with hair. One which I procured at Dummet's in the winter of 1869 is singularly marked, for it has brownish lines starting from the point of each shoulder and extending down the legs on the inside. The other portion of the hair is black. The young, for a year or two, are strongly inclined to reddish- brown. The Bears inhabit the entire portion of the main- land, but are seldom found on the Keys. 11. Cariacus virginia:n^us Gray. Common Deer. — Very numerous in almost all sections. The Deer of Florida are not likely to be exterminated very soon, not only be- MAYNAiiD on the Maiiimals of Florida. 19 cause of their abundance, but because the inhabitants do not kill them wantonly, knowing that they are extremely valuable to them for food, and the tourists who possess suf- ficient skill to capture any number of them are scarce. When we first attemped to hunt Deer we were almost always unsuccessful, even rarely being able to see one, and were informed by the hunters that we did not go out at the right time. Upon questioning them they told us that the Deer were governed in their time of feeding by the moon. An hour before moonrise the animals arose from their beds or came out of the hummocks to feed upon the grass in the clearings, or in the piny woods, continuing until after the moon was up. An hour before the moon southed (i. e., attained its highest altitude) they did the same thing, and also when it was directly beneath the earth, making in all eight hours' feeding time. At first I laughed at this as an old hunter's notion, for although it is easy to understand why the Deer should feed at those times when the moon rises near night and sets near morning, it is difficult to per- ceive why they should conform to the same rule through all the varying phases. But after three seasons experience I am obliged to acknowledge that as far as my observation extends this theory is correct. The Deer are certainly seen feeding much more frequently during these stated times than at others. Of course one occasionally meets a straggling animal at other hours, but I never found any number on their feet at any other time. All the hunters with whom I have conversed also confirm this. Another singular fact is that the great horned owls hoot at the feeding time of the Deer, even if it be broad daylight. I have observed this fact on many occasions, and the hunters, when they hear the owls, say ^'now the Deer are feeding." Early in February the Deer moult. The bucks then lose 20 Maynard on the Mammals of Florida. their horns and the does are heavy with young, which they drop in March. Before the moult the hair is of a bluish color, but after shedding they take on a sleek coat of fine reddish hue. This animal is found in all sections, even on the Keys. They inhabit small islands where they can obtain little or no fresh water, yet Deer from these localities are noticeably larger than those from the mainland. Of this fact I have been assured by Lord Parker, an English gentleman who has spent several winters in Florida, and who has killed a large number of these animals in all sec- tions of the state. 12. Trichechus manatus Linn. Manatee. — This sin- gular animal is found in large numbers about the inlets of Indian River, and Capt. Dummett informs me that he has captured specimens as far north as his place, which is within five miles of the head of the river. I have been informed by creditable authorities that it is remarkably abundant upon the western coast in the various rivers and creeks which abound between Tampa Bay and Cape Sable. I have never seen it in Mosquito or Halifax Lagoons and am con- fident that it does not occur there. This species is said to feed upon the leaves of the mangrove during the night. It does not now occur on the west coast, thus it is confined to the Indian River, where possibly a few may still be found ; but the species is nearly extinct in Florida. 13. Delphinus erebennus Cope. Porpoise. — A large number of Porpoises, which I take to be this species, occur abundantly about the bays, salt water rivers and along the entire coast of Florida. It is also probable that a sec- ond species may he found. 14. Lasiurus noveboracensis Gray. — Red Bat. Com- mon in the more northern sections of the state, frequenting the woods. During the day they rest hanging head down- Maynard on the Mcmimals of Florida. 21 wards upon the leaf of a tree. Specimens captured are not only smaller in size than those from the north, but are much deeper in color; the fur, however, is generally tipped with ash. 15. ScoTOPHiLUS Fuscus H. Allen. Carolina Bat. — Common throughout the northern sections, but more abun- dant in the vicinity of settlements. I once captured a female specimen of this species which was heavy with young, placed her in a cage and left her. x\fter an absence of an hour or so I returned and found that she had escaped, but had left a young one clinging to the woodwork on the side. The little thing was entirely naked, but was furnished with teeth, which it showed when handled and endeavored to bite, squeaking after the man- ner of all these animals. I replaced it in the cage, where it remained until night, but in the morning it was gone and I supposed that its mother had carried it away. 16. ScoTOPHiLUS GEORaiANUs H. Allen. Georgia Bat. — Two Bats which I have in my collection, that were shot about ten miles south of Salt Lake, I think are of this species. The specimens were taken in the evening and w^ere flying about near a small pond in the piny woods. 17. Nycticejus crepuscularis H. Allen Mr. J. A. x\llen in the '-Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology" (Vol. II, No. 3, p. 174) states that there is a specimen of this Bat in the museum at Cambridge which was collected in Florida by Mr. Claries Belknap. 18. CoRYNORHiNus MACROTis H. Allen. Big-eared Bat. — Dr. Harrison Allen in his monograph of North American Bats (p. 55) cites a specimen of this species which was col- lected in Micanopy, Florida, by Dr. Bean. 19. Nyctiis^omus j^asutus Tomes. — A Bat was shot by a member of my party on the St. John's River, near Jack- 22 Maynard on the Mammals of Florida. sonville, early in the winter, which I am confident was of this species. This specimen was unfortunately lost. I have since picked up a mutilated specimen in the streets of Jack- sonville which was undoubtedly this species; thus the matter of its occurrence in Florida is definitely settled. 20. Artibeus perspiccilalune Maynard. Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat. — While at Key West in the early winter of 1870, I observed several large Bats flying about the city, which closely resembled in flight a species which I had seen in northern Florida two years before, but which flew so high that I was unable to shoot them. I was very anx- ious to obtain a specimen, but as shooting was prohibited in the streets of the city of Key West, an 1 as I never saw the Bats elsewhere on the Island, feared that I should be obliged to go away without one. I was, therefore, agreeably sur- prised one morning to see a boy enter my room with a Bat in his hand, which from its large size I knew could be no other than the species which I had so long desired to obtain. He said that he had found it hanging upon the leaf of a tree and had killed it with a piece of limestone. It is a Leaf-nosed Bat, and Dr. Harrison Allen has kindly identi- fied it, from sketches sent to him, as the above species. This is, I think, the first instance on record of a Bat of this form being taken on the Atlantic slope. This species, with- out doubt, inhabits the whole of Florida. They fly early in the evening, often before sunset, and, as has been re- marked, usually very high. None of the Bats of Florida appear to hibernate, or at best they only remain quiet during an occasionally cold night. 21. Blarina brevicauda et talpoides Baird. Mole Shrew. — I found a single specimen of this little species in an unused cistern at Miami. I have never seen it elsewhere in the state, although it probably occurs. Maynakd on the Mammals of Florida. 23 22. ScALOPS AQTTATicus Fischev. Shrew Mole. — Very common at Blue Spring, where they do considerable dam- age by disturbing the roots of vegetables and plants in the cultivated fields. They are also said to eat sweet potatoes. They form their burrows only an inch or two below the surface; throwing up ridges so that their presence is readily detected. This w^ork is usually performed during the night. 26. SciURUS NIGER Xm?^. Southern Fox Squirrel. — Quite common in the piny woods, but I do not think that they are ever to be found in the hummocks. They feed upon the seeds of the pines and are therefore usually found in the tops of the trees which are commonly high ; thus it is quite difficult to procure specimens, as on the approach of the hunter they conceal themselves among the thick foliage. They are extremely variable in color, specimens being found which exhibit all shades of coloration from pale rufous to black or dusky. The latter colors predominate, however. I think this species is confined to the more northern portions of the state, as I have never seen it at Miami. 24. SciURUS CAROLiNENSis Gmelin. Gray Squirrel. — Very abundant in the northern and central sections of the state, but singularly I did not see it at Miami, or among the Keys. They inhabit the hummocks and are seldom seen in the piny woods. They have much the same habits as those which inhabit New England. But I cannot now remember of ever having seen a nest of sticks and leaves such as this species construct in the north. Specimens are not only smaller in size, but are also more rufous than northern individuals. I ha\e never seen a specimen of the black variety in Florida and am confident that it seldom, if ever, occurs. 24 Hayward and Savage on Green Mountain Coleoptera. 25. Geomis Piis^ETi Rafinesqiie. Salamander. — This singular animal is confined to the more northern portions of the state, none being found south of Lake Harney. They inhabit the dry pine barrens, where in the process of bur- rowing they throw up little mounds which in some sections are quite numerous. They are provided with large cheek pouches, with which they are said to convey the earth to the surface. The Salamander is seldom seen abroad during . the day, and if they ever leave the burrows it is in the night. When by any accident they appear above ground in the daylight, they seem confused and may be readily captured. 26. Mus DECUMANUS Pctllas. Brown Rat. — Found abun- dantly at Jacksonville, not only in the city but on the neighboring plantations. I do not remember of having observed it elsewhere in Florida. I have never seen a specimen of the common mouse [Mus musculus) in the state. {To be Continued.^ A CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTERA OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. By R. Hayward and H. Savage, {Continued from page 75.) Stapliylinidoe. Stapliyliyius fossator Grav. Tachiyms fumipennis Say. Philontlms cyanipennis Fab. OreopMlus villosus Grav'. PhUonthus Ic^tulus Say. Staphylinus maculosus Grav. Gyrohypnus obscurus Er. Staphylinus vulpinus Nordm. (Sprague.) Haywakd and Savage on Green Mountain Coleoptera. 25 Cryptohium hicolor Grav. Litliocliaris conjluens Say. (Sprague.) Oxyporus rujipennis Lee. (Sprague.) Antlwhiuni dimidiatmn Mels. (Sprague.) Silphid(je. Necropliorus marginatus Fab. Necroplwrus orhlcolUs Say. Necrophorus tomentosus Web. Silpha surinamensis Fab. Silpha lapponica Hb. 8ilp)lia novehoracensis Forst. Silpha incequalis Fab. Silpha americayia Linn. Latridiidce. Conithassa lirata Lee. (Sprague.) Latridius cavicoUis Lee. (Sprague. ) Latridius pictns Lee. (Sprague.) Dermestidm. Byturas unicolor Say. Dermestes lardarius Linn. Dermestes 7naculatus Deg. Anthrenus musmorum Linn. (Sprague.) Endomychidce. Mycetina vittata Fab. Endomychus biguttatus Say. Mycetophagidce . Mycetophagus Jlexitosus Say. (Sprague.) Typhoea fumata Linn. (Sprague.) Erotylidm, Dacne 4-maculata Say. (Sprague.) Megalodacne fasciata Fab. Mycetotretus pidchra Say. (Sprague.) Triplax thoracica Say. (Sprague.) Cucujidoe. Cucujus davipes Fab. Lce^nophlceus biguttatus Say. (Sprague.) Laemophlaeus fasciatus Mels. (Sprague.) Colydiidce. Cerylon castaneum. Say. (Sprague.) Cerylon \2a\ unicolor Ziegl. (Sprague.) Trogositidce. Trogosita mauritanica Linn. (Sprague.) Trogosita corticalis Mels. Trogosita var. intermedia Horn. Trogosita var. dubia Horn. Ostoma ferruginea Linn. (Sprague.) Gyryiocharis 4-lineata Mels. (Sprague.) Thymalus fulgidus Er. Nitidulidce. Conotelus obscurus Er. (Sprague.) Nitidida bipustidata Linn. Omosita colon Linn. Phenolia grossa Fab. (Sprague.) Ips 4-guttatus Fab. - Ips sanguinolentus Oliv. 26 Hayward and Savage on Green Mountain Coleoptera. Phalacridm. Olibrus semistriatus Lee. (Spragne.) CoccinelUdcB. Hippodamia glacialis Fab. Hippodamia 13-punctata Linn. Hipp)odamia parenthesis Say. Coccinella trifasciata Linn. Coccinella 9-notata Hb. Coccinella 5-notata Kirby. Coccinella, tricuspis Kirby. (Sprague.) Adalia bipunctata Linn. Psyllohora 20-maculata Say. Chilocorus bivulnerus Muls. Brachyacantlm ursina Fab. Hyperasjns signata C)liv. Hyperaspis bigeminata Rand. Hyperaspis undulata Say. (All these species of Hyper- aspis were taken abundantly on the summit of Mt. Mansfield.) Scymnns lacustris Lee. Byrrhidce. Cytilus seHceus Forst. Byrrhus americamis Lee. Parnidce. Helichus striatus Lee. (Sprague). Elmidce. Elmis ovalis Lee. (Sprague.) Histeridm. Hister foedatus Lee. Hister jiunctifer Payk. Hister depurator Say. Hister cnrtatus Lee. Hister bimaculatus Linn. (Sprague.) Hister sedecimistriatus Say. (Sprague.) Hister americamis Payk. Hister lecontei Mars. (Sprague.) Hister coarctatus Lee. (Sprague.) Sapriniis assitnilis Payk. (Sprague.) Plegaderus sayi Mars. (Sprague.) Lucanidce. Dorc\is j^arallelus Say . ( Sprague . ) Platycerus quercus Weber. Scaraboeidve. Copris anaglypticus Say. Copris minutus Dr. Ontliophagus hecate Panz. Ontliophagus var. orpheus Panz. Ontliophagus tiiberculifrons Har. O'nthophagus pennsylvanicus Har. Aphodins fossor Linn. Ax)hodius Jimetarius Linn, Aphodins granarius Linn. Aphodius inquinatas Hb. Ajjhodins leopardns Horn. (Sprague.) Dialytes striatulus Say. Geotriqjes semiopacus Jek. Trox unistriatus Beau v. Hop)lia modesta Hald. Hoplia trifasciata Say. Hoplia mucorea Germ. Hoplia equina Lee. Dichelonycha elongata Schon. Dichelonycha subvittata Lee. Hayward and Savage on Green Moiintain Coleoptera. 27 Serica vespertina Schon. Serico, anthracina Lee. Macrodactylus subspiyiosus Fab. Enclrosa volvula Lee. (Spragoe.) Lachnosterna fusca Frohl. Lachnosterna fraterna Har. Aplionus castarieus Mels. Euryomia inda Linn. Euryomia ftdgkla Fab. Osmoderma s'cnbra Beau v. Buprestidoi. Chalcopliora liherta Germ. Dicer ca divaricata Ssly. Buprestis macidiventris Say. Biqjrestis fasciata Fabr. MelanophUa longipes Sa3^ (Spragoe.) MelanophUa fidvoguttata Har. (Sprague.) Chrysobothris trhiervia Kirby. (Sprague.) Elateridce. Deltometopus amoeiiicornis Say. (Sprague.) Dromaeolus striatus Lee. Fornax orchesides Newm. (Sprague.) Nematodes atrox)os Say. (Sprague.) Epiphanis cornutus Esch. (Sprague.) Adelocera obtecta Say. Cardioj^horus convexulus Lee. (Sprague.) Elater nigricoUlH Hbst. Elater linteus Say. Elater discoideus Fab. Elater vitios us Lee. (Sprague.) Elater apicatus Say. Elater luctuosus Lee. (Sprague.) Elater hepaticus Mels. Elater nigrinus Payk. (Sprague.) Elater protervus Lee. (Sprague.) Megap)enthes rujilabris Germ. Monocrepidius auritus. ( S prague . ) Agriotes mancus Sa3\ Dolopius lateralis Esch. Betarmon bigeminatns Rand. Melanotus tmnicollis Lee. 3Ielanotus castanipes Payk. (Sprague.) Melanotus jissilis Say. (Sprague.) Melanotus leonardi Lee. Melanotus communis Gyll. Limonius ectypus Say. (Sprague.) Atlious cucullatus Say. Oestodes tenuicollis Rand. Sericosomus incongrims Lee. (Sprague.) Oxygonus obesus Say. Corymbites tesseUatns Linn. (Sprague.) Corymbites resplendens Esch. (Sprague.) Corymbites vulneratus Lee. Corymbites triundulatus Rand. (Sprague.) Corymbites hamcdus Say. (Sprague.) Co rymbites h ie roglypli icus S a}^ . Corymbites cruciatus Linn. Corymbites injiatus Sb.j. Asaphes decolor atus Sa3^ Dascyllidoe. Eurypogon niger Mels. Cyplion rujicollis Say. 28 Hayward and Savage oh Green Moimtain Coleoptera. Lampyridoe. Dictyoptera perfaceta Say. Calopteron typicum Newm. Eros crenatus G-erm. (Spragne.) Eros humeralis Fab. (Sprague.) Eros modestus Say. Eros mollis Lee. (Sprague.) Lucidota atra Fab. Photlnus nigricans Say. (Sprague.) Photinus decipiens Har. Pliotinus scintillans Sa}'. Photuris pennsylvanica De G. Phengodes iilumosa Oliv. Teleplwridai. Chauliognanthus americanus Forst. Very abundant on the flowers of thistles during August. Podahrns diadema Fab. Telephorus caroUnus Fab. Telephorus scitulus Say. Telepliorus fraxini Say. (Sprague) Telephorus rotundicollis Sa}'. (Sprague.) Telephorus hilineatns Say. Med ach idee. Collops tricolor Say. Collops 4-macidatus Fab. Attedus termincdis Er. Attedus morulus Lee. Cleridee. Trichodes nuttalli KirT)y. Clerus thoracicus Oliv. (Sprague.) Clerus var. niihilus Klug. Hydnocerei snbcenea Spin. Hydnocera verticedis Say. Ptiiiidm. Trypopitys sericeus Say. (Sprague.) SpejndyllielcB. Peireindrei brnnneaFah. Abundant. Cereimbycidoe. Orthosomet brunneum Forst. Treigosomei heirrisii Lee. (Sprague.) Criocephedus agrestis Kirb3\ (Sprague.) Tetropiinn cinnamop)terum Kirb}'. (Sprague.) Rhopcdopns semgmnicollis Horn. (Sprague.) Hylotrupes ligneus Fab. Hylotrupes dimidiatus Kirby. Ekiphichmi mucronatum Fab. Glycobius speciosus Say. Xylotrechus colonus Fab. JSfeoclytns erythrocephedus Fab. Clytemthus ruricolei Oliv. Encydops coeruleiis Say. Peichytet monticola Rand. (Sprague.) Gaurotes cyanipei)nis Sa3^ Lepturei lineolei Sa}'. Streingcdia acuminata, Oliv. Typocerus vehdinns Oliv. Lep)tura linecola Say. Leptura canaelensis Fab. Leptura prejxima Say. Leptura vitteda Germ. Moiiohamnius scidelleUus Say. Leptostylus macula Say. Liopus cinereus Lee. Hyperlatys etsj^erus Say. Hagen on the American Badger. 29 Grapliisurus fasciatus De G. Saperda lateralis Fab. Saperda vestita Say. Oberea rujicollis Fab. Saperda tridentata Oliv. Tetraopes tetraophtlialmus Forst. {To be cofttimied.) NOTES ON THE AMERICAN BADGER {TAXIBEA AMERICANA). By Dr. H. A. Hagen. The following observations were made during the last summer (1882) in Washington Territory east of the Cas- cade Mountains. The Badger, to judge from the almost countless holes in the large plains, must be exceedingly common. We saw only one specimen, at sunrise near the mouth of the Yakima River, drinking at a little ditch and disappearing in a slow and sluggish manner. Dr. Turkley wonders that in his long trip he did not see more than two specimens. Badger-holes disappeared almost entirely in the forests. One can scarcely understand how an animal of this large size can live often so far from the water, as, for instance, in the plains between Umatilla and the Yakima River, where there is no water on either side for seventeen miles. Perhaps they find small springs unknown to the traveller, or burrow in the ground for water. For the same reason they may prefer to make their holes in the road, so as to be near the water running along the roads after a rain. This custom makes fast driving or riding exceedingly dangerous on such plains. The numerous badger-holes, so near together that there are often only two or three feet between them, cannot belong to so many individuals, otherwise the number would be legion. But it is equally difficult to 30 Hagen on the American Badger. understand why the same animal makes so many entrances to its abode. Sometimes, and this is more common on the large plains between the Columbia and Yakima Rivers, there are quadrangular places to be found, two yards long and one broad, which suggest that they are a kind of roof to the subterranean abode. They consist of a harder material than their surroundings, as if they were made pur- posely out of w^et loam or clay. The surface of them is hard, smooth, and entirely devoid of any vegetation what- ever. Around the border of such places are a number of entrances but none on the places themselves. It is difficult to understand upon wdiat animals the Badger may feed. The nearly related European Badger feeds, at least in part, upon dung-beetles, and near the entrance of the Badger- holes their excrements are found, always containing, to a very large extent, the elytra of dung-beetles. The Euro- pean Badger never makes its holes perpendicularly for some feet, as is the custom of the American species, there- fore the excrements may be found in a certain place inside the subterranean abode. We were assured that the Badger lives by preference upon the Ground Squirrel and that, for this reason, some farmers do not allow the Badgers in their fields to be disturbed. We did not see the Ground Squirrel {Sperinojyhihis doicglassU), which is said to be as common as obnoxious, and is killed on a large scale with strychnine. The hunting of the Badger would be profitable; the fur is excellent and durable, and the fat very fine and abundant. It was in former times much used for medical purposes and commanded a high price. The European Badger is said to have an immunity from poisonous snakes, but we could not ascertain if it is the same with the American species. General Notes. 31 GENERAL NOTES. Birds around Boston during the winter of 1882-3. — The occurrence of the following birds around Boston during the past winter may be of interest. Yellow-rumped Warblers {^Dendraca coronata) have been taken in at least four different localities and a large flock have spent the entire winter in a cedar pasture at Milton. Both the White-winged {Loxla leucoptera) and the Red Crossbills (Loxia curvirostra americana) have been com- paratively common; the former, I believe, having been more abundant and more generally distributed than it has been for a number of years. Holboll's Redpoll (^giothus Imaria holhoelli) has been very common but apparently most so on the sea shore. Out of forty Redpolls shot at Nantasket Beach thirty-six were of this kind (Forest and Stream, XX, {1883)2^. 124.) Strange to say this species or variety has never been recorded from Massachusetts before, though there are un- doubtedly specimens in many collections. A few VVhite-rumped Red-polls (^giothus canescens exilipes) have also been shot, but this species seems to have been far from common. Pine Finches {^Chrysometris pinus) have spent the win- ter here for 1 shot them in Milton on January 2, and in Cambridge on February 23. A small flock of Swamp Sparrows {Melospiza pjalustris) were seen in Belmont and two shot. [See below.) Four Meadow Larks [Sturnella magna) spent the entire winter in the Fresh Pond marshes at Cambridge. A pair of Cow Buntings [Molothrus pecoris) were shot 32 General Notes. from a flock of Redpolls in Belmont {See Nuttall Bulletin for April 1883). Robins (Turdus migratorms), Cedar Birds {Ampelis cedrorum), Purple Finches [Carpodacus purpureus), and Night Herons (JVy ether odius violaceus) were also seen: and Snow Buntings {Plect/rop)hanes nivalis). Redpolls (^giothiis linaria) and Pine Grosbeaks [Pinicola etiitcleator) were unu- sually plenty. — Arthur P. Chadhourne, Cambridge^ Mass. OCCURKENCE OF THE SwAMP AND WhITE-THROATED SpAR- Rows AT Cambridge, Mass, in Winter. — On January 7, 1882, 1 shot a White-throated Sparrow ( Zo?^o^r^cA^a albicollis) in Cambridge, Mass. In the same place I took another on March 7. It therefore seems likely that this species may sometimes spend the entire winter in eastern Massachusetts. While collecting at Cambridge late in the afternoon of January 11, 1883, I saw a flock of six or seven Swamp Sparrows (Melosjnza imlustris), two of which I shot. I afterward visited the place several times but saw nothing more of them; perhaps because the underbrush where they were had been cut down. I believe that this species has never before been taken in winter as far north as Massachusetts. — Charles R. Lamb, Cambridge, Mass. The Colorado Potato Beetle Pupating above the Ground. — In my experiments with the grub of the Col- orado Potato Beetle ( Chrysomela 10-lineata Say. ) I have had them go through with all their transformations on the surface of the ground. The pupa state was passed under the leaves in the box and they changed to pupge without constructing a case or cocoon, as is generally stated. The last change presented a strange appearance; Hrst the head of the larva fell off, or at any rate part of its covering, then the legs, then the remaining portion of the covering, and the pupa was complete. — N. Coleman^ Berlin, Conn. /\ a^'^T T0Ui\ THi'vOUGH rJ^nf C'^t^ixrr/. 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Almost all the specimens which have come have been extremely pale; not only is the yellow of the wings and the ground color generally very light in color, but the dark markings above and below are very indistinct. This is the condition of the majority of the specimens, but occasionally I find one that will be as dark as the normal eastern plumage. Among these dark birds I was surprised to find a female with a clearly defined maxillary patch of red, small to be sure but still clearly marked. Another quite pale female has a partly defined maxillary patch q^ black, caused by black patches on the central ray of the maxillary feathers. Again a male, dark in color, has the feathers of the black maxillary patch tipped with red. Now I have seen all these stages of plumage, except the first named, among eastern speci- 34 Maynard on Colaptes auratus. mens, notably in birds from Pennsylvania, and the reason why it occurred has puzzled me considerably. I have always been inclined to consider that some local climatic condition, approaching that under which the typical mexi- canus lives, was the cause of it. The peculiar stages of plumage of these Michigan Birds have caused me to think that I may have been wrong in my previous conclusions. It is a well known fact that where two sexes of a species, which are of widely different shade of color, especially among domesticated animals, mate, the offspring are not apt to resemble their parents in any peculiarities, but that they are more likely to exhibit some character which was pre- sent among their remote ancestors. Take this into con- sideration in the case in hand and we have: (1) A pale race of ColajJtes auratus which is established in Michigan; (2) A dark outsider perchance wanders into this community and mates wdth the pale bird; (3) This union produces the disturbing element and the offspring receives as the result of this union the stamp of some peculiar ancestral charac- ter, which in this case is shown in two ways; first in the red on the black maxillary patch, second in the female assuming a maxillary patch either black or red. In advancing this hypothesis it will be at once perceived that we are assuming that the original stock of the Golden- winged Woodpecker was typical mexicanus, not auratus; but in the black and red mustache in the female, I think that we can advance a step beyond this and assume that the original stock was some typical species in which both sexes possessed the black m;ixillary patch and which often times passed through, so to speak, the mexicanus form, breeding out into typical auratus. Assuming the correctness of the hypothesis that any admixture of blood from an outside element into any quite well defined local race, produces a disturbance which is Maynard on Oolaptes auratus. 35 liable to cause the outcropping of some ancestral character, which has long been lying dormant, we have at once a flood of light let in upon some of our most difficult or- nithological problems. It will also tend to show from what direction any given species had its origin. For exam- ple, occasionally we have specimens of Pipilo erythrop- thahniis here in the east with spotted scapularies. I have one now in my collection in which the white marking on the scapularies is very prominent and which was taken in Burlington, Yt., and, upon an examination of a number of Towhees taken in exactly the same locality, I find that they are all unusually dark; in fact a dark local race had been formed, for as is well known, some birds return yearly to breed in the same locality and thus races are formed which become more or less isolated. A pale normal bird had quite likely invaded this territory occupied by the dark race, a disturbance was the result of the union with one of the males of the community, and the offspring was a bird with spotted scapularies, showing, according to our hypothesis, that his ancestors had spotted scapularies like many of the western races, which in turn evidently had their origin from the typical Mexican Tnaculatus. Again we frequently find ^'Juncos" in Massachusetts during the migrations, having a well defined white band on the wing, a character which might puzzle us to account for even by this hypothesis. Thousands of miles intervene between the present stock or perhaps a phase through which the parent stock has passed, and the Junco Jiyemalis of the east; yet the dominant ancestral peculiarity is there and owing to the disturbance, the Gray Snow Bird, child of parents with unmarked wings, exhibits the white wing- bar of his remote ancestors. It is also a well known fact that the young of animals often prove ancestral characters which are lost at a more 36 Hayward and Savage on Green Mountain Coleoptera. advanced age; whether resulting from an interchange of blood or not this is surely the case. I have long been aware that the fall nestling Golden-winged Woodpeckers frequently, although not always, show black maxillary patches. The nesthng of the Downy Woodpecker {Picus pubescens) has the top of the head spotted with red and we must still look to the west for the ancestral stock of this species, Picus scalar is et nuttaUi. Other examples might be shown but the matter still rests too much upon hypothesis to go on at present. I have only mentioned the matter as it has been suggested to me by my studies, in order that others may look into it. We certainly are too hasty in judging what the original stock of a species may have been; for example how do w^e know that all ^^Juncos" are sub-species of hyemaUs, or at best are de- scribed from this species as a permanent stock, as has been too often indicated by name ? Priority of naming may have something to do with the matter in this case, yet it is always a varying process. The same is partly true of Colaptes auratus and ColapUs mexicanus. Let us look more closely then into this guided by all the light which it is possible to bring upon the subject. A CATALOGUE OF THE COLEOPTEBA OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. By B. Hayward and H. Srmage. {Continued from page 2g.) Chrysomelldce. Lema triUneata Oliv. ^ . n T Monachus saponatus Fab. Donacia confusa Lee. ^ ^^ . T^ . ^ . T^- 1 (Spra^ue.) Donacia JlavipesKiYhy . ^ , ^ ^ Vi / . r^ Cry ptocephalK s venustus hub. Syneta ferrugmea Germ. ^^ ^ Hayward and Savage on Green Mountain Coleoptera. 37 Cryjotocephalus 4-macnlatus Say. Gryj'itocephalus 4-g nttu his . Pacliyhrachys M-nigrum Mels. (Sprague.) Heteraspis marcessita Germ. Chrysochns auratus Fab. Paria var. 4-notata Say. Paria aterrima Oliv. Colaspis hrunnea Fab. (Sprague.) Colaspis var. Jlavkla Sa}'. Colaspis prcetexta Say. Colas2:)is var. puncticolUs Say. Chrysomela cUvicolUs Kirby. Chrysomela 10-Uneata Say. Ch7'ysomela suturalus Fab. Chrysomela elegans Oliv. Chrysomela multiguttis Stal. Chrysomela higshyana Kirby. Gastrophysa polygoni Linu. Prasocuris varipes Crotch. Plagiodera viridis Mels. (Sprague.) Phyllobrotica discoidea Fab. (Sprague.) Diahrotka vittata Fab. Trirhabda tomentosa Linn. Disonycha alternata 111. Disonycha punctigera Lee. Disonycha glabrata Fab. Disonycha collaris Fab. Systena frontalis Fab. (Sprague.) Crepidodera helxines Linu. Microrhopala excavata Say. Physonota unipunctata Say. Coptocycla clavata Fab. Tenebrionidoi. Nyctobates pennsylvanicus De G. C7}:>i.9 ceramboides Linn. Centronopus calcaratus Fab. Xylopinus saperdoides Oliv. (Sprague.) Xylopinus rujipes Siiy. (Sprague.) Xylopinus mnescens Lee. Tenebrio molitor Linu. Tenebrio tenebroides Beauv. Blapstinus moestus Mels. Blapstinus metallicus Fab. Paratenetus punctatus Sol. (Sprague.) Paratenetus fuscns Lee. Phuleria testacea Say. Diaper is hydni Fab. Platydema americanum Lap. Bolitotherus bifurcus Fab. Bolitophagus corticola Say. Bolitophagus depressus Rand. (Sprague.) Alleculidce. Isomira quadristriata Comp. Mycetochares foveatus Lee. (Sprague.) Androchirus fuscipes Mels. (Sprague.) Pyrochroidm. Schizotus cervicalis Newm. (Sprague.) Dendroides canadensis Latr. Dendroides testacea Lee. Notoxus anchora Hentz. Anthicus obscurus Laf. (Sprague.) Melandryidoe. Penthe obliquata Fab. (Sprague.) 38 Maynard on the Mammals of Florida. Penthe pimella Fab. Meloidm. Synchroa punctata Newm. Mdandrya striata Say. Eplcanta cinerea Forst. Mystaxis simulator Newm. /Serropalpus striatus Hellen. Cephaloidm. (Sprague.) Cephalon ungulare Lee. Hypulus liturata Lee. (Sprague.) ('S - o- \ Hypidus concolor Lee. (Sprague.) Mordellidce. (EdemeridcE. Anaspis rufa Sa}^ Ver}' common Ditylus coeruleus Raud. at altitudes above 3000 feet. Moi'della scutellaris Fab. Puthidce. (Sprague.) Mordella marginata Mels. Priognathus moniliconds Rand. Mordellistena scapiilaris Sa}^ (Sprague.) (Sprague.) Salinngtis virescens Lee. Mordellistena cervicalis Lee. (Sprague.) (Sprague.) THE MAMMALS OF FLORIDA. By C. J. Maynard. (^Conthiued from fage 24.') 27. Mus TECTORUM Bam. White-bellied Rat. — I took my first specimens in a trap set in an old shanty not far from the Cedar Keys. They were not common even here, and I never met with them elsewhere. This species was probably introduced into the country from the vessels of the early Spanish discoverers. In the old world it inhabits the thatched roofs of houses, from which we may infer that this species originally found its home among thick reeds or grasses, of which tlie roofing would probably be composed. Maynard on the Mammals of Florida. 39 28. Hesperomys leucopus Wagner (= cogis^atus, my- oiDES et GOSSYPixus of autliors) . White-footed Mouse. — This Mouse is very abandant throughout all sections of the mainland of Florida, infesting the houses of the smaller settlements after the manner of the common mouse. I have also known this to occur in New England, especially in isolated buildings. I can see no reason why the so-called gossyjjinus should be separated from leucopus, as I can find no constant character which would entitle it to a specific rank. 29. Hesperomys aureolus Wagne7\ Golden Mouse. — I obtained two specimens of this beautiful little mouse near Dummett's. Both of them were captured in a house where the common species [leucojnis) was also abundant. This was in the spring of 1869, but since that time I have never been able to find another, and the people who brought the specimens informed me that they were quite rare. 30. Hesperomys palustris Wag. Swamp Mouse. — The first instance of my finding this species in Florida was at Miami. There was an old cistern here which was form- erly used by the troops wdiich were stationed at old Fort Dallas. It was about ten feet deep, having cemented sides, and contained nearly two feet of water. Several species of the smaller rodents w^ere frequentlj found dead and floating on the surface, having evidently fallen in while attempting to reach the water. Among them was a specimen of the Swamp Rat. As this was the only instance of my taking it in the southern section of the state I am unable to give any account of its habits there. But I found it in immense numbers at Salt Lake, inhabiting the moist prairies. Here they build nests near the tops of the grass, somewhat after the manner that the White-footed Mouse builds in bushes at the North. 40 Maynard on the Mamynals of Florida. 31. Neotoma floridana Say and Ord, Wood Rat. — I saw nests of this species quite often about Jacksonville and Hibernia, but found none at Blue Springs or at any section south of this point. But Professor Baird, in his "Mammals of North America,'' cites a specimen which w^as taken on Indian River by Dr. Wurdemann. Now very rare in Florida, but I had a specimen sent me from Dunn's Lake. 32. SiGMODON HispiDUS Say and Ord. Cotton Rat. — Common thoughout the entire mainland of Florida, and ap- pears to frequent the marshy places along the borders of rivers and other bodies of water. Whenever we encamped in such localities the Cotton Rats w^ould gather around to feed upon remnants of scattered food. It appears to be noctural in its habits. 33. Arvicola pinetorum LeConte. Pine Mouse. — I insert this species on the authority of Aububon and Bach- man, who assert that they have received it from Florida. 34. Lepus sylyaticus Bachman. Gray Rabbit. — Abundant thoughout all sections of the mainland, frequent- ing the pine woods as well as the hummocks. They appear to have much the same habits as at the North. 35. Lepus palustris Bachman. Marsh Rabbit. — Com- mon in the marshes of the St. John's River, in the marshes of the Cedar Keys and southward. 36. DiDELPHYS YiRGiNiANA Shaw. Opossum. — Com- mon throughout the mainland of the state, but does not oc- cur on the Keys. These animals are a decided pest to the inhabitants, for they are prone to rob hen roosts. They are strictly nocturnal, remaining concealed in the trees during the day. I have never met with an undomesticated animal so var- iable in color. Three specimens now before me exhibit the extremes. One, evidently an old individual, is gray Maynaud on the Mammals of Florida. 41 throughout, iiicrming more to white, with no decided black inarkings, excepting the ears, legs and feet. The latter are hlack to the nails on some of the toes, while the other claws have a few white hairs at their bases. The tail is en- tirely white. Another, younger, has dirty white fur with black tip. Numerous long white hairs appear over the en- tire upper surfiice of the body, giving the animal a singular appearance. The hind legs and feet are black, as in the other specimens, to the nails, excepting a few wdiite hairs at their bases. The front legs and feet are black nearly to the claws. The ears are tipped with white, while the tail is black for tlie basal third, the remainder white. Another young specimen has the base of the fur white, but with the tips so decidedly dark that it nearly conceals the former color, and no one would hesitate to call it a black opossum. Yet its toes are white, there are white markings about the head, and a stripe on the belly is white, with a yellow suf- fusion between the fore legs. Only one-fourth of the basal portion of the tail is black. Appendix. Mammals which were Formerly foimcl in Florida. According to Bartram the Beaver [Castor canadensis) was formerly found in the state. He makes mention of it in his travels in Florida, published in 1791. The historians of De Soto's travels speak of herds of Wild Cattle being found in Florida. They probably allude to the Buffalo [Bos Americamis) , but as Florida then occu- pied a very extensive range of country, embracing Alabama Georgia and Mississippi, it is extremely probable that this species did not occur within the limits of the present state. The last mentioned authors and other early writers also 42 Maynard on the Mammals of Florida. speak of a Wild Dog as inhabiting Florida. They cannot mean the Wolf or the Fox, for these are included in their lists of the animals of the then new country. It is possible that the singular species of dog now used by tlie Seminoles of Florida was once wild. Domesticated Species found in a Wild State. There are hundreds of cattle in Florida which are now perfectly wild and have been in this condition since the first Indian war, at which time they escaped from their owners. They generally inhabit what is termed the ''Turnbull Swamp," a wide expanse of waste land which lies about the head of Indian River. But I have seen them in the in- terior, near the head waters of the St. John's River. They are rapidly becoming exterminated, however, as the settlers consider them common property and shoot them whenever they can. Hogs are also found wild in some sections, but not in any great numbers. The usually black color of the domestic hogs of Florida has been noticed by Darwin in his fifth edition of "Origin of Species" (p. 26) on the authority of Professor Wyman. He says that the light-colored hogs con- tract a disease from eating the Paint-root {Lachnanthes tine- toria ) which causes their hoofs to drop off, whereas black ones are not affected by it. I have carefully inquired into this matter and have not only observed for myself, but con- versed with many intelligent men upon the subject. I find that a slight error has been made in the statement. The color of the hair or bristles has nothing to do with the health of the animal, but its hoofs must be black in order that it may eat the paint root with impunity. I have seen black pigs having white feet lame from this cause, and this Genercd Notes. 43 is the usual opinion of all the big raisers with whom I con- versed. Yet this does not materially aifect Mr. Darwin's argument, wdiich is that the mere existence of a certain plant causes the hogs of this section to assume a dark color, for if the hoofs are dark the whole animal is usually dark. That the case may be made seemingly stronger I will say, that in some sections of Florida, where the paint root does not grow, white hogs are as numerous as black ones. I find that there is another reason why the settlers select hogs which are of a dark color. This is that they stand a better chance of escaping from bears than white ones, as they are less conspicuous, especially in the night. Now I can go a step flirther and show^ that the hogs of themselves assume a protective color. It is noticeable that hogs which have lived for generations in the piny woods are of a red- dish hue, corresponding exactly with the color of the fallen pine leaves, so that it is almost impossible to detect one at a little distance when it is lying upon a bed formed of them. This instance, together w^ith the fact that the black hoof is a safeguard against the poisonous effects of the paint root, seems a conclusive argument in favor of the theory that the Florida hogs have made a slight advance towards forming a new variety or species. {To be Continued.') GENERAL NOTES. Occurrence of the Connecticut Warbler {O'poror- nls agilis) in Massachusetts in Spring. — A specimen of this Warbler was taken by Mr. Dwight Blaney at Readville, Mass., May 24, 1883. This is the first record of the occur- 44 General Notes. rence of this species in spring in our state and the third, I think, for the Atlantic slope. The species is not uncommon, during the spring migration in Illinois and other northern states, but is extremely rare in the east; on the other hand it is quite common in eastern Massachusetts in early Sep- tember. The breeding grounds of this warbler are un- known.— C, J. Maynard, Boston, Mass. Cuban Night Hawk {Chordeiles popetue minor) in Florida. — I have recently received from one of my Florida collectors, some six or eight specimens of a small Night Hawk, taken in the vicinity of Clear Water Harbor early in April. I refer these birds, which are certainly much smaller than any I have hitherto seen from Florida, to minor, although none of the specimens are as rufous as I should expect to see. 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Male : Top of the head brown ; shading into ash}' on the neck, back of the eye ; rest of the upper parts, including back and upper surface of wings and tail brownish-olive ; throat white ; breast white, becom- ing ash}' upon the side ; flanks brownish-olive, the olive mixing with white upon the crissum : primaries and secondaries olive-brown, the inner web, edged with very pale brown ; a patch of bright yellow under the base of the wing, extending upon the carpus ; eye encircled by a very narrow line of bright yellow, and a spot of yellow in front of the eye at the base of the mandil)le ; upper mandible dark brown ; lower mandil)le yellowish-brown darkest at the base. Length, 8; wing, 3.50; tail, 3.50; tarsus, 1 ; bill, .70, The female is somewhat smaller, but otherwise resembles the male. I have placed the present species in the genus Phoenico- 2)liUus^ provisionally, as there are several points of differ- ence which re sufficient, in my opinion, to constitute a 46 Cory on New Species of Birds from Santo Domingo. Rupornis ridgv/ayi. Female : Top of the head and neck brownish-ash, becoming darker on the back ; the feathers of the back and tertiaries edged with rufous ; under parts dark rufous, the feathers narrowly banded with white ; thighs showing the rufous much brighter, the feathers banded with very fine pale lines ; crissum white, with rufous bands near the tips ; upper part of breast slat^^ shading into dull white on the throat ; the shafts of the feathers on the throat and breast dark brown, showing in hair-like lines ; wings and tail dark brown, imperfecth' banded with white ; the tail tipped and banded with white, and showing various shadings of dull rufous ; all the primaries imperfectly banded with white, gradually becoming fainter on the outer webs until just perceptible on the sixth ; the rest of primaries and secondaries having the outer web dark brown and the inner webs thickl}^ banded with white, showing traces of rufous. Length, 14.50; wing, 10; tail, 6.50; tarsus, 2.75; bill, 1.25. Since the foregoing description was written, I have re- ceived two males from the same locahty; the general plu- mage is similar to the female, with the exception that there is much less rufous on the under parts, which have a much more slaty cast; the thighs show the rufous somewhat brighter; and the bird is somewhat smaller. Length, 13.75; wing, 9; tail, 6; tarsus, 2.75; bill, 1.20. CEdicnemus dominicensis. Male : Top of the head, back, wing-coverts, and tail, brown ; feathers with ver}' pale edging giving a mottled appearance to the back ; the tail feathers showing a band of dull white, succeeded b}' a broad black tip ; breast slaty, becoming dull white on the throat ; abdomen white, tinged with very pale rufous ; a line of black passing from the top of the eye along the sides of the head to the neck ; under surface of wings white, becoming dark brown at the tips ; tlie shafts of the feathers on the breast and throat dark brown, showing numerous hair-like lines on the surface of the plumage ; legs and feet greenish-3'ellow ; upper man- dible black, under mandible, base green, shading into black at the tip ; iris 3'ellow. Length, 14.50; wing, 8.50; tail, 3.75; tarsus, 3.75; bill, 1.50. Brackett on Minnesota Birds. 47 ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM MINNESOTA. By Foster H. Brackett. During a visit to the northwestern part of Minnesota in May last I found time to take a few notes on the birds of that region, which may be of interest. My stopj3ing place was Detroit City, a small town on the Northern Pacific Rail- road about two hundred and fifty miles northwest of St. Paul and forty miles east of the Dakota boundary. I also visited the town of Lake view, adjoining Detroit on the south. The general feature of the country to the north of Detroit is a gently rolling prairie with an occasional lake or small stream upon whose banks are found scattered clumps of trees. South of Detroit, about a mile from the town, is Detroit Lake, about four miles in length, connected by the Pelican River with numerous other bodies of water which finally flow into the Red River of the North. A belt of woodland about forty miles in width crosses the state from east to west and its northern edge touches the town of Detroit and includes that of Lakeview. In some places the woods are thick and full of underbrush, while in others they give place to small patches of brush- prairie, and as there are quantities of lakes, streams and sloughs, they afford a favorite resort for all kinds of birds. The woods consist principally of elms, ironwood, maple, oak and hickory, with some white birches and poplars, and a few tamarack swamps. Some of the lakes are very deep and clear, with sand or gravel beaches and the woods extending to the edge, while 48 l^RACKETT on Minnesota Birds. others are shallow and are surrounded by a dense growth of grass and rushes, which makes a favorite breeding-place for Ducks and other birds. The following notes were taken from May 6 to May 31, 1883, and the birds were all observed or heard by myself. There are a number of other s.pecies which I heard of as occurring there, but unless I am sure of it from personal observation I have omitted them from this list. The spring was backward this year and w^hen' I left on May 31 the leaves had not made their appearance on the trees. The ice had left the lakes only about a week before my arrival, and I found several patches of snow in the woods as late as May 15. The weather was cool and clear and there were only two really warm days, May 15 and 16, when the mercury reached 76° and 78° in the shade. On May 31 it was 32° in the morning. This cool weather kept back some of the winter birds and it seemed strange to see both summer and winter birds movino; about tocirether. My time for collecting was more limited than I could have desired and on that account, no doubt, many birds were there which I did not observe. I found this especially so with regard to the Warblers. From May 18 to Maj^ 22 the woods were filled with hundreds of these birds, but as I had but a short time each day to collect, doubtless many species escaped my notice, 1. TuRDUS MiGRATORius. Robiu. Bv uo means com- mon. I saw less than a dozen during my whole stay. 2. TuRDUS MUSTELiNUS. Wood Thrush. Heard a few singing, but saw none. 3. TuRDUS FUSCESCENS. Wilson's Thrush. Common. 4. TuRDUS UNALASC^ PALLASi. Hermit Thursh. Common. MArNTARD o)L tk", Mammtils of Florida. 49 5. TuRDUs usTULATUS swAiNSONi. Olive-backed Thrush. Common for three or four days during the migration. 6. TuRDUS USTULATUS ALici.^. AHce's Thrush. Found in company with the preceding, but not quite as abundant. 7. MiMUS CAROLiNENSis. Cat-bird. Common. Espec- ially abundant in the bush prairies. 8. Harporhynchus rufus. Brown Thrush. Quite common. 9. SiALiA siALis. Blue-bird. Saw about half a dozen pairs in all. ( To be Co7ifi//ucd. ) THE MAMMALS OF FLORIDA. By C. J. Maynard. {Co lit in lied from pi^ge 24S) But I look upon it in another way, and see in these in- stances but illustrations of a law in nature which grants to nearly all animals the power of assuming protective colors, under certain circumstances, but in a limited degree. This is to be seen in many cases among animals, the most famil- iar of which is that of the Northern Hare [Leims mnerica- 7ius)y which in autumn puts off its brown summer dress and takes on one of the color of the snow, among which it has to live throuii^hout the winter. The lioors of Florida return to the mixed colors in sections where the paint root does not grow and where no pains are taken to select black ones, or w^here their food and surroundings are varied. There are apparently few or no analogous instances to the black hoofs being a protection against poison, yet 1 will venture to say that did we understand the entire econoni}- of na- ture, we should find manv similar ones. 50 Chadbourne on New Brunswick Birds. The specific and individual variation in color, form, etc., among all animals especially among birds, and caused by climatic conditions, food and surroundings, may be likened to the swaying of the pendulum of a clock Avhich oscillates right and left in a limited space but never passes a certain point. We are inclined to look upon these extreme oscil- lations as incipient species, not considering that they are simple offshoots which have merely received the extreme oscillation and have remained as they are for ages. As proof of this we have only to observe how often characters, which are common to birds in certain sections, appear in widely distant localities. For example Colcqjtes auratus in the Alleghany Mountains often shows red feathers in the black maxillary patch, while Pijoilo erythrophthalmus^ in the same locality, has spotted scapularies."^ NOTES ON NEW BRUNSWICK BIRDS. By Arthur P. Chadhourne. The following notes may prove of interest in connection with the List of ''New Brunswick Birds" by Montague Cham- berlain (Bull. New Brunswick Nat. Hist. Soc. No 1, 1882). From July 4, 1883 to July 16 was spent at Hampton (King's County) and from that date until September 1 at Rothesay (King's County), only about twelve miles distant. Yet there were some marked differences in the birds occurring in the two places. Hampton is just within or rather on the belt of "higher and more constant tempera- * See this Journal, Vol. II. (July, I883) p. 33. Chadbourne on Neiv Brunsivick Birds. 51 ture" mentioned by Mr. Chamberlain; while Rothesay is much more subject to " the fog and continuous humid atmosphere of the coast." The country about Hampton is high and rocky, except along the river, where there are extensive marshes; while at Rothesay there are no marshes and the country is lower and less hilly. In neither place is there any ''old growth" to speak of and the woods are almost all second growth or scrub. The Hudson's Bay Chickadee [Panes hudsonius) is a common bird at both Hampton and Rothesay, though per- haps more so in the latter locality. In the spruce woods and clearings this species is as plenty as the common Chick- adee (Partis atricapillus), and often associates with it. On July 13 1 found a nest with seven fresh eggs in a clearing in mixed woods. The nest was in a natural hole in a de- cayed stump about two feet above the ground, and was about eighteen inches deep by three in diameter. The hole had apparently not been enlarged by the birds, but was of the same size throughout and entirely open at the top. I found another nest on August 14 in a similar location, except that the stump was about five feet high and the hole at least three feet deep. The nest contained young birds just out of the egg. Both the Red (Loxia citrvirostra americana) and White- winged Crossbills (Loxia leucoptera) spent the entire sum- mer, though the latter Avere rare, but were said to be more plenty farther inland, at Clarendon Station, Mispec, etc. The Red Crossbills were very common both at Rothe- say and Hampton, and occurred, either in pairs or small flocks, in almost every clump of evergreens. During the last week in July they were seen two or three times with sticks in their bills and also a pair in the act of copulation. On July 25 I shot a Cape May Warbler (Perissoglossa o2 Chadboukxe oh New Bnmsiv/rA- Birds. tigrinct) and a Black-throated Blue Warbler {Dendroeca caru- lescens) in the same place on August 16. Also a Black- burnian Warbler (^Dendroeca hiackhurnim) at Hampton on July 14. I think that the Bay-breasted WarJjler {Dendraca castcmea) cannot be considered very rar.e as I shot one at Hampton and thirteen at Rothesay. I also shot a pair of Blue Yellow-backed Warblers (Panda aTnericana) at Hamp- ton, which evidently had a nest in the neighborhood, and a male at Rothesay. At Hampton I saw a pair of Chestnut- sided Warblers [Dendrcieca 2)€nnsJi/vamca) and also shot a young bird at Rothesay.^ The Swamp Sparrow {Melospiza jxdustris^ is very com- mon resident in suitable localities both at Rothesay and Hampton; indeed in these places it seemed nearly as com- mon as in Massachusetts. Least Flycatchers (Enijjidonax minimus) were not un- common in the village of Hampton, and, allowing for see- ing the same bird frequently, there must have been at least twenty or twenty-five about. Pine Finches [Chrysomitris jyi^^us) were abundant in all the gardens and streets of Hampton, Ijut I saw none at Rothesay. There were young birds just fledged with them on July 16. Wilson's Thrushes [Tiirdiis fuscescens), QiitA^'iYdi^ [Mimus carolinensis). Black-billed Cuckoos [Coccyyus erythroijh- thalmus), and Tennessee Warblers [Helminthophaga pere- grma)>, occurred at Hampton, but none were seen at Rothesay. The fall migration began about August 22; after that date Red-bellied Nuthatches (Sltta canadensis). Winter Wrens [Anothura hyemalis), and Golden-crowned Kinglets [Regidus satiripus) were very common, though rare or absent until then. * The above Warblers are cited as rare bv Mr. Chamberlain. MAYNA.RD on Cori/s Shearwater. 53 The birds seem to breed very late here. Some young Uoh'ms {Tiirdus migratorius) left the nest on August 23, and the last of a nest full of Hermit Thrushes ( Turdus jmllasi) was hatched on the same day. NOTES ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COKY'S SHEARWATER, PUFFINUS BOREALIS, AND THE GREATER SHEARWATER, PUFFINUS MAJOR. By C. J. Maynard. Having recently had an opportunity of examining speci- mens of Cory's Shearwater described as Puffinus horealis. by Mr. C. B. Cory (Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. YI, April, 1881, p. 84), and of comparing them with the Greater Shearwater [Puffinus major), I offer the following notes as a result of these studies. The bill of P. horealis is almost entirely yellow, being dusky only in a band across both mandibles and on the top of the upper, whereas that of P. major is nearly or wholly bluish. The size of the bill of horealis is much larger, exceeding 2 inches in length and .80 in depth at the nos- trils, that of major being seldom if ever as much as 2 inches long and only about .50 in depth. The size of horealis is larger ; the wing equalling or exceeding 14 inches in length, while in major it seldom if ever exceeds 13.50 and is usually shorter. The feet of the two species are about the same size, but those of horea- lis are decidedly lighter in color. In general coloration horealis is much more ashy above, especially anteriorly; the feathers of the head and upper o4 Maynakd o)i Corifs Shearwater. 2Dart of the back being so light as to present quite a strong contrast with the wings. In perfectly adult specimens of major the lower neck behind and upper kack are nearly as ashy as in horeaUs^ but lower down on the back this color is confined to the edges of the feathers, producing a scaly appearance in marked contrast with the dark brown of the central portion of each feather. The under parts of horealis, even the under wing and tail coverts and axillaries, excepting a slight ashy tinge on the sides of the former and on the shafts of the feathers of the latter, are pure sultry white, whereas major is marked with dusky in a central line along the abdomen, on the central portions of the under tail coverts, in spots on the axillaries, on the under wino; coverts and alono; the ^ CI G sides especially anteriorly. One of the most noticeable differences, however, between the two species may be seen in the ashy markings of the sides of the head and neck. This in horealis extends down on the lower jaw for some distance, thence in a nearly straight line to a point just back of where the bend of the wing touches the body. There is no distinct line of demarkation between the ashy and white, but they gradually shade together. In major the dark color of the upper part of the head does not en- croach upon the lower jaw but ends in an abrupt line about .40 of an inch below the eye. From thence it extends backward in a straight line to the back of the head beyond which the white of the lower part of the neck encroaches in triangular patches on either side. These patches nearly meet behind the neck in young birds, but in adult speci- mens this dusky area between is wider. The dark line of demarkation beyond this triangular patch down to the sides is not as well defined as above, but still does not in- tergrade with the white as completely as in horealis. The GeiieraJ Notes. 55 patch in front of the eye and around it is decidedly dusky, in quite strong contrast with the ashy of the sides of the head. In passing I will remark that borealis resembles P. kuhlii more than any species that I have seen, but is paler. Our knowledge of these interesting birds as a group is at pres- ent much too slight, and all notes on them will prove acceptable. 1 am indebted to Mr. Herbert K. Job (who has been for- tunate enough to procure three specimens of Cory's Shear- water during the past August off the coast near Chatham, Mass.) for the privilege of examining specimens of both horealis and major. The officers of the Boston Society of Natural History have also permitted me to examine speci- mens in their museum. GENERAL NOTES. Dendrceca palmarum palmarum in Belmont, Mass. — On September 29, 1883, I secured two specimens of the Western Yellow Red-poll {Dendroeca i^ahnarmn palmarum), in Belmont, Mass. They were with another of the same variety, in a small flock of Black-poll Warblers {Dendroeca striata). These are the fourth and fifth recorded instances of the capture of this western variety in the state, although it probably occurs more often than is generally supposed. Mr. William Brewster of Cambridge kindly identified the birds for me. — C. R. Lamb, Cambridge, Mass. Occurrence of the White Heron (Herodias egretta) at QuiNCY, Mass. — Last August while shooting at Quincy, Mass, Mr. E. F. Hyde secured a specimen of the White Heron {Herodias egretta) from a flock of about eight. As 56 General Notes, this species is of rare occurrence in this state, having been recorded from here but a few times, the above note may be of interest. — C. J. Maynard^ Boston^ Mass. Rare Lepidoptera around Boston during the past Summer. — I have to record the unusual abundance during the past summer of two rare Lepidoptera, Papilio cresj^hon- tes and Euptoieta claudia. Several specimens of the form- er were taken at Sharon by Mr. Foster H. Brackett, and Mr. George Dimmock informs me that he took a specimen at Cambridge in August last. I learn also from Mr. Scud- der that a specimen was taken last summer at Worcester, Mass. Five specimens of Euptoieta claudia were collected at Newburyport, Mass, during the past summer by Mr. W. H. Swasey, and I have heard of its having been taken by oth- ers. It seems indeed strange that butterflies usually so rare in this state should have appeared last summer in toler- able abundance. A note appeared in this Journal (Vol. I, No. 4, p. 33) not long ago recording .Pa^nlio a^esphontes as abundant at Berlin, Conn., and now we have it by no means rare in the vicinity of Boston. We may indeed ask the ques- tion is the species moving northward? — R. Hay ward ^ Cam- bridge^ Mass. A Note on Acm^odera culta. — Last May, while col- lecting at Milton, I found Acmceodera cidta in exeeedingly large numbers upon the flowers of the common yellow star- grass [Hyi^oxys erecta). The locality was a rather higli wood path surrounded on all sides by scrub oak. I have never before taken this species in anything like such num- bers.— B. Hay ward, Cambridge, Mass. INDEX TO VOLUME II. [Names of new species are followed by that of the author.] Acmgeodera culta, 56. ^giothus canescens exilipes, 31. linaria, 32. linaria holboelli, 31. Agelaeus phoeniceus, 9. Alleculidse, 37. Ampelis cedrorum, 32. Anorthura hyemalis, 52. Antrostomus vociferus, 10. Artibeus perspiccilalune. 22. Arvicola pinetorum, 40. Astragalinus tristis, 8. B. Badger, American, 29. European, 30. Bat, Big-eared, 21. Carolina, 21. Georgia, 21. Red, 20. Tailless leaf-nosed. 22. Bear,Black, 17. Beaver, 41. Blarina brevicauda, 22. talpoides, 22. Blue-bird. Bonasa umbellus, 11. Bos americanus, 41. Buftalo, 41. Bunting, Cow, 31. Snow, 32. Buprestidai, 27. Buteo borealis. r i. Byrrhidae. 26. C. Canis lupus, j\. Carabidge, 13. Cariacus virginianus, 18. Carpodacus purpureus, ^2. Castor canadensis. 31. Cat-bird, 49, 53. Cedar-bird. ;^2. Cephaloidae, 38. Cerambycidae, 28. Cerjle alcyon, 10. Chsetura pelasgica, 10. Chickadee, Common, 51. Hudson's Bay, 51. Chordeiles popetue, 10. popetue minor, 44. Chrysomela lo-lineata, 32. Chrysomelidffi, 36. Chrysometris pinus, 31, 52. Cicindelidje, 12. Cleridae, 28. Coccinellidae, 26. Coccygus, 10. erythrophthalmus, 52. Colaptes auratus, 11. 33, 50. mexicanus, 34. Colorado Potato-beetle, 32. Colydiidae, 25. Contopus virens, 9. Corvus americanus, 6. Corynorhinus rnacrotis, 21. Crab. Horse-shoe, 18. King, 18. Crssbill, Red, 31, 51. White-winged, 31, 51. Cucujidge, 25 Cuckoo, Black-billed, ^2. Cyanospiza cyanea, 9. Cyanurus cristatus, 9. Cygnus americanus, 11. D. Dascyllida;, 27. Deer, Common, 18. Delphinus erebennus, 20. Dendroeca blackburnia^. 52. castanea, 52. coerulescens, 52. palmarum palmarum, 55. pennsylvanica, 52. Dermestidae, 2^. Didelphvs virginiana, 40. Dog, Wild, 42. Dytiscidae. 14. Index. E. Ectopistes migratoria, ii. Elaterida?, 26. Elmidie, 26. Empidonax minimus, 10, 52. Endomjchidae, 25. Erotjlidce, 25. Erratum, 44. Euptoieta claudia, 56. Falco columbarius, 11. Felis concolor, 2. 15. onca, 3. Finch, Pine, 31, 52. Purple. 2,2. Geomis pineti, 24. Grosbeak, Pine, 32. Guiraca ludoviciana, 9. Gyrinidae, 14. H. Haliplidse, 14. Hare, Northern, 49. Harporhynchus rufus, 49. Hawk, Swallow-tailed, 16. Helminthophaga peregrina. Herodias egretta, 55. Heron, Night, 32. White, 55. Hesperomys aureolus. 39. leucopus, 39. palustris. 39. Histeridie, 26. Hjdrophilida;, 15. Hylotomus pileatus. 11. Icterus baltimor e, 9. Lepus americanus, 49. palustris, 40. sylvaticus, 40. Loxia curvirostra americana, 31. 51 leucoptera, 31, 51. Lucanidae, 26. Lutra canadensis, 5. Lynx rufus, 3. M. Malachidse, 28. Manatee, 20. Melandryidae, 37. Melanerpes erythrocephalus, 10. Meloidcc, 38. Melospiza meloda, 9. palustris, 9, 31. 32, 52. Mephitis bicolor, 7. mephitica, 6. Mimus carolinensis, 49, 52. Mink, 5. Mole, Shrew, 23. Molothrus pecoris, 9, 31. Mordellidae, 38. Mouse, Common, 24. Golden, 39. Jumping, 15. Pine, 40. Swamp, 39. White-footed, 39. Mus decumanus, 24. musculus, 24. tectorum. 38. N. Nauclerus forficatus, 16. Neotoma floridana, 40. Night Hawk. Cuban. 44. Nitidulidse, 25. Nuthatch, Red-bellied, 53. Nyctiardea grisea naevia, 32. Nycticejus crepuscularis. 21. Nyctinomus nasutus. 21. Jaculus budsonius. 15. Junco hyemalis. 8, 35. K. Kinglet. Golden-crowned, 52 L. Lampyrida;. 27. Lark, Meadow, 31. Lasiurus noveboracensis, 20. Latridiidie, 25. Lebia grandis. 16. O. CEdemeridae, 38. CEdicnemus dominicensis Corv, 46 Oporornis agilis. 43. Opossum. 40. Otter. 5. Owl. Great-horned. 19. Panther, 2. 15. Papilio cresphontes. 56. Parnidai, 26. Parula americana. ^2. Index. 59 Parus atricapillus, 51. hudsonius, 51. Passer domesticus, 9. Perissoglossa tigrina, 51. Phalacridse, 26. Philohela minor, 11. Phoenicophilus frugivorus Cory, 45. Picus nuttalli. 36. pubescens, 10 36. scalaris, 36. villosus, 10. Pinicola enucleator, t,2. Pipilo er\ throphthalmus, q, 35, 50. maculatus, 35. Plectrophanes nivalis, 32. Pomus, 8. Pooecetes gramineus, 8. Porpoise, 20. Procjon lotor, 7. Ptinidffi, 28. Puffinus borealis. ^2>- kuklii, 55. major, 53. Puma, 2. Putorius lutreolus, 5. Pjrochroidte, 37. Pythidte. 38. a Querquedula discors, 11. Quiscalus versicolor, 9. R. Rabbit, Gray, 40. Marsh, 40. Raccoon, 7. Rat, Brown, 24. Cotton, 40. Swainp, 39. White-bellied, 38. Wood, 40. Red-poll, Common. 32. Holboll's. 31. \Vhite-rumped. 31. Regulus satrapus 52. Robin 32, 48, S2>- Rupornis ridgwaA'i Co}y, 46. Rvacophilus solitarius, 11. Salamander, 24. Sayornis fuscus, 9. Scalops aquaticus, it,. ScarabiEidai, 26. Sciurus carolinensis, it,. niger. 23. Scotophilus fuscus, 21. georgianus, 21. Shearwater, Cory's, 53. Greater, 53. Shrew, Mole, 22. Sialia sialis, 49. Silphidae, 25. Sitta canadensis, 52. Skunk, Common, 6. Little Striped, 7. Snow-bird, Common, 35. Gray, 35. Sparrow, Swamp, 31, 32, 52. White-throated, 32. Spermophilus douglassii, 30. Sphyropicus varius, 10. Spizella pusilla, 9. socialis, 9. Spondyllidae, c8. Squirrel, Gray, 23. Ground, 30. Southern Fox, 23. Staphylinidse, 24. Sturnella magna, 31. Syrnium nebulosum, 11. T. 29. Taxidea americana, Telephoridae, 28. Tenebrionidce, 37. Thrush, Alice's, 49. Brown, 49. Hermit, 48, 53. Swainson's, 49. Wilson's, 48, 52. Wood, 48. Trichechus manatus, 20. Trogositidge, 25. Turdus fuscescens, 48, 52. migratorius, 32, 48. 53. mustelinus, 48. pallasi 48, 53. ustulatus alicise 49. ustulatus swainsoni, 49. Tyrannus carolinensis, 9. U. Unio, 8. Ursus americanus. r7. Vulpes virginianus, 5. (10 Index. W. Warbler, Bay-breasted, 52. Blackburnian, 52. Black-throated Blue, 52. 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