°'l9i6 j Recent Literature. 347 



Ornithological Articles in Other Journals.' 



Oldys, Henry. Are Our Birds Decreasing or Increasing. (Amer. Mus. 

 Journal, March, 1916.) — Emphasizes the large element of error in any 

 estimate. Concensus of opinion of those best qualified to judge seems to 

 be that generally speaking our insectivorous birds are more numerous than 

 in the days of the early settlers. Some have undoubtedly increased, 

 others decreased and it is difficult to make any average or general statement. 



Weston, F. M., Jr. Notes on Charleston, S. C. birds. (Bull. Charleston 

 Museum, March, 1916.) 



Saunders, W. E. Birds of Algonquin Park. (Ottawa Naturalist, 

 February, 1916.) 



Saunders, W.E. The Magpie in Western Ontario. (Ottawa Naturalist, 

 April, 1916.) 



Terrill, L. McI. Unusual Bird Records at Montreal. During the Fall 

 and Winter. (Ibid.) 



Mc William, J. M. Notes on the Birds of Linlithgow Loch. (Zoologist, 

 March 15, 1916.) 



Boyd, A. W. Birds Seen During the Dardanelles Campaign. (Zool- 

 ogi.st, April 15, 1916.) 



Selous, Edmund. A Diary of Ornithological 01)servations made in 

 Iceland during June and July, 1912 (continued). (Ibid.) 



Clyne, Robert. Movements of the Gannet as Observed at the Butt 

 of Lewis. (Scottish Naturalist, March, 1916.) 



Rintoul, L. J. and Baxter, E. V. Continental Racial Forms of Scot- 

 tish Breeding Birds and their Occurrences in Scotland. (Ibid.) 



Despott, Guiseppe. The Breeding Birds of Malta. (Zoologist, May 

 15, 1916.) 



McWilliam, J. W. Bartram's Sandpiper in Ireland. (Ibid.) 



Noble, G. K. A New Dove from St. Croix, Danish West Indies. (Proc. 

 N. E. Zool. Club, V, pp. 101-102, Oct. 4, 1915.) — Zenaida zenaida lucida 

 (p. 101). 



Jacobs, J. W. The Glory of a Man who has Killed over Four Thousand 

 Hawks in his Lifetime. (Separately published by the author.) — A strong 

 exploitation of the value of hawks. 



Bangs, O. Three New Subspecies of Birds from Eastern Mexico and 

 Yucatan. (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XXVII, pp. 125-126, May 27, 

 1915) — Tityra semifa.sciata deses (p. 125), Chichen Itza; Turdus migra- 

 torius ^phillipsi (p. 125), Las Viegas, Vera Cruz; Cyanocompsa parellina 

 beneplacita (p. 126), Santa Leonor, Tamaulipas. 



'■ Some of these journals are received in exchange, others are examined in the Ubrary 

 of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The Editor is under obligations to 

 Mr. J. A. G. Rehn for a list of ornithological articles contained in the accessions to the 

 library from week to week. 



