Recently published Ornithological Works. 491 



me-one," is well known in Trinidad, and is commonly attri- 

 buted to the Little Anteater {Cyclothurus didactylus) , but 

 Mr. Carr has ascertained that it is really the call of iVyc/«6m* 

 jamaicensis. 



The " Poor-mc-one " calls only from February to June, 

 both months inclusive. It is strictly a nocturnal bird, feeding 

 on night beetles, the large fire-fly being its chief victim. 

 The bird answers readily to a poor imitation of its call, and 

 can be made to follow one at will. It is very unsuspecting, 

 and will not move until one is within a few yards of it. Its 

 prey is caught on the wing, and after each " catch " the 

 bird returns to its perch. Both sexes call, and are alike in 

 plumage. 



108. Chapman [Frank M.) on American Birds. 



[Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America, with Keys to the 

 Species and Description of their Plumage, Nests, and Eggs, their Distri- 

 bution and Migrations, and a brief Account of their Haunts and Habits, 

 with Introductory Chapters on the Study of Ornithology, how to identify 

 Birds and how to Collect and Preserve Birds, their Nests and Eggs. By 

 Frank M. Chapman. 8vo. New York, 1895.] 



To those who dwell on the Eastern slope of the North- 

 American Continent and have a taste for ornithology this 

 handbook will be an instructive and convenient manual. 

 Preparatory chapters on the study of birds, at home and 

 out of doors, and on collecting birds and their nests and 

 eggs, introduce us to a systematic account of the birds of 

 North America east of the 90th meridian. In this will be 

 found the specific characters, range, and mode of nesting of 

 the birds inhabiting this area, arranged according to the 

 nomenclature and classification of the A. O. U. Numerous 

 illustrations are added, both in the text and in plates, taken 

 mostly from photographs. 



109. Clark on the Pterylography of the Caprimulgidae and 

 Strigidse. 



[The Pterylography of certain American Goatsuckers and Owls. By 

 Hubert Lyman Clark, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvii. p. 551.] 



Mr. Clark has examined a series of specimens of the different 



