1892] Recent Literature. 1 95 



[Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philidelphia. — 

 Continued.] 



2305. Catalogue of the Owls in the Collection of the Academy of Natu- 

 ral Sciences of Philadelphia. By Witiner Stone. Ibid., 1890, pp. 124- 



131- 



2306. On Birds Collected, in Yucatan and Southern Mexico. By Witmer 

 Stone. Ibid., i8go, pp. 201-218. 



Journal of the Trenton Natural History Society. 



In Vols. I and II (1886-1891) the following (Nos. 2307 and 2308) are 

 the only ornithological articles. With the beginning of Vol. II (Jan., 

 1889) the name of the publication was changed to the 'Journal of the New 

 Jersey Natural History Society.' 



2307. Nesting Habits of the Hummingbird, Trochiliis folubris. By 

 Prof. Wm. Macfarland. 'Journal of the Trenton Natural History 

 Society,' Vol. I, No. 2, pp. ^5-58. 



2308. Notes on an Intelligent Parrot. By Dr. T. S. Stevens. Ibid., 

 No. 3, pp. 347-356. 



Transactions of Vassar Brothers Institute. 



In Vols. III-V (18S4-1889 .' — dates of publication not stated) are these 

 (Nos. 2309-2310). For previous reference to these 'Transactions' see 

 Auk, II, 212. 



2309. Some Changes in the Habits of Birds. By James M. DeGarms. 

 'Transactions of Vassar Brothers Institute,' Vol. Ill, Dec. 1884, pp. 81- 



84/ 



2310. Note on the Downy Woodpecker. By Geo. Tremper. Ibid., p. 

 84. — Excavating a hole and occupying it "every night during the past 

 winter." 



Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science. 



In Vols. I-III (1887-1890) the only reference to ornithology is in this 

 paper (No. 2311.) 



231 1. Explorations on the West Coast of Florida and in the Okeechobee 

 Wilderness, etc. By Angelo Heilprin. 'Transactions of the Wagner 



Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia,' Vol. I, pp. viii, 134, May, 

 1887. — Occasional mention of birds. 



Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 



In Vols. I-IV (18S2-1890) of these 'Proceedings' there are a number of 

 papers on ornithological subjects. Such as relate to North American 

 birds are as follows (Nos. 2312-2317). 



2312. Descriptions, of Some Ne-iu North American Birds. By Robert 

 Ridgway. 'Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington' Vol. 

 II, 1885, pp. 89-95. — Parus atricapillus turneri, Psaltriparus minimus 



