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of birds in the collection, some of which are labelled in the handwriting 

 of Audubon himself, and many of which are the typical specimens by 

 which the species were determined." About one hundred of them have 

 been mounted by Prof. H. A. Ward of Rochester. The collection is the 

 gift of the Hon. Elbert E. Fairman, LL. D., of Warsaw, N. Y. 



104S. The English s.parroxv. By Ralph S. Tarr. /^/^., Nov. 6, 1SS5, 

 416. — On the dates of its introduction, increase, food, and the policy to be 

 pursued toward the bird. 



1049. A search for the gigantic bird \_^-Jt/'yoriiis~\ of Madagascar. 

 Anon. Ibid., p. 418. — It "was probably exterminated very soon after the 

 advent of man in the region it inhabited." 



1050. The English sparroxv. By A. L. Child, M.D. /^>/^., Nov. 27, 

 18S5, 478. — Chiefly on its spread in the West. "The condemned sparrow 

 seems to be entire master of the position." 



1051. The English sparrow. By Jos. F. James and G. C Henning. 

 Ibid., Dec, 4, 1885, pp. 497, 498. — Chiefly on its habits — its driving away 

 native birds, and depredations upon small fruits and pears. 



1052. The English sparrow. By Ralph S. Tarr. Ibid., Dec. 11, 1S85, 

 p. 520.- — Advises off"ering a small bounty for their nests and eggs, etc. 



1053. The English sparrotu. By P. J. Farnsworth and John Nichols. 

 Ibid.^ Dec. 18, 1885, p. 541. — In defence of the bird. 



1054. The English sparrow. By Ralph S. Tarr. Ibid., Dec. 25, 1885, 

 p. 563. — Gives an extract from the London 'Academy,' showing how "the 

 bird is viewed in England." The quotation strongly denounces the Spar- 

 row. 



1055. Report of the Ornithological Branch '^of the Otfatva Field 

 Naturalists' Cliib^. By W. L. Scott and George R. White. Trans. 

 Ottawa Field Nat. Club, Vol. II, No. 2, 1885, PP- 272-2S0. — Nine species 

 are added to the list of Ottawa Birds; there are notes on 12 other species, 

 "rare in this locality or recently added to our local list," followed by a list 

 giving dates of arrival birds observed in the spring of 1884. 



1056. Ravages of Rice-Birds. By Hon. Warner Miller. Congres- 

 sional Record, 49th Congress, June 11, 1886, p. 5747. — A loss of $6.87 

 per acre caused by the Rice Birds to the rice crop, and the total annual 

 loss to one plantation is estimated at $8,250. 



1057. Tlie English Sparrow in the United States. By Hon. Warner 

 Miller. /(^/V/., pp. 5747, 574S. — "The indications are that if the English 

 Sparrow is allowed to go unchecked it will not be long before the annual 

 loss of grain and fruit products due to his ravages will be in amount suf- 

 ficient to paj' the interest on our national debt, if not the debt itself. Few 

 persons have any conception of the scourge he has proved wherever he 

 has been naturalized in foreign lands, and he threatens to become a 

 greater pest to the American farmer and horticulturist than the grass- 

 hopper, caterpillar, and Colorado beetle." 



1058. Preliminary List oj the Birds known to breed on Staten Island. 

 By Arthur llollick. Proc. Nat. Sci. Ass. Staten Island. Extra No. 4, 

 Dec, 1885. — A nominal list of 67 si:)ecies, published as a one-page leaflet. 



