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ences to the plants and animals as well as to the birds, fittingly closes 

 this excellent paper. — J. A. A. 



Todd's Birds of Erie, Pa.i — The field covered by the present list is lim- 

 ited to the ' Peninsula,' or Presque Isle, Presque Isle Bay, and the lake shore 

 plain and its environs within about four miles of the city of Erie, or an 

 area about six miles long and four miles wide. It is based primarily on 

 observations and collections made by Mr. Todd, assisted by Mr. W. W. 

 Worthington, during the periods March 21-May 31, and August 20- 

 November 20, 1900, in the interest of the Carnegie Museum at Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa., the collections numbering nearly one thousand specimens, 

 and on notes and collections made by Mr. Todd during several previous 

 and subsequent visits to the locality. The notes of other observers are 

 also used, as those of Mr. Ralph B. Simpson and others, on the birds of 

 Erie, and also the collections made here during a number of years by the 

 late George B. Sennett. There is thus a good basis for the exposition of 

 the bird fauna of this interesting locality, which Mr. Todd appears to 

 have fully utilized. An introduction of nearly twenty pages deals with 

 the geographical position and physical features of the locality, and with 

 the general character of the avifauna, and a summary of the manner of 

 occurrence of the 237 species thus far recorded froin this limited area. 

 Then follows a very fully annotated list of the species, numbered con- 

 secutively from I to 237, with the inclusion, in smaller type and unnum- 

 bered, some 50 species that may be considered as of probable occurrence, 

 with references to their neai-est records of capture. Of the 237 species of 

 known occurrence, 18 are classed as permanent residents, 88 as summer 

 residents, 25 as winter visitants, 95 as transient visitants, 11 as accidental 

 visitants. There is a map of the localitj', and three half-tone plates, giv- 

 ing views of characteristic portions. 



The list as a whole shows careful, detailed, and conscientious work, 

 and thus adds another to the number of critical local lists, whose value as 

 an accurate record of present conditions will only increase with the lapse 

 of time. — J. A. A. 



Hartert's 'Die Vogel der Palaarktischen Fauna.' — Part II ^ of this 

 excellent and invaluable work has recently appeared, completing the 



1 The Birds of Erie and Presque Isle, Erie County, Pennsylvania. By W. 

 E. Clyde Todd. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. II, 1904, pp. 481- 

 596, pll, xvi-xix. August i, 1904. 



^Die Vogel | der palaarktischen Fauna. | Systematische Uebersicht | der | 

 in Europa, Nord Asien und der Mittelmeerregion | vorkommenden Vcigel. | 

 Von I Dr. Ernst Hartert | Heft II. | Seite 113-240. | Mit 22 Abbildungen. 

 I — I Berlin. | Verlag von R. Friedlander und Sohn. | Ausgegeben im Juni 

 1904. 



