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215 species appear authentic. A revised edition with 
new notes and observations on the nidification of 
some half a dozen species, bringing it up to Decem- 
ber rst, 1886; appeared early in the following year. 
At the suggestion of the author, the publisher at- 
tempted a rearrangement of the common and scien- 
tific names to correspond with those recently adopted 
by the American Ornithologists’ Union. The result 
was not altogether satisfactory ; for instance: Mareca 
americana American Widgeon appeared as “Anas 
penelope Widgeon,” Sandhill Crane became ‘‘Lit- 
tle Brown Crane,” Spiza townsendi Townsend’s 
Bunting was interpreted as “Passerella iliaca una- 
laschcensis ‘Townsend’s Sparrow,” and Yellow Palm 
Warbler appeared as “‘Palm Warbler.” 
Cyrus B. Ressel’s list of 199 species was published 
in 1889 and superficially bears the stamp of an exper- 
ienced ornithological writer. Most of the observa- 
tions appear to have been made in the vicinity of 
Ercildoun, in the western part of the county, and 
much of the data is from the collection of William 
D. Doan of Coatesville. It is regrettable that the 
ostensible author offered some extraordinary records 
of the recent occurrence of the following species: 
Red-breasted Merganser, European Widgeon, 
Green-winged Teal, Pirntail, Redhead, Scaup, 
Whistling Swan, Snowy Egrit, Golden Eagle, 
Hawk Owl, Red-shafted Flicker, Yellow-headed 
Blackbird, Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Bohemian 
Waxwing, Prothonotary, Cerulean and Yellow- 
throated Warblers; none of which can be accepted 
without satisfactory verification. There also appear 
