Bl BLIOGRAPHY 



The following list of papers referring particularly to Illinois ornithology 

 is believed to be nearly complete up to date. 



1853-4. 



1. Le Baron, Dr. Wm. — Observations upon some of the birds of Illinois 

 most interesting to the agriculturist. < Trans. III. State Agric. Soc, I., 1853, 

 p. 559-65. [A general notice of the common birds of the state, of considerable 

 popular and economic interest.] 



1855. 



2. Pratten, Henry. — Catalogue of the birds of [southern] Illinois [Wayne 

 and Edwards counties.] < Trans. III. State Agric. Soc., I. (for 1853-5), p. 598- 

 609. [184 species.] 



3. Kennicott, Robert.— Catalogue of the animals observed in Cook 

 county, Illinois. [Birds.] <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc, I. (for 1853-5), pp. 

 580-9. [187 species.] 



5. Kennicott, R. — Species observed in the middle and southern portions 

 of the State which are not given in Mr. Pratten's catalogue of the birds of 

 Southern Illinois. <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc, I. (for 1853-5), pp. 589-91. 



1856. 



5. Kennicott, R. — Notes of the Occurrence of Plotus aiihinga and Tan- 

 talus loculator in Southern Illinois. <Pr. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., V., 1856, p. 

 391. 



1857. 



6. Brendel, F. — Vogel der Umgegend Peoria's in Illinois. <GieheVs 

 Zeitsch fiir Natnriv., 1857, p. 420. [Not seen by me.] 



1859-60. 



7. Holder, R. H —Birds of Illinois. < Trans. III. State Agric. Soc, IV., 

 1859-60, pp. 605-13. [A nominal list of 247 species.] 



1868. 



8. Allen, J. A. — [Some remai-ks upon the birds of Iowa and Illinois, read 

 by the secretary of the Society.] <Pr. Boston Soc Nat. Hist., XII., 1868, p. 85. 



9. Allen, .1. A. — Notes on birds observed in Northern Illinois, in June, 

 1867. <Meni. Boston Soc Nat. Hist., I., 1868, pp. 502-22. [94 species.] 



