784 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. WolY. 



1876. Vennor, II. G. Our Birds of Proy, | or the | Eagles, Hawks, and Owls | of | 

 Canada. | By | Henry G. Vennor, F. G. S. | Of the Geological Survey of Can- 

 ada. I With 30 Photographic Illustrations by Wm. Notnian. | — | R. Worth- 

 ington, 750 Broadway, New York. | Montreal : | published by Dawson Brothers. 

 I — I 187(5. 1 vol. sm. 4to. pp. i-viii, 1-1.54, with 30 photog. pll. 



An interesting and valuable treatise in so far as it is largely based upon original observa- 

 tions and personal experiences, though the technic of the work is decidedly behind the times. 

 The photographic illustrations must be regarded as an experiment not entirely successful, 

 being for the most part taken from very badly stuffed specimens.— PI. 1, Duck Hawk. 2, 

 Pigeon Hawk. 3, Gyr Falcon. 4, same, dark variety. 5, Sparrow Hawk. 6, 7, American 

 Goshawk, ad. and young. 8, Cooper's Hawk. 9, Sharp-shinned Hawk. 10, Red-tailed Buz- 

 zard. 11, Red-shouldered Buzzard. 12, same, young. 13, Broad-wmged Buzzard. 14, Eough- 

 legged Buzzard. 15, same, black variety. 16, Marsh Hawk. 17, Golden Eagle. 18, Bald 

 Eagle. 19, Osprey. 20, Great Horned Owl. 21, Screech Owl. 22, Long-eared Owl. 23, 

 Short-eared Owl. 24. Great Gray Owl. 25, Barred Owl. 26, Sparrow Owl. 27, Acadian 

 Owl. 28, 29, Snowy Owl. 30, Hawk Owl. 



1876. Whitaker, J. Kite, Hen Harrier and Hobby in Nottinghamshire. < Zoolo- 

 gist, 2d scr., xi, Jan., 1876, p. 4730. 



1876. Whitaker, J. Roughlegged Buzzard at Rufiord. <^Zoo/o(i(is^, 2d ser., xi, Apr., 

 1876, p. 4870, 



1876. WoOD,W. The game Falcons of New England: the Goshawk [Astur atrica- 

 pillus]. < Am. Xat., x, No. 3, 1876, pp. 132-135. 

 A good pojiular account of the habits of this species. 



1876. YuiLLE, S. Hen Harrier in Northumberland. <^ Zoologist, 2d scr., xi, Sept., 



1876, p. 5079. 



1877. A[llen], J. A. Ridgway's "Studies of the American Falcouidse." <:^BuU. 



Xutt. OrnUli. Club, ii. No. 3, July, 1877, pp. 70-73. 



Extended review of sever.al of Ridgway's late papers on this subject, in Bull. TT. S. Oeol. 

 Surv. Terr., Proc. Phila. Acad., and Proc. JBost. Soc. 



1877. BOUDWIX, G. Perpgriue falcon (Falco Peregrinus). <^ Forest and Stream, yu\, 

 Apr. 19, 1877, p. 161. 

 Falco anatum feeding upon the pigeons around St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia. 



1877. C[larke], S. C.,«HfZ ''Dom Pedro" [Quay,T. R.]. " Does the Osprey ever take 

 dead fishf ' <^ Foi'est and /Stream, viii, Feb. 8, 1877, p. 4. 

 Letters detailing affirmative instances. See vol. vii, p. 276. 



1877. Cory, C. B. The Black Gyr-Falcon (Falco sacer var. labradora) in Massa- 

 chusetts. <^BuU. Nutt. Ornith. Club,ii,'No. l,Jan., 1877, p. 27. 



1877. Coues, E. Eastward Range [to Illinois] of the Ferruginous Buzzard (Archi- 

 buteo ferrugineus). <^ Bull. Xutt. Ornith. Clui, ii. No. 1, 1877, i). 26. 



1877. Coues, E. Letters on Ornithology. No. 13. — The Harrier [Circus hudsonius]. 



< The Chicago Field, Feb. 3, 1877, fig. 

 Notice of habits, etc. 

 1877. "Dom Pedro" [Quay, T. R. ]. Does the Osprey [Pandion haliaetus] ever take 



dead fish ? <^ Forest and Stream, viii. May 17, 1877, p. 224. 

 1877. "Florida." Audacity in Hawks. <C_Forest and Stream,Yiu, June 14, 1877, p. 



300. 



1877. GiBB.s, R. M. W. A Rare Bird [Buteo harlani], < The Naturalist and Fancier 

 (of Grand Rapids, Michigan), Aug., 1877, p. 31. 

 Description, by R. Ridgway, of a specimen from Gainesville, Texas, Nov. 16, 1876. 



1877. Harrington, B. J. A very rare bird [dark variety of gyrfalcon, in Montreal]. 



<^ Canadian Naturalist, viii, Apr., 1877, j). 249. 

 1877. Murdoch, J. The Pigeon-Hawk (Falco columbarius) at Sea. <^ Bull. Nutt. 



Ornith. Club, ii. No. 3, July, 1877, p. 79. 

 1877. Ragsdale, G. H. Capture of Buteo harlani (And.) in Texas. <^Forest and 



Stream, ix, Aug. 16, 1877, p. 24. 



