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1855. Head, J. F. Some Remarks on the Natural History of the 

 Country about Fort Ripley, Minnesota. Ninth Ann. Rep. 

 Smith. Inst. pp. 291-93. 



The first list of Minnesota birds as such; 58 species enumerated. Historical 

 interest only. 



1863. Blakiston, Captain Thomas. On the Birds of the Interior 

 of British North America. Ibis first series 5:39-87, 121-55. 



An important paper containing several original Minnesota records. 



1871. Trippe, T. Martin. Notes on the Birds of Minnesota. 

 Proc. Essex Inst. 6:113-19. 



The first important list of Minnesota Birds; 138 species with comments. A 

 much quoted source of early first records. 



1874. Hatch, P. L. Report on the Birds of Minnesota. Bull. 

 Minn. Acad. Nat. Set. for 1874 PP- 43-68. 



An annotated list of 226 species and 2 subspecies. "Hatch's First List." 



1875. Roberts, T. S. New Birds from Minnesota. Forest and 

 Stream 5:292. 



A list of 20 species with brief notes; mostly new to the state. 



1876. Benner, Franklin. "Minnesota Rambles." Forest and 

 Stream 6:263. 



Contains some original nesting records. 



1876. Hatch, P. L. Report on Ornithology. Bull. Minn. Acad. 

 Nat. Set. for 1875, pp. 157-65. 



A supplementary list of 41 species with notes. 



Roberts, T. S. English Sparrows in Minnesota. Forest 

 and Stream 7:277. 



Record of first at Minneapolis. 



1877. Hatch, P. L. Report on Ornithology. Bull. Minn. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. for 1876, pp. 305-9. 



Annotated list of 10 species additional to list of 1874. 



Herrick, C. L. Ornithological Notes. Geol. and Nat. Hist. 

 Sur. Minn., Fifth Ann. Rep., for 1876, pp. 230-37. 



Some new records with list of 60 species collected. 



1878. Hatch, P. L. Report on Ornithology for 1877. Bull. Minn. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. for 1877, pp. 345-46. 



Two additional species with various notes. 



