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in the little pamphlet before us, and wish that others would take steps 

 to gather together their local Wild Pigeon lore before it is too late. A 

 half-tone plate figures the Cincinnati pigeon, the last survivor, shortly 

 before its death, and the last Pennsylvania pigeon shot on October 2, 

 1895, now in the possession of Mr. George H. Stuart, 3rd. — W. S. 



Peters on Birds from Santo Domingo. 1 — Mr. Peters spent about 

 two months (February 6- April 11) in 1916, on an ornithological reconnais- 

 sance of the northern coast of Santo Domingo, in the interests of the 

 Museum of Comparative Zoology. A collection representing ninety-two 

 species was the result and it is described in detail in the present paper. 

 No new forms are proposed but the relationship of the San Domingo birds 

 to allied species is discussed, important field notes are presented and by 

 way of introduction there is a comprehensive review of the literature of the 

 ornithology of the island. Altogether Mr. Peters' paper forms one of the 

 most important contributions to our knowledge of the bird life of this 

 rather neglected island. — W. S. 



Recent Papers by Gyldenstolpe. 2 — In the 'Arkiv for Zoologi' of the 

 Swedish Academy, Nils Gyldenstolpe has published an account of collec- 

 tions of birds from Bukit Tangga and Lower Perak in the Malay Peninsula 

 and another important article on the heel pads on the tarsus of various 

 birds — Toucans, Woodpeckers, etc., with drawings showing the extent 

 of their development. — W. S. 



Cary's 'Life Zone Investigations in Wyoming'. 3 — This report is 

 based upon the field work of the author since 1909 as well as that of num- 

 erous other members of the Biological Survey. The greater part is devoted 

 to a detailed consideration of the several life zones of the state; their 

 boundaries, subdivisions and characteristic animals and plants. 



The bird matter is restricted entirely to the lists of breeding species 

 under the several zones, but there is an annotated list of the trees and 

 shrubs at the end of the report. An excellent colored faunal map com- 

 pletes what will be a most welcome and helpful publication to anyone 

 undertaking scientific field work of any kind in Wyoming. — W. S. 



Third Report of the Meriden Bird Club. 4 — The report of this well 

 known club of which Mr. Ernest Harold Baynes is the General Manager — 



1 Birds from the Northern Coast of the Dominican Republic. By James L. Peters. 

 Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Vol. LXI, No. 11. October, 1917. pp. 391-426. 



2 On Birds and Mammals from the Malay Peninsula. By Nils Gyldenstolpe. Arkiv. 

 for Zoologi. K. Svensk. Vet. Akad. 10, No. 26. pp. 1-31. February 8, 1917. 



3 Life Zone Investigations in Wyoming. By Merritt Cary. North American Fauna, 

 No. 42 Biological Survey, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. October 3, 1917. pp. 1-95, map and 

 numerous half-tone illustrations. 



« Third Report of the Meriden Bird Club. 1916. 8vo, pp. 1-108 + 6. 



