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[Nature, XL, 485, 486, 1875.] 



Flagg (Wilson). The Birds and Seasons of New England. With Il- 

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Giebel (Dr. Gr. C). Thesaurus Ornithologiae. Repertorium der ge- 

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(This work has been very severely criticised by ornithologists, and must 

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Gould (John). A Monograph of the Trogonidce; or, Family of Tro- 

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(The first edition was published in 1 838 ; 34 species were recognized in the 

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Harting (J. E.). Our Summer Migrants. An Account of the Migra- 

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[Nature, XII. , 249, 250, 1875.] 



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Irby (L. Howard L.). The Ornithology of the Strait of Gibraltar. 

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Sharpe (R. Bowdler). Catalogue of the Striges, or Nocturnal Birds 

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KEPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. 



Cope (Edward D.). Check -list of North American Batrachia and 

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