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the smaller Woodpeckers are sometimes bewildered when found 

 digging indifferently in one of two or more cavities in the same 

 stub. In fact the antiquated notion that a bird knows exactly what 

 it is about at all times and places is no longer tenable. — Frank L. 

 Burns, Berwyn, Penna. 



Some New Jersey Records. — I am indebted to Dr. W. R. Wharton 

 the past season for some substantial additions to my collection. 

 The folowing kinds, taken in Salem county, New Jersey, near the 

 Delaware river, on the dates given, and handled in the flesh by the 

 writer, seem worthy of special mention. 



Shoveler or Spoon-billed Duck (Kpatula elypeata). A female, 

 September 23. One or two are said to have been met with every 

 fall. Considered qmdte rare along the coast. 



Florida Gallinule (Gallinula galeata). Two immature males, Sep- 

 tember 2. Local sportsmen shoot an occasional specimen in mis- 

 take for one of the larger Rails. 



Willet (Symphemia semipalmata) . A single male, October 8. 

 This was in all probability a transient; although the species was at 

 one time a summer resident. 



Duck Hawk (Falco peregrinus anatvm). An immature female, 

 October 21. Another specimen was secured at the same place some 

 time ago. — Frank L. Burns, Berwyn, Penna. 



BOOK REVIEWS. 



Taylor's Standard American Egg Catalogue, second edition, An 

 Exchanger's Guide and Collector's Handbook. By Henry Reed Tay- 

 lor. Price 25 cents. Alameda, California. 



In eleven pages of preliminaries, some racy, some serious, the 

 author and F. M. Dille discuss several matters of interest, among 

 which the one on "Egg Valuations" will prove of general interest 

 because of the previous varying values, the determining factor 

 seeming to be the abundance of the species in the market, and 

 the possessor's ability to secure prices in exchange. Purchase 

 prices have always been far below exchange prices. It appears from 

 this article that the prices herein quoted are the result of a sort 

 of general agreement among those especially interested. The list 

 proper is, of course, merely a check-list with prices attached where 

 any can be determined. Thus something over 250 of the species 

 and sub-species listed are not accompanied by prices. A careful 

 perusal of the list sets one wondering if .100 for Black Tern and 5.00 

 for American Woodcock may not really stand for .10 and .50. Other 

 evidences of rather careless work on the part of the printers leaves 

 a degree of disappointment. But one cannot expect a list of this 

 sort, especially at the price quoted, to be perfect. It is beyond 

 question of great value to those who deal in eggs in any way. It 

 suggests the possibility of a revival of the days now two decades 



