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midwinter in the High Sierra. and enume- rates nine species which are resident at that season. Two other papers complete the list oi general articles: under the title ‘Explan- atory.’ Belting gives someunpublished notes collected nearly twenty years ago, during the preparation of his ‘Land Birds of the Pacific District’; and Hanna concludes his brief remarks on Nevada Birds. Among the notes ‘From Field and Study,‘ W. K. Fisher records the interesting tact that in March. tgot. several Black-footed Al- hatrosses were observed executing their peculiar dance on the surface of the waler about too miles at sea off San Diego. Cal. This interesting performance was first fully described in Fisher's ‘Birds of Laysan Island.’ and in his article in "l‘he Auk' for January tgos. pp. II~r4.—T. s. P.
WILSON BULI.ETIN.—Tilc contents of ‘Wilson Bulletin‘ No. 47, which has appeared since our last review. is as follows: ‘Some Birds at Olympia. Wash.’, j, M. Keck; 'All Day with the Birds.‘ 'Ober- lin all Day with the Birds,‘ Lynds jones' ‘An Al|~Day Bird Study.’ 3. H. \Vilson: ‘The Song of the Dickcissel,‘ P. M, Sil- Ioway; 'Spring Migration in Lorain County. Ohio, tgo4,‘ Lynds Jones. and ‘A Door-yard List from Morton Park. ill..‘ 0. M. Scliantz.
J. M. Keck includes rr7 species in his list of the birds of Olympia, Wash,. which is the result of occasional observations during the period between September t and May 5. in connection with this paper it might be of interest to consult that of S. F. Rathbone, who has studied the birds at Seattle 1 Act. 1902. pp. t3r—r4t ). a locality situated a lit. tle to the northward on the sound. The migration during the past spring was of ttnusual interest. numbers of species, far in excess of average seasons.
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swept northward over the country during the second anti third weelts of May. As a consequence, most observers who were in the field for the purpose of being 'all day with the birds' were fortunate in seeing large numbers. The most remarkable list on account of the length. and cm: which any single ohservtr will hate ttiriiculty in
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equaling, it that or Lynds Jones. who. he- tween 1:30A. .tt. and 6:30 r. n. on May 9. identified I28 species in the \‘it‘iniiy ol Oberlin. Ullio. With the possible exception or Southern illinois and tile Lott-ct Hudson Valley. we know oi no other locality where such a lisrcmlld be iornlt‘d.7A. K. F.
BULLETIN OF THE hltt‘lllms Hummu- LOGICAL CLL’B.7ln the June number of the Bulleti B. H. Swales completes his ‘List of the Land Birds of Southeastern Michi- gan.’ recording 165 species in all. Other papers are 'Some Notes on the Life Histon' oi the American Retislart.‘ hy J. C. “Hand. and ‘Blrds in Decoration,‘ A. H. Griifith. There are numerous notes of interest from field and museum. while a page is devoted to the work oi the Michigan Audubon Society. An editorial announces the prepa- ration, by Prof. W. B. Barrows. oi a new list of the Iiirtls oi Michigan—4V S.
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‘ I'he Destruction of Birds by the Ele- menls in trio; a as; by Edward Howe Forbush. occupies page: 457-503 oi rile Fifty-first Annual Report oi the Massachu- setts State Board at Agriculture. It con- tains a large amount or valuable data. mos, of which. but ior Mr, Forhush's well-di- rected efiorts. would have escaped permanent record.
in the ' Bulletin ' of the New York Zoo- logical Society (No. is. july, roost. under the heading ‘A Dangerous Exponent oi Nature.‘ Mr. \V. ’1‘. Hornaday. Director of the Society. characterizes Mr, William 1. Long as "the most t-isionart- ttrirtr who has ever appeared heiore the American pilltlic in the guise of a naturalist."
‘Our Animal Frientls‘ continues to pub- lish many articles of special interest to bird students. The jult' number of this maga- zine contains srtrral bird drawings, by Robert J. Sim, which deserve more than passing commendation.
A revised and enlarged edition of “'al- ters' ‘ “'iltl Birds in City Parks ‘ has been issued by the publisher, A. W. Mumford. it is announced that 3,500 copies oi this useful work have been printed.
