134 Recently published Ornithological Works. 



which we suspect he would find a heap of notes in the MSS, 

 of Garrod and Forbes — his illustrious predecessors in the 

 Prosectorship, besides what he has accumulated during his 

 own tenure of the same office. There is no point in the 

 whole subject of Birds upon which we so much require 

 further information. 



7. Butler's ' Birds of Indiana.' 



[The Birds of Indiana. A Descriptive Oatalogiie of the Birds that 

 have been observed within the State, -with an Account of their Habits. 

 By Amos W. Butler. 8vo. Indianapolis, 1897.] 



Mr. A. W. Butler^ the Curator of the Department of 

 Ornithology of the Indiana Academy of Science, has kindly 

 sent us a copy of the reprint of his essay on the birds of 

 Indiana, which was originally issued as a part of the Geolo- 

 gical Report for 1897 on that State. It contains an account 

 of the occurrence, distribution, breeding-range, nesting- 

 habits, and food of the birds that have been ascertained to 

 occur within the Staters limits, and gives short descriptions 

 of all the species (321 in number). The nomenclature and 

 arrangement are those of the American Check-list. The 

 volume will be manifestly of great use to the local ornitho- 

 logists. It is illustrated by numerous figures in the text, 

 which vary much in style of execution. 



8. Delaware-Valley Ornithological Club's 'Proceedings.' 

 [Abstract of the Proceedings of the Delaware Valley Ornithological 



Club of Philadelphia, for the years 1892 to 1897. 8vo. Philadelphia, 

 1898.] 



This is the title of a society established at Philadelphia 

 for the study of the birds of New Jersey and Eastern 

 Pennsylvania, and of ornithological science in general, and 

 appears to be a flourishing institution. Several well-known 

 contributors to ' The Auk ' are among its members. The 

 publication now before us contains an abstract of the ' Pro- 

 ceedings ' of the Club from 1892 to 1897. Many of the 

 papers read have been published in ' The Auk,' ' Science,' 

 and elsewhere. In future it is proposed to issue a yearly 

 volume. 



