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The Condor. XIX, No.1. January—February, 1917. 
Further Notes on the White-throated Swifts of Slover Mountain. By 
W. C. Hanna. 
Birds of the Humid Coast. By Florence M. Bailey. 
The Townsend Solitaire. By F. 8. Hanford. 
Further Notes on the Birds of Forrester Island, Alaska. By George 
Willett. 
The subspecies of Hesperiphona vespertina. By J.Grinnell. (see p. 225). 
The Odlogist. XXXIII, No. 12. December 15, 1916. 
Northern Ravens in Nova Scotia. By R. W. Tufts. Account of 
nesting. 
Nesting Birds of Copan, Washington Co., Okla. By Albert J. Kern.— 
77 species. 
The Cactus Wren. By D. I. Shepardson. Habits etc. at Los Angeles, 
Cal. 
Some Nesting Birds of the Judith Basin, Montana. By P. M. Sillo- 
way.— Nesting of the Magpie and Desert Horned Lark. 
The Wilson Bulletin. XXVIII, No. 4. December, 1916. 
The Mating and Nesting Habits of Fregata aquila. By Homer R. Dill.— 
On Laysan Island. \ 
Birds by the Wayside — In Greece. By Althea R. Sherman. 
The Albatross of Laysan. By Homer R. Dil!l.— Numerous illustrations 
from photographs. 
The Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) During July and August, 
1916. By Katharine C. Post.— A valuable intensive study of the nest- 
building, nestlings and food habits of the species. 
Blue-Bird. VIII, No. 10. IX, Nos. 1 and 2. November to January, 
1917. 
Miss Cordelia J. Stanwood has several interesting biographies; the Alder 
Flycatcher and Olive-backed Thrush in November issue; Redstart in 
December. 
The Ibis. X Series, V, No.1. January, 1917. 
Notes on Birds Observed at Erzerum. By P. J. C. McGregor. 
Notes on Birds observed in the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean 
during the Autumn and Winter of 1914. By Lieut. J. N. Kennedy. 
A little-known Bird Colony in the Gulf of Mexico. By Lieut. J. N. 
Kennedy.— Alacran Reefs, ninety miles north of Yucatan. 
With the British Association in Australia. By A. H. Evans.— A delight- 
ful account of the trip describing the native birds as a visitor with limited 
time is able to see them. Mr. Evans actually made the acquaintance of 
nearly one third of the 395 species credited to Victoria, and has given us a 
most satisfactory picture of Australian bird-life. 
On the Breeding of the South African Black Duck (Anas sparsa). By 
F. E. Blaauw. 
Remarks on Some Recent Collections of Birds made by Mr. G. L. Bates 
in Camaroon. By W. R. Ogilvie-Grant.— Notes on a number of species and 
