638 THE BIRDS OF MANITOBA THOMPSON. 



1882. Macoun, John, M. A., F. L. S., etc. Manitoba and the great Northwest ; pp. 687. 

 Guelph, Ontario. 8vo. 

 Chap. XXI, pp. 354—373. "Birds of th« Northwest," enumerates 235 species. 



1882. Bell, Eobert, M. D., L. L. D., F. G. S. Notes on the Birds of Hudson's Bay. Proo. 



Boy. Soc. Can., sec. iv, art. vi, pp. 49-54. Montreal. 4to. 

 Eunning comineutary on 68 species. 



1883. [Thompson, Ernest E.] Pediacetes phasianellns, or Prairie Chicken; by "Ernest 



E. T. Setou." Can. Journal, vol. 1. pp. 405-412, Toronto, Ont., February. 8vo. 

 An original biography. 



1883. Brodie, Wm. George A. Notes on the Nat. Hist, of Manitoba. Can. Sportsman and 



Naturalist, vol. ill, No. 4, pp. 221-224. Montreal. 8 vo. 

 A running commentary on 65 species. 



1884. [Thompson, Ernest E.] The Prairie Chicken, or Sharp-tailed Grouse ; by " Ernest 



E. T. Seton." Eep. Dep. Agriculture, Prov. Manitoia, for 1883, pp. 483-486. 

 Winnipeg. 8vo. 

 A reprint from the Cass Journal of February 1, 1883. 

 1884, Bell, Eobert, M. D., LL. D., F. G. S., etc. Notes on the Birds of Hudson's Bay. Bep. 

 Dep. Agr., Proy. il/a»a7o&rt, /or 1883, pp. 487-490. Winnipeg. 8vo. 

 A reprint from the Proc. Koy. Soc. Canada, as above cited. 

 1884. [Thompson, Ernest E.] Nest and habits of the Connecticut Warblar (Oporor- 

 nis agilis); by "Ernest E. T. Seton." The Auk, vol. 1, April, pp. 192, 193. 

 Boston, Mass. 8vo. 

 Describing the first authentic nest and eggs. 

 1884. [Thompson, Ernest E.] The Prairie Chicken \ Pediocwtes]. * * • Hints on 

 rearing and domestication; by "Ernest E. T. Seton." Trans. Man. Hist. 

 Sci. Soc, No. 14, pp. 13-18. Winnipeg. 8vo. 

 A life-hiatory with very full account of the growth of the young, etc. This was also 

 printed in full in the Winnipeg Free Press of a previous date. 



1884. Baird [S. F.], Brewer [T. M.], Ridgway [R.] The Water Birds of North America 



2 vols. Boston, Mass. 4to. 

 This, with the Land Birds, 1874, completes the Birds of America, the standard work on 

 the subject. 



1885. [Thompson, Ernest E.] Notes on Mauitoban Birds ; by "Ernest E. T. Seton." 



The Auk, vol. ii, July, pp. 267-271. Boston, Mass. 8vo. 



1886. [Thompson, Ernest E.] Nest and Eggs of the Philadelphia Vireo ; by " Ernest E. 



T. Seton." The Auk, vol. ii, July, pp. 305, 306. Boston, Mass. 8vo. 

 Describing the first authentic nest and eggs of the species. 

 1885. [Thompson, Ernest E.] The Western Grebe in Manitoba; by "Ernest E. T. 



Setou." The Auk, vol. ii, July, p. 314. Boston, Mass. 8vo. 

 1885. [Thompson, Ernest E.] Manitoban Notes ; by " Ernest E. T. Seton." The Auk 



vol. II, Jan., pp. 21-24. Boston, Mass. 8vo. 

 1885. [Thompson, Ernest E.] The Swallow-tailed Flycatcher in Manitoba and at York 



Factory ; by "Ernest E. T. Seton." The Auk, vol. ii, April, p. 218. Boston, 



Mass. 8vo. 

 1885. Christy, Miller. Notes on the Birds of Manitoba. The Zoologist, 3d series, vol. 



IX, No. 100, April, pp. 121-133. London. 8vo. 

 1885. Wood, T. B. "Notes on the Zoology of Manitoba;" communicated by T. H. Nel- 

 son. The Zoologist, 3d series, vol. ix, No. 102, June, pp. 224-227 ; No. 103, 



July, pp. 241-248. London, 8vo. 

 1885, Christy, Miller. Manitoba described, » » * Farming, climate, sport, natural 



history, and future prospect of the country ; 208 pp, London, 8vo. 

 Chapter ii, on the action of prairie fires, argues that the prairies were deforested by run- 

 ning fires. Chapter xni, sport and natural history, general remarks. 

 1885, Christy, Miller. Notes on the Birds of Manitoba. (Reprinted from The Zoologist; 



revised for the Monthly.) Can. Sci. Monthly, vol. iii, No, 7, July, pp. 



92-94; No. 8, August, pp. 105-113. Kentville, Nova Scotia. 8vo. 

 A reprint from the Zoologist, with slight alterations. 



