I CO Recent Literature. [April 



Of the Icteridae 128 species are accepted, 125 of which are represented 

 in the British Museum by an agrega'te of 1409 specimens. The whole 

 number of species treated in the volume is therefore 545, represented by 

 S494 speeies. Means so ample, in the hands of a specialist so thoroughly 

 competent for the task, cannot fail to give most satisfactory results. 



The position of the Icteridae next to the Tanagridae, necessitated by the 

 scheme of classification adopted by Mr. Sharpe for the Oscines, does not 

 meet with Mr. Sclater's full approval, who considers the Tanagridae as 

 very closely allied to the Fringillidae, and as being in fact "fruit and insect- 

 eating Finches." The Icteridae, he believes, would be better placed after 

 the Fringillidae. in the immediate neighborhood of the Sturnidre. 



Although subspecies are freely admitted, the system of nomenclature 

 conforms to that of the previous volumes of the -Catalogue. ' The treatment 

 of specific and subspecific forms is. in general, decidedly conservative; if. 

 however, the author had followed, in certain instances, his own expressed 

 convictions in place of deferring to the opinion of some previous author, 

 the results would, we believe, have been more satisfactory. 



Two species {Arremoii nigrirostris and Agclaius forbesi) and three 

 genera (Pseudodacnis, Delothraupis, and Gymnostinops) are indicated as 

 new. Twenty-three species are figured. 



The families here treated could not have fallen into better hands. The 

 authorities of the British Museum are to be congratulated on having se- 

 cured the assistance of Mr. Sclater for this work; and we are sure ornithol- 

 ogists will be rejoiced to learn thatanother volume of this invaluable series 

 will be prepared by the same distinguished authority on American birds. 

 -J. A. A. 



Conclusion of the Great Work on the Nests and Eggs of the Birds 

 of Ohio.* For several years we have noted the progress of this undertak- 



* Collation: 



19 covertitles : Tart [1-23 (msc.)] I Price $5. [later omitted] | Illustrations | ofthe | 

 Nests and Eggs | ofthe | Birds of Ohio | with Text I by | Genevieve E. Jones and Eliza 

 |. Shulze [names later omitted.] | Circleville, Ohio | 1879 [Dates omitted after Part 5] 

 Copyrighted by Genevieve E. Jones and Eliza J. Shulze | [Dates, Stamped or Msc.] 



Illustrations | ofthe | Nests and Eggs | of | Birds of Ohio | with Text. | Illustrations 

 by I Mrs. N. E. Jones | Text by | Howard Jones, A.M..M.D. | Circleville, Ohio, U. S. 

 A. I [1879 to] 1886. I Folio. Txt. in loose sheets; pll. plain lithog. or hand-col'd ; 

 pub. in 23 Parts. Text, pp. i-xxxviii, xxxviii a-d, 41-329. Plates i-lxviii. 



Parti, July, 1879 [there was a trial or specimen part pub. Dec. 1878] pp. 41-46, pll. 

 i-iii. Part 2, Oct. 1879, pp. 47-54, pll- iv-vi. Part 3, Jan., 1880, pp. 55-58, pll. vii-ix. 

 Part 4, April, 1880, pp. 59-66, pll.x-xii. Part 5, July, 1880, pp. 67-70, pll. xiii-xv. Part 6, 

 Oct., 1880, pp. 71-82, pll. xvi-xviii. Part 7, Jan., 1881, pp. 83-90, pll. xix-xxi. Part 8, 

 April, 1881, pp. 91-98, pll. xxii-xxiv. Part 9, July, 1881, pp. 99-106, pll. xxv-xxvii. Parts 

 10, 11 (Double No.), pp. 107-11S, pll. xviii-xxxiii ("Oct., 1881" to) Jan., 1882. Part 

 12, Apr., 1882, pp. 119-122, pll. xxxiv-xxxvi. Part 13, July. 1882, pp. 123-138, pll. xxxvii- 

 xxxix. Parts 14, 15 (Double No.), pp. 139-154, pll. xl-xlv ("Oct., 1882" to) Jan., 1883. 

 Part 16, Apr., 1883, pp. 155-166, pll. xlvi-xlviii. Parts 17, 18 (Double No.), pp. 167-190, 

 pll. xlix-liv ("July to") Oct., 1883. Part 19, Jan., 1884, pp. 191-206, pll. lv-lvii. Part 20, 



