62 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [VoL. I. 



New Series, VoL IN., 1858. 



1858.— Hincks (Rev. Wm.) F.L.S., etc. Review of Sclatin Geog. 

 Distrib. of Aves. Sept., 1858. pp. 459-60. 



1858.— Wilson (Daniel) LL.D., etc. Review of a Hand-book of 

 Toronto, hy a member of the press. Nov. 1858. pp. 502-9. 



Contains interesting paragraphs on several of our common birds. 



New Series, Vol. IV., 1859. 



1859.— Hincks (Wm.) F.L.S. Review of the "Monograph of tlie 

 Trochilidae," bj John Gonld, Jany., 1859. pp. 47-50. 



1859.— Cottle (T. J.) F.R.C.S.E. Grus Am.ericanus and Grus Cana- 

 densis ; are they the same bird in different stages of growtli ? 

 July, 1859. pp. 266-8. 



Upholding their specific distinctness. 



1859.— Cottle, (T. J.) F.R.C.S.E. Capture of two birds of unusual 

 occurrence in Upper Canada. Sept. 1859. pp. 388-9. Picus 

 Tneridionalis and Ortygonietra jamaicencis. 



The first name is a mere synonym of Picus (now Dryobates) pubescens. 

 The second item must stand as a good record of the occurrence of the por- 

 anza jamaicensis near Ingersoll, in 1857, "now in the collection of Wm. 

 Pool, Esq." 



1859.— Hincks (Rev. Wm.) F.L.S. The Family Falconidae. Nov., 

 pp. 443-9. 



A rambling essay. He claims " not less than fifteen species " for Canada, 

 but adds little to our knowledge of them. 



New Series, Yol. Y., 1860. 



I860.— Mcllwraith (Thos.) List of Birds observed in the vicinity of 

 Hamilton, C.W. Arranged after the system of Audubon. 

 July, 1860. pp. 387-96. 



An annotated list of 202 species, a work of sterling woi'th, of great value 

 to science, and interesting as being the first good avifaiinal list from Canada. 



New Series, Yol. YI., 1861. 



1861.— Mcllwraith (Thos.) Notices of Birds observed near Hamilton, 

 C.W. Jany., 1861, pp. 6-18, and March, 1861, pp. 129-38. 



A pleasantly written rambling article, that would have been of vastly more 

 use had it been methodically treated. 



