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more to ;i tabular list of the species observed with reference to their dis- 

 tribution over other parts of the continent. In seeking a cause other 

 than "instinct" for the migratory movement in birds the author holds 

 that the impulse to migrate "comes in the shape of a stimulus from with- 

 out and the act is a conscious seeking for a more suitable clime, on the 

 part of the adults at least, the young simply following or imitating their 

 elders." He adds: "There is much to indicate that this stimulus comes 

 in the form of -wind" ; a warm southerly wind in spring will bring the 

 birds north, and a "cold windy night in the fall will bring the birds 

 south," etc. 



A perusal of the list renders it evident that not all of the 104 species 

 observed were strictly "summer residents," but that among them are 

 manj' more properly to be classed as early fall migrants, the field of 

 observation not being reached till the breeding season of many species 

 was nearly over, and but little before the early migrants normally begin 

 to move more or less southward. Unfortunately the dates of the actual 

 capture of specimens are rarely given, nor are even the localities defi- 

 nitely indicated. The list, however, abounds with many interesting 

 observations. — J. A. A. 



A New List of Chilian Birds. 1 — The present list, compiled by the late 

 Mr. H. B. James after a long residence in Chili, "contains only what the 

 authors believe to be species that have been positively identified as occur- 

 ring in Chili, and omits all those that are doubtful, or that have been 

 erroneously introduced into previous lists. It includes in its scope all 

 Chili, from the newly-acquired Province of Tarapaca on the north to 

 Chiloe on the south, but not the territory of Magellan." The list is 

 mainly a nominal one, consisting of the technical names, and the vernac- 

 ular when known, with abbreviations indicating whether the species is a 

 permanent resident or merely a winter, summer, or occasional visitor, as 

 the case may be. Those occurring only in Tarapaca, or on the Islands 

 of Juan Fernandez and Masafuera have these localities appended. The 

 total number of species given is 255, a number surprisingly small con- 

 sidering the extent and character of the country. 



Dr. Sclater gives in his preface a short biographical sketch of the 

 author, from which it appears that Dr. Sclater and Mr. James had formed 

 a plan to prepare jointly a work on the Birds of Chili as a sort of com- 

 panion volume to that on 'Argentine Ornithology,' by Sclater and 

 Hudson. It is greatly to be regretted that the death of Mr. James on 

 the 22d of July, 1S92, is likely to prevent the consummation of so 

 desirable a scheme. — J. A. A. 



1 A New List | of | Chilian Birds j compiled by the late | Harry Berkeley James, 

 F. L. S., F. /.. S., F. R. G. S. With a Preface | by | P. L. Sclater, M. A., Ph. D., 

 F. K. S. j — I Printed for Private Use. | - - | London: | Printed by Taylor and Fran- 

 cis, I Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, j 1892. j Roy. 8vo, pp. viii, 16. 



