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1904 



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extensively annotated catalogue of Ohio birds state the scope and pur- 

 pose of the paper, explain the terms used to indicate relative abundance, 

 give a rather detailed account of the topography and physical conditions 

 of the State, including a consideration of faunal areas, etc., and finally a 

 statement of the author's sources of information, with acknowledgments 

 to contributors for assistance. There is also a bibliography at the close 

 of the list, giving five pages of titles of works and papers relating to the 

 birds of Ohio. 



The list includes altogether 338 species, of which 299 are given as found 

 more or less regularly in the State, 15 as merely accidental visitors, and 

 4 as extinct, making 318 indigenous species as of actual record for the 

 State ; there are 2 introduced species, and a hypothetical list of 18 spe- 

 cies, the whole number being thus 338, as against 298 given by Dr. 

 Wheaton in 1S82. 



The annotations give the manner of occurrence of the species as regards 

 season and abundance, and their range within the State ; there is also 

 more or less reference to their economic status, there being generally a 

 paragraph under each family heading relating to the food, and often 

 a more detailed statement under many of the species. In addition to the 

 A. O. U. Check-List names are given the synonyms, both technical and 

 vernacular, of the species used in other works, and a reference to Dr. 

 Wheaton's catalogue. 



"This catalogue," says the author, "is a revision of Dr. J. M. Wheaton's 

 catalogue issued in 1882 as a part of Volume IV of the Ohio Geological 

 Survey. An attempt has been made to draw comparisons between the 

 conditions prevailing then and now, especially as regards the bird life, 

 and to add such facts as further study and improved methods have 

 brought to light." In the Introduction, the changes in range of certain 

 species within the State are considered, in connection with the probable 

 invasion of the State by several species since Dr. Wheaton wrote. It is 

 needless to say that Professor Jones's 'Catalogue' is a most trustworthy 

 and highly important contribution to Ohio ornithology, being based in 

 part upon special field work he has been able to conduct through a grant 

 by the Ohio State Academy of Sciences from the ' Emerson McMillin 

 Research Fund,' through which also the expense of publication was met. 

 -J. A. A. 



Anderson and Grinnell on the Birds of the Siskiyou Mountains, Califor- 

 nia.' — -This is a record of birds collected or observed hy Mr. Anderson in 

 the extreme northwestern part of California between September 6, 1901, 

 and March 10, 1902, with "critical remarks on specimens and distribu- 



' Birds of Siskiyou Mountains, California : a Problem in Distribution. By 

 Malcolm P. Anderson and Joseph Grinnell. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sciences of 

 Philadelphia, 1903, pp. 4-15. April 17, 1903. 



