2 12 Recent Literature. [April 



Falco peregrinus ncevitis, and there are notes on Astur atricapillus, 



Loxia curvi rostra americana, Lanius borealis, and Bubo virginianus. 



813. A List of our local Birds represented in the. Museum \_of the 



Vassar Brothers Institute']. By W. G. Stevenson, M. D. Trans. Vassar 

 Brothers Institute, II, 18S3-S4, pp. 153-162. — A nominal list of the species 

 represented. 



S14. Dates of the Appearance of Herring, Shad* Bass, Tautog, Scup, 

 Frostfish, Fish-hawks, Kingfishers, and Greenland Seal in Taunton 

 River, from 1S71 to 1SS3, inclusive. By Elisha Slade. Bull. U. S. Fish 



Comm., Ill, p. 47S, Dec. 7, 1883. — Table of dates. 



815. A Rare Visitor. By Thirlstane [~ David Thirslane Bruce]. 

 Brockport\_N. Y.~\, Republic, May 29, 18S4. — Capture of Cathartes aurai 

 near Brockport, N. Y. (See Auk, I, p. 293, where the same specimen is 

 again recorded.) 



The 'American Field,' Vols. XXI, XXII, 1SS4, contains, besides articles 

 from 'The American Naturalist,' 'The Auk,' 'Science,' London 'Field,' 

 etc., the following (Nos. 816-S45) : 



816. Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley. By W. W. Cooke 

 and Otto Widmann. American Field, Vol. XXI, Jan. 5, p. 9; Jan. 19, pp. 

 67-6S ; Jan. 26, pp. SS, 89. (Concluded from preceding volume. See 

 Auk, I, p. 188.) 



817. The Upland Plover. By Mont Clare (of Claremont. N. H.). 

 Ibid., Jan. 12, pp. 35-37. — On the habits of the bird. 



818. American Ornithologists' Union — Bird Migration. By C. Hart 

 Merriam. Ibid., Feb. 2, p. .113.— Circular of the Committee on the 

 Migration of North American Birds. (See The Auk, I, pp. 71-76.) 



819. Bird Migration. By W. W. Cooke. Ibid., Feb. 16, p. 162.— 

 An appeal for correspondents in the Mississippi Valley District. 



520. Yoke-toed Birds — (Zygodactyli). By Col. A. G. Brackett, U. S. 

 Army. Ibid., Feb. 23, p. 1S5. — On North American Woodpeckers and 

 Cuckoos. 



521. The Titlark Sparrow (Passerculus Anthinus Bonap.). By B. T. 

 Gault. Ibid., Feb. 23, pp. 185, 186. — Account of three specimens, and of 

 nest and eggs, taken in San Diego Co., Cal. 



522. The Cranes. By Col. A. G. Brackett, U. S. Army. Ibid., March 

 1, p. 209. — Desultory notes on, chiefly, North American Cranes and 

 Herons. 



823. The Genus Empidonax. By Morris Gibbs. Ibid., March 8, p. 

 232. Interesting notes on the four species occurring in Michigan. 



824. The Hu?nming-bird[s]—(Trochilidce). By Col. A. G. Brackett, 

 U.S. Army. Ibid., March 8, pp. 232, 233. — Unimportant notes on sev- 

 eral North American species. 



825. Perching Birds — (lusessores). By Col. A. G. Brackett, U. S. 

 Army. Ibid., March 15. pp. 256, 257. — Remarks on various North 

 American species, consisting largely of quotations from authors. 



826. A Plea for the Hawks. By G. H. Ragsdale. Ibid., March 22, 

 p. 281. — Urging discrimination in the slaughter iff these birds, the greater 



