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The Ornithological Magazines 



The Auk. — The July issue of 'The Auk ' 

 opens with an article of historical interest 

 by Mr. S. N. Rhoads, entitled 'Georgia's 

 Rarities Further Discovered in a Second 

 American Portfolio of John Abbot's Bird 

 Plates.' A volume containing 122 hand- 

 colored plates has been found in a private 

 library, and our curiosity is aroused as to 

 the chances of other bits of the work of this 

 early portrayer of birds and insects turn- 

 ing up. Two of the plates are reproduced 

 in half-tope as a frontispiece. 



One's attention will be arrested by a 

 careful study, accompanied by tables, of 

 the 'Home Life of the Vesper Sparrow and 

 the Hermit Thrush,' by E. M. and W. A. 

 Perry. It is concise, omitting non-essen- 

 tials that often burden similar studies, and 

 it is a clear statement of facts that speak 

 for themselves, and should be of interest 

 to many of us. Another readable contri- 

 bution is, 'Further Notes and Observa- 

 tions on the Birds of Hatley, Stanstead, 

 Quebec, 1916-1917,' by H. Mousley, a list 

 annotated in considerable detail. 



'The Distribution of Nuttall's Sparrow 

 in California,' by Mr. C. L. Hubbs, shows 

 this race to be closely confined to humid 

 coast areas which are not swampy, but 

 regularly swept by moisture-laden winds. 

 He points out the abrupt change that takes 

 place at Point Concepcion. Another con- 

 tribution to the northwest coast orni- 

 thology is by J. H. Bowles on 'The Limi- 

 colse of the State of Washington,' a group 

 of birds about which information is always 

 welcome. There is also an annotated list, 

 by Mr. J. K. Jensen, entitled 'Notes on 

 the Nesting Birds of Wahpeton, North 

 Dakota,' a region that has received little 

 attention of late years; and one of rarities 

 in southern New England, by A. A. Saun- 

 ders, entitled 'Some Recent Connecticut 

 Bird Notes.' 



'The Birds of Desecheo Island, Porto 

 Rico,' by Mr. A. Wetmore, includes eleven 



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species. A brief sketch of the island is 

 given. 'Notes on the Anatomy of the 

 Cuban Trogon,' by Prof. H. L. Clark, also 

 describes the pterylography of this species. 

 The reviews of special important works 

 should not be overlooked by those who 

 seek to keep in touch with the progress of 

 ornithology. — J. D. 



The Condor. — The July number of 

 'The Condor' is divided into three nearly 

 equal parts devoted to general articles, 

 reviews and minutes of the Cooper Club, 

 and a 'Directory of Members.' The first 

 article, containing 'Notes on the Nesting 

 of the Redpoll,' by Lee R. Dice, includes 

 records of three nests observed in 191 2 on 

 the north fork of the Kuskokwim River in 

 Alaska. Less than thirty days intervened 

 between the time of the completion of the 

 nest and the date when the young birds 

 left the nest. Because of a trip elsewhere 

 just when the eggs were hatching, the 

 precise period of incubation was not deter- 

 mined. A third part of Mrs. Bailey's 

 'Return to the Dakota Lake Region' is 

 devoted largely to experiences with White- 

 winged Scoters, Golden-eyes, and Prairie 

 Hens. Joseph Mailliard contributes a 

 description of a new subspecies of Fox 

 Sparrow, the Yolla BoUy Fox Sparrow 

 (Passeiella iliaca brevicauda), the type of 

 which was collected near South Yolla 

 Bolly Mountain, Trinity County, Calif., 

 Aug. 7, 1913. 



The reviews contain critical comments 

 on several recent publications, including 

 Dwight's paper on 'The Germs Junco' and 

 Cory's 'Catalogue of Birds of the Americas.' 



The steady growth of the Cooper Orni- 

 thological Club is shown by the 'Directory 

 of Members' which contains the names of 

 600 members, six of whom are honorarj^ 

 members. The club now has nearly one- 

 third more members than the British 

 Ornithologists' Union and two-thirds as 

 many members as the American Orni- 

 thologists' Union. — T. S. P. 



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