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mentioning briefly most of the species known to occur there. The paper 

 contains many notes of interest, particularly respecting the rarer winter 

 residents and various casual visitors. — J. A. A. 



Bell on Birds observed between Norway House and Forts Churchill 

 and York. — This is an annotated list* of 55 species, of much interest from 

 the localities of observation. Though published in 1SS0, it has not previ- 

 ously been noticed in either the 'Bulletin N. O. Cor 'The Auk.' — J. A. A 



Minor Ornithological Publications.— The concluding numbers of 'The 

 Canadian Sportsman and Naturalist'! (Vol. Ill, Nos. 11 and 12, Dec 

 1883) contain the following (Nos. 773-775) : 



773. Animals that have disappeared in Recent Times. Canadian 

 Sportsman and Naturalist, Vol. Ill, pp. 27S-2S0. — Refers to the Great 

 Auk, the Labrador Duck, the Moas, Notornis, etc. 



774. American Ornithologists' Union. Bird Migration. By C. Hart 

 Merriam. Ibid., pp. 2S1, 282. — Circular of the A. O. U. Committee on 

 Bird Migration for 1884. 



775. Nesting of the Common Rail (Porzaua Carolina") Niell (= Vieill.). 

 By William L. Kells. Ibid., pp. 283, 2S4. 



Stearns's 'Bulletin of Massachusetts Natural Historv,' Vol. I, Nos. 1-4, 

 April-July (all thus far published !), contains the following (Nos. 776-7S2) : 



776. Olden Time Notes on Natural History. Editorial. Bull. Massa- 

 chusetts Nat. Hist., I, pp. 3-6. — Mostly an extract from Timothy Dwight's 

 'Travels in New England and New York,' published in 1S21, containing 

 allusions to plants, mammals, and birds. 



778. American Ornithologists" Union. Bird Migration. By C. Hart 

 Merriam. Ibid., pp. 11-13. — Circular of the A. O. U. Committee on Bird 

 Migration for 1S84. 



779. A Few Bird Notes. Editorial. Ibid., No 2, p. 4. — Notes on the 

 arrival of birds in April at Amherst, and allusion to the finding of nests 

 of the Duck Hawk on Mount Tom and Sugar Loaf Mountain in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



780. [First Capture of the Titlark (An thus ludovicianus) at Amherst. 

 AIass.~\ By W. A. Stearns. Ibid., p. 14. 



781. Henslozv's Bunting. Coturniculus henslozvi (Aud.) Bp. Editorial. 

 Ibid., Nos. 3-4, p. 2. — Refers to various previously recorded instances of 

 its occurrence in Massachusetts, and the capture of a specimen at Amherst, 

 June 7, 1884, where the bird is 'almost common.' Also record of the cap- 

 ture at Amherst of the Red-headed Woodpecker. 



782. Birds of Amherst. [By W. A. Stearns.] Ibid., pp. 6-23. — Re- 



* List of Birds from the Region between Norway House and Forts Churchill and 

 York. [By Robert Bell.] Geological Survey of Canada. Report of Progress for 

 1878-79 (1880). IV, Appendix VI, pp. 676-706. 



t For the index to the ornithological articles in the previous numbers of this journal 

 see Auk, pp. 185, 186, April, 1884. 



