^°9o^^] Recent Literature. 22 C 



Twentieth Congress of the A. O. U., etc., complete the number, which 

 contains also the index to the volume. 



'The Wilson Bulletin.' — As a popular magazine of ornithology 'The 

 Wilson Bulletin,' which has just completed the ninth volume of its sec- 

 ond series (fourteenth of the whole series), fills a very important place in 

 the journals of its class. The Volume for 1902I contains in each number 

 from four to eight general articles, various notes, and a few pages each of 

 editorial matter and reviews of recent books and papers on ornithology. 

 Its scope is defined as "the study of living birds"; — their habits, their 

 relations to their surroundings, and their economic relations to man. 

 Naturally it is a strong supporter of bird protection and of popular bird 

 study, especial)}' in the field. 



The March number contains : 'The Rock Nuthatch [^St'tta syriaca] and 

 its Nest,' by H. C. Tracy, with illustrations,' ' Food Habits of the Wilson 

 Snipe,' by Benj. T. Gault; ' Notes on the Winter Birds of Arkansas,' by 

 N. Hollister (an annotated list of about 50 species) ; ' A Columbus [Ohio] 

 Mid-winter Horizon,' by W. Leon Dawson ; four pages of ' Notes ' relat- 

 ing mostly to Ohio winter birds, by the editor; 'Some Franklinville 

 Fringillines,' by 'Franklin' — a humorous skit on trinomialism ; five 

 pages of editorial notes and comment, and six pages of reviews. The 

 June number has: 'Bird Studies in Lorain County, Ohio. Winter Stud- 

 ies,' by Lynds Jones (pp. 37-58, with a map of the county), a summary 

 of ornithological and weather conditions, covering several winters, with 

 pertinent comment ; ' A Preliminary List of the Birds of Yakima County, 

 Washington,' by Wm. Leon Dawson (an annotated list of 123 species); 

 Incubation Period of the Mockingbird,' by John W. Daniel, Jr. ; 'A Bird 

 New for Ohio,' by Lynds Jones (Mareca fenelope) ; and five pages of 

 editorial matter, notes, and reviews. 



The September number has: 'A Preliminary List of the Birds of 

 Middle Southern Ohio,' by Rev. W. F. Henninger (noticed in 'The Auk,' 

 XX, 1903, p. 83) ; ' The Spring Migration of 1901,' with an Average Table 

 for Lorain County, Ohio, by R. L. Baird ; 'Maryland Birds,' by Rev. 

 J. H. Langiile; 'Kirtland's Warbler {Dendrotca kirtlandi) again in Ohio,' 

 by Lynds Jones (two observed opposite Ashland, Ky., Aug. 28, 1902) ; 

 and six pages of editorial matter, notes, and reviews. 



The December number contains : ' The Cuban Tody ( Todus multicolor),'' 

 by John W. Daniel, Jr., with a half-tone plate ; ' Some Bluebird Boxes 

 and Troubles,' by Frank Bruen ' ; ' My Summer Boarders, Season 1902,' 

 by Wm. J. Mills ; ' All Day with the Birds, May 7, 1902,' authorship not 



' The Wilson Bulletin, Published Quarterly by the Wilson Ornithological 

 Chapter of the Agassiz Association. Edited by Lynds Jones, Olierlin, Ohio. 

 Old Series, Vol. XIV ; New Series, Vol. IX, 1902. Svo, pp. 144, with illustra- 

 tions. Subscription, 50 cents a year. Published on the 15th of March, June, 

 September, and December. 



