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Morris's Birds of Springfield, Mass., and Vicinity.^ — Much credit is due 

 Mr. Morri.s for his excellent list of 'The Birds of Springfield and Vicinity.' 

 Several pages are given to a description of the physical features of the 

 region in question, which embraces an area of about 25 miles' radius from 

 Springfield, thus including the eastern slope of the Berkshire Hills and 

 the isolated elevations known as Mount Tom, Mount Holyoke and Nono- 

 tuck, in the valley of the Connecticut near Northampton. 



The number of species listed as authentically recorded from the vicinity 

 of Springfield is 255, while four others are mentioned as probablv occur- 

 ring ; five additional introduced species are listed and two are stated to have 

 become extirpated. The list is satisfactorily annotated and gives evidence 

 of care and thoroughness in its preparation. Some 60 species are added 

 to the list published by J. A. Allen in 1S65, which had reference, however, 

 to a much smaller area than the present list. We note no omissions or 

 erroneous identifications, and commend the list as a valuable addition 

 to the faunal papers relating to the ornithology of New England. — J. A. A. 



McGregor's ' List of the Land Birds of Santa Cruz County, California.' ^ 

 — This list appears to be based primarily on an unpublished list of the 

 birds of Santa Cruz County by Mr.W. Otto Emerson, and a published list 

 of the birds of the same county by Mr. Henry Keading, supplemented by 

 notes made in the field by Mr. T. J. Hoover and the writer. Also other 

 published lists have been utilized. Mr. McGregor says: "The present 

 list is of local interest only, but it is hoped that it may be of assistance to 

 those engaged in faunal work and form a foundation for a future and 

 more complete exposition of the Santa Cruz avifauna." 



The description of the physical characteristics of the region is furnished 

 by Mr. Walter K. Fisher. This is followed by the list proper, which 

 includes 139 species, with pertinent annotations. Reference is duly made 

 to previousl}' published records, which are cited as authorities for state- 

 ments in the text. — J. A. A. 



Torrey's 'Everyday Birds.' ^ — Mr. Torrey's 'Everydaj- Birds' con- 

 sists of a series of twenty-one chapters, seventeen of which relate to 

 special birds or groups of birds, and four to more general subjects. The 



^The I Birds of -Springfield | and Vicinity | By Robert O. Morris | Spring- 

 field, Mass. I Published by Henry R. Johnson | 1901. — 8vo, pp. 54. 



'A List of the Land Birds of Santa Cruz County California. By Richard 

 C. McGregor. Pacific Coast Avifauna, No. 2, pp. 1-22, May 15, 1901. 



•'Everyday Birds | Elementary Studies | By | Bradford Torrey | With 

 Twelve Illustrations in | Colors after Audubon, and | Two from Photographs 

 I [Vignette] | Boston and New York | Houghton, Mifflin and Company | 

 The Riverside Press, Cambridge | igor. — Square i2mo, pp. 106. Price, 

 $1.00. 



