i8go.] Recent Literature. 8 3 



1556. Scientific Names. By Montague Chamberlain. Ibid., pp. S-9. 



1557. Nesting of the Great Horned Owl. By 'Ortyx' [=C. J. Pen- 

 nock]. Ibid., pp. 10-11. 



155S. From Georgia. By T. D. P[erry'J. Ibid., p. 16. — On Mega- 

 scops asio and Ampelis cedrorum. 



1559. Interesting Happenings. By W. G. T[almadge]. Ibid., p. 22. 

 — Habits of Crow and Spotted Sandpiper. 



1560. A Newsy Letter from Texas. By J. A. Singley. Ibid., pp. 23-24. 

 — Chiefly about nesting habits. 



156 1. Notes from California. By E. H. Fiske. Ibid., No. 2, June. 

 1SS5, pp. 29-30. — Nesting habits. 



1562. Wrens on the War Path. By H. K. Landis. Ibid., p. 31. 



1563. The Redhead. By A. M. Shields. Ibid., pp. 32-33. Nesting o' 

 Aythya americana 



1564. Pygmy Nuthatch. By T.D.Perry. Ibid., p. 44. — Nesting habits. 



1565. Ferrugionus Rough-leg. By F. M. Dille. Ibid., p. 44. 



1566. Owe Z?«y e>« Chester Island with the Marsh Wrens. By Harry 

 G. Parker. The Oologist' [continuation of 'The Young Oologist'], Vol. 

 Ill, No. 1, Jan. and Feb., 1SS6, pp. 1-2. 



1567. Birds of Cortland Co., N. T. By M. D. Mfurphy], Jr. Ibid., 

 pp. 2-6. — An annotated list of 109 species. 



156S. Summer Birds about Washington, D. C. By J. H. Langille. 

 Ibid., pp. io-ii. 



1569. Vagary of a Collector. Great Horned Ozvls; Climbing Strap. 

 By Ortyx [=C J. Pennock]. Ibid., No. 2. March and April, 1SS6, pp. 

 19-20. 



1570. Birds of Cortland Co., N. T. By F. W. Higgins. Ibid., p. 

 21. — Additions to list referred to above (No. 1567). 



1571. A Popular Nest. By C. A. Babcock. Ibid., pp. 21-22. The 

 same nest used successively by a Grackle, a Heron and a Dove. 



1572. Whip-poor-will. By H. A. Koch. Ibid., p. 23. 



1573. An Unusual Friendship. By L[e\vis] P. B[rill]. Ibid., p. 23. — 

 Robin and House Sparrow sharing a nest. 



1574. A Warm Place for a Nest. By M[aurice] G. K[ains]. Ibid., 

 p. 25. — Wrens nesting in lamp-posts. 



1575. Nest of the, Brozvn Creeper. By Win. L. Kells. Ibid., p. 25. — 

 Mention of various other species. 



1576. Cannibalism of the Red-headed Woodpecker. By L[ansing] B. 

 F[ontaine]. Ibid., p. 29. 



1577. The History of a Bird Box. By Harry G. Parker. Ibid., No. 3 

 May and June, 1886, pp. 31-32. — Notes on Prog/ie subis. 



157S. Spring Notes. By J. H. Melsheimer. Ibid., No. 4, July and 

 August, 1SS6, pp. 44-45. — At Hanover, Penn. 



1579. Turkey Buzzards. By C. A. Babcock. Ibid., p. 46. — Nesting in 

 old coyote holes in banks at Danville, Kansas. 



15S0. Chewink Nests in a Tree. By H. A. Koch. Ibid., p. 49. 



1581. Marsh Wrens. By 'Ortyx' r=C. J. Pennock]. Ibid., No. 5, 

 Sept. to Nov., 1SS6, p. 5S. 



