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that the possessive form of bird-names derived from names of persons is 

 consistently rejected. — J. A. A. 



Publications Received. — Allen, Glover M. Fauna of New England. 11. 

 List of the Aves. Occasional Papers, Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. VII, 

 June, 1909. 



Allen, J. A. (1) Biographical Memoir of Elliott Coues. (Biographies, 

 Nat. Acad. Sciences, Vol. VII, pp. 397-446, 1909. (2) Genera without 

 Species. (Science, N. S., Vol. XXX, No. 768, pp. 365-367, Sept. 17, 1909.) 

 (3) Recommendations regarding the Treatment of Genera without Species, 

 etc. {Ibid., No. 774, pp. 596, 597, Oct. 29, 1909.) 



Buturlin, S. A. (1) Bean-Geese of Asia. (Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, XVIII, No. 3, pp. 555-561, July 15. 1908.) (2) New Pigeons in the 

 collection of the Zoological Museum of Imperial Academy of Sciences in 

 St. Petersburg. (Ann. du Mus. Zool. de I'Acad. Imp. des Sci. de St. 

 P^tersbourg. XIII, 1908, pp. 324-326.) (3) Notes on Woodpeckers in 

 the Zool. Mus. Imp. Acad. St. Petersburg. {Ibid., pp. 229-251.) (4) 

 Sur la Rhodostetia rosea adult en noces. (Bull. Soc. Zool. de Geneve, I, 

 fasc. 9, 1908.) (5) Also 12 papers in Russian, from 'Nasha Okote,' 1908-09. 



Cory, Charles B. The Birds of the Leeward Islands, Caribbean Sea. 

 (Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Orn. Ser., I, No. 5, Oct. 1909.) 



Dixon, Joseph. A Life History of the Northern Bald Eagle. (Condor, 

 1909, pp. 187-193.) 



Forbush, Edward Howe. First Annual Report of the State Ornithologist. 

 (Fifty-Sixth Ann. Rep. Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. 8vo, 

 pp. 24, with half-tone illustrations. No date.) 



Grinnell, Joseph. A Collection of Birds from Forty-mile, Yukon Terri- 

 tory. (Condor, XI, pp. 202-207, Nov., 1909.) 



Hellmayr, C. E. (1) Description d'une nouvelle espece du genre Callo- 

 spiza. (Revue Frangaise d'Orn., Aout 1909.) (2) Uebersicht der Formen 

 der Gattung Percnostola. (Verhandl. Orn. Gesell. in Bayern, VIII, pp. 

 140-143.) (4) Uebersicht der stidamerikanischen Arten der Gattung 

 ChcBtura. {Ibid., pp. 144-161.) (5) Another Contribution to the Oriiithol- 

 ogy of the Lower Ainazons. (Novitates Zoologicae, XIV, pp. 1-39, 

 March, 1907. (6) On a Collection of Birds from Teffe, Rio Sohmoes, Brazil. 

 {Ibid., pp. 40-91, March, 1907). (7) On a Collection of Birds made by 

 Mr. W. Hoffmanns on the Rio Madeira, Brazil. {Ibid., pp. 343-412, pi. iii, 

 Nov., 1907.) (8) An Account of the Birds collected by Mons. G. A. Baer in 

 the State of Goyaz, Brazil.) {Ibid., XV, pp. 13-102, June, 1908.) 



Jacobs, J. Warren. The Purple Martin and Houses for its Summer 

 Home. (Gleanings No. 5, 1st Suppl., Nov., 1909.) 



Job, Herbert K. The Sport of Bird Study. 8vo, Outing Publishing Co., 

 New York, 1909. 



Macpherson, H. B. The Home-life of a Golden Eagle. Roy. 8vo, pp. 

 45. 32 pll. Witherby & Co., London, 1909. 



Macoun, John and James M. Catalogue of Canadian Birds. Ottawa, 

 Geological Survey of Canada, 1909. 8vo, pp. viii + 761 + xviii. 



