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from Sumburgh Head ; Agelaus phoeniceus from the Nash 

 (probably a bird which had eseaped from some vessel entering 

 the Bristol Channel) ; the second Irish example of lyna? 

 torquilla from Arran Island^ co. Galway ; the second and 

 third Irish-taken Muscicapa luctuosa ; and the record of an 

 important immigration of Dendrocopus major, a very rare 

 visitor to Ireland. Wings and legs from that country 

 ascribed to the Reed Warbler belong, as we believe, to the 

 Blackcap and Garden Warbler. Condensation and a general 

 abstract are still to be desired ; and we heartily endorse 

 Mr. W. Eagle darkens suggestion to his colleagues as to the 

 adoption of a united report showing at a glance the signifi- 

 cance and importance of each migratory movement, the area 

 covered by it, and the species participating in it. Such 

 errors as Charadriadse for Charadri^d£e, and Coh^mbidte for 

 Col^/mbidse (Divers) may perhaps be attributed to the printer ; 

 but we are sorry to see a member of the B.O.U. defying 

 established custom, if not absolute law, and setting a bad 

 example by persistently spelling the specific names with 

 initial capitals where roman type is employed, although 

 whenever italics are used capitals are not employed. 



94. Capen on the Eggs of the Birds of New England. 



[Oology of New England : a description of the eggs, nests, and 

 breeding-habits of the Birds known to breed in New England, with 

 coloured illusirations of their eggs. By Edwin A. Capen. Folio. Boston, 



1886.] 



This handsome work contains twenty-five plates and many 

 hundreds of coloured figures which favourably challenge 

 comparison with those in Mr. Seebohm's ^Eggs of British 

 Birds.' An interesting feature is the illustration of an egg 

 of the Heath Hen, the true Cupidonia cupido (Linn.), as 

 distinguished from the Western Prairie Hen, C. pinnata, 

 Brewster (c/. ^ Auk,' ii. pp. 80-84). The former species is a 

 remnant of the old stock which was once widely diffused 

 throughout the Eastern States, but is now confined to 

 Martha's Vineyard. The letterpress of this work is excellent. 

 The account of the breeding of Phalaropusfulicarius in Maine, 



