154 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 88 



THE BIRDS OF VIRGINIA. 



By Harold H. Bailey. 



This neat and attractive volume of 362 pages treats of the breeding 

 birds of the great state of Virginia, practically all of which have been 

 hunted up and critically recorded by the author and his father. One 

 huntired and eight generally good halftones from various sources accom- 

 pany the text, as also fourteen full page colored plates by Mr. Earl L. 

 Poole, of Philadelphia. We have seen some of the original paintings 

 of this young artist and do not hesitate to declare that they are both 

 highly artistic and scientifically correct, and absolutely equal to the best 

 which have been produced in this country, and we have seen the paintings 

 of them all. The text is carefully written and shows that Mr. Bailey, 

 who is an ardent Oologist, has put his knowledge acquired in watching 

 the nesting habits of the birds to good use, and is a splendid protector 

 of the feathered tribe, as every true Oologist should be. We regret that 

 he has not added a short list of all the birds recorded in the state, and 

 that he has not used the metric system in giving measurements of eggs. 

 We can highly recommend this pleasing volume to all who love to read 

 about and study the birds in their haunts. W. F. H. 



A Monograph of the Genus Chordeiles Swainsou, Type of a new Family 

 of Goatsuckers. By Harry C. Oberholser. U. S. National Museum 

 Bulletin 86. 1914. 



The author seems to have made out a good case for the addition of a 

 new family to North American birds. He has evidently gone into the 

 subject deeply and spared no pains to prove his case. The same seems to 

 hold for the erection of a new genus to separate the Wliippoorwills from 

 the Chuch-wills-widow group. The paper is thorough in treatment and 

 is nearly the last word as related to the Goatsuckers. There are still a 

 few forms whose winter distribution is not known. L. J. 



A Distributional List of the Birds of Arizona. By Harry S. Swarth. 

 Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 10. Published by the Cooper Ornitho- 

 logical Club, May 25, 1914. 



There are here included 362 species and subspecies, grouped as 152 

 resident, 72 summer visitant, 57 winter visitant, 30 transient, 51 of 

 casual occurrence, and a hypothetical list of 24. The large number of 

 resident sjjecies is explained as due to the fact that many species which 

 are truly migratory merely migrate from a higher to a lower altitude 

 but do not leave the state. A colored map of the state is a great help. 

 The paper closes with lists of species grouped according to fauual regions, 

 and with a voluminous bibliography. This contribution is in every way 

 the equal of other numbers of this valuable series of papers. L. .1. 



