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Ornithological Articles in Other Journals.! 
Pearson, T. Gilbert. How the Birds Get through the Winter. (The 
New Country Life, February, 1917.) 
Stanwood, C. J. The House Beautiful. (The House Beautiful, 
February, 1917.) — Red-eyed Vireo’s Nest. 
Chapin, J. P. Migration of Birds in Africa. (American Museum 
Journal, December, 1916.)— A valuable paper, giving probably the first 
definite knowledge of migration among tropical African birds, with inter- 
esting data on the arrival of European species in the Autumn. 
S(ass), H.R. Bird Life in Charleston. (Bull. of the Charleston Mu- 
seum. December, 1916.) 
North, A. J. The Birds of Coolabah and Brewarrina, North-western 
New South Wales. (Records of the Australian Museum, XI, No. 6.) — An 
annotated list with illustrations of the country. 
“K. P. & E. W. V.”’ Bird Lovers in Prospect Park. (Brooklyn Mu- 
seum Quarterly. July, 1916.) 
McClintock, N. The Telephoto Lens in Cinematography with Special 
Reference to its Application in the Problems of Bird Photography. (Amer- 
ican Museum Journal, January, 1917.). 
Craig, W. Synchronism in the Rhythmic Activities of Animals. 
(Science, Dec. 1, 1916.) — Comment on paper in ‘The Auk’ by Prof. W. B. 
Barrows, April, 1913, p. 187. 
Taverner, P. A. The Faunas of Canada. (Canada Year Book, 1915.)— 
A review of the Faunal areas of Canada. with lists of the characteristic- 
mammals: and birds of each. 
Wetmore, Alexander. A New Cuckoo fons New : Zealand. (Proc. 
Biol. Soc. Wash., Vol. 30, pp. 1-2, January 22, 1917.) — Urodynamis 
taitensis pheletes, Gtaze Province. 
Oberholser, H.C. Description of a New Sialia orn Mexico. (Proc. 
Biol. Soc. Wash., Vol. 30, pp. 27-28, February 21, 1917.) — Sialia sialis 
episcopus, Santa Engracia, Taniauiaes: 
Baker, E. C. Stuart. The Game Birds of India, Burma and Ceylon 
(continued). (Jour. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., XXIV, No. 4, October 25, 
1916.) — Colored plate of Crosseptilon harmani. 
Whistler, Hugh. Notes on Some Birds of the Gujranwala District, 
Punjab. (Jour. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., XXIV, No. 4, October. 25,-1916.) 
Wait, W. E. Notes on Ceylon Rails, Waders, Gulls and Terns. (Spolia 
Zeylanica, X, Part 38, November, 1916.) — An instalment of a proposed 
‘Handbook’ of Ceylon birds. 
Publications Received.— Allen, J. A. Autobiographical Notes and 
a Bibliography of the Scientific Publications of Joel Asaph Allen. Pub- 
1Some of these journals are received in exchange, others are examined in the library 
of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The Editor is under obligations to 
Mr. J. A. G. Rehn for a list of ornithological articles contained in the accessions to the 
library from week to week. 
