690 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX. 1872 [l24 



1872. Allkn, J. A. — Continued. 



Besides the extended field-notes, there is much critical annotation. The article 

 is very complete, and highly interesting from its bearing on general questions. 



1872. Allen, J. A. [On Geographical Variation in Mammals and Birds.] 



< Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., xv, 1872, pp. 156-159. 



1872. Allen, J. A. Geographical Variation in North American Birds. 



< Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., xv, 1872, pp. 212-219. 

 In amplification of a previous verbal communication. 



1872. [Anon.] Some Western Birds. <C^ Am. S^mrtsman, n, W72, pp. 50, 51. 

 Biographical notices of Cupidonia cupido, Pedioecetes phasianellus, Corvus 

 corax, Steganopus wilsoni, and Orus canadensis. 



1872. B[kewer], T. M.,ALLLEN],J.A.,OM(Z Snow,F. H. Prof. Snow's List 

 of Kansas Birds. <^ Am. Nat., vi, Aug., 1872, pp. 482-484. 



T. M. Brewer's observations on F. H. Snow's List, with implied ref. to J. A. 

 Allen's former critique {torn, cit , p. 359), J. A. Allen's rejoinder, and the author's 

 addition to his List of 45 spp., upon information received from S. F. Baird and J. 

 A. Allen. 



1872. Brewster, W. Birds new to Massachusetts Fauna. <[ Am. Nat., vi, 

 1872, pp. .306, 307. 

 Of the 6 spp. given, one, Tringa bairdi, is now to Massachusetts. 



1872. Bruhin, T. a. Unsere gefiederten Wintergiiste. <[ Zool. Gart., xiii, 

 1872, pp. 157, 158. 

 Brief desultory reinarts on about 20 spp. of the winter birds of Wisconsin. 



1872. Bruhin, T. A. Zur nordamerikanischen Vogelsprache. <^Zool.Gart., 

 xiii,1872, pp. 187, 188. 

 Phonetic word-rendering of the notes of some half dozen TVisconsin birds. 



1872. Bruhin, T. A. Ankunft von Vogeln. <:^ Zool. Gart., xiii, 1872, pp. 

 221,222. 

 Unimportant note on 3 spp. of 'Wiseonsin birds. 



1872. Burroughs, J. Birds' nesting. <[ Appletons' Journ., viii, July, 1872, 

 p. 41. 



1872. Cooke, Joshua. Autumn Game on the Prairies. <^ Scribner^s Monthly, 

 iv, 1872, pp. 697-705, 7 woodcc. 



1872. Cope, E. D. Synopsis of the extinct Batrachia, Reptilia, and Aves of 

 North America. <^ Tr. Am. Philos. Soc, xiv, pp. 1-250, pll. i-xiv. 

 Meleagris superbrts, p. 239 ; Sula loxostyla, p. 236, spp. nn. 



1872. CoUES, E. Key | to | North American Birds : | containing a concise 

 account of every species of | living and fossil Bird | at present 

 known from the continent north of the Mexican | and United States 

 Boundary. | Illustrated by 6 steel plates, and upwards of 250 

 woodcuts. I By | Elliott Coues, | Assistant Surgeon United States 

 Army. | — | Salem : Naturalists' Agency. | New York : Dodd and 

 Mead. | Boston : | Estes and Lauriat. | 1872. 1 vol. imp. 8vo. 4 p. 

 11., pp. 361 + 1 1., pll. G, figg. 238. (Pub. Oct., 1872.) 



Designed aa a manual or text-book of the birds of North America, and claim- 

 ing to be an exponent of late views on classification and nomenclature. The 

 introductory part gives a general account of the structure, and more particu- 

 larly the external characters, of birds, with special reference to their classifica- 

 tion, and an explanation of the technical terms usually employed in description. 

 An artificial "Key" or analysis of the North American genera follows, pre- 

 pared upon a plan found practically useful in botany, but seldom applied to 

 zoology, whereby a specimen may be readily referred to its proper place. The 

 body of the work consists of brief diagnoses of the North American species, 



