1890.] Recent Literature. *99 



'Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club,' Vol. VIII, 1SS3, p. 238; 

 since then it has contained, in Vols. XXVII-XXXIX (Nov. , iSS3-April, 

 1S90) the following (Nos. 1636-1644). 



1636. Bird Enemies. By John Burroughs. ' The Century Illustrated 

 Monthly Magazine' Vol. XXXI, No. 2, Dec, 1SS5, pp. 270-274. 



1637. Feathered Forms of Other Days. By R. W. Shufeldt. Ibid.. 

 No. 3, Jan., 1SS6, pp. 352-365. — Illustrated with figures of Camptolaimus 

 labradorius, Plautus impennis, and several fossil birds. 



163S. Birds' Eggs. By John Burroughs. Ibid., Vol. XXXII, No. 2, 

 June, 1S86, pp. 273-278. 



1639. Sea Birds at the Fame Islands. By Bryan Hook, /bid., No. 4, 

 Any.. 1SS6, pp. 557-564. — A popular sketch, illustrated. 



1640. Notes from the Prairie. By John Burroughs. Ibid., No 5, 

 Sept. 1SS6, pp. 784-790. — Contains a few notes on the Sand-hill Crane. 



1641. The Sportsman's Music. By W. J. Henderson. Ibid., Vol. 

 XXXIV, No. 3, July, 18S7, pp. 413-417. — With cuts, and musical notation 

 of songs, of several birds. 



1642. Bird Music. By Simeon Pease Cheney. Ibid., Vol. XXXV, No. 

 6, April, iSSS, pp. 845-S48 (Sialia stalls and Merula migra/oria) ; ibid., 

 Vol. XXXVI, No. 1, May, 1888, pp. 147-149 (Partridge and Owls) ; ibid., 

 No. 2, June, 1SS8, pp. 254-256 {Icterus galbula, Tardus mustclinus, T. a. 

 pallasii, T. fnsccscens) ; ibid., No. 3, July, 1S88, pp. 416-417 {Melospiza 

 fasciata, Spizella pusilla) ; ibid., No. 5, Sept., 1SS8, pp. 718-719 (/<- 

 teria vireris, Dolichouyx oryzivorus, Antrostomits vociferus) ; ibid., Vol. 

 XXXVII, No. 1, Nov., iS88,p. 97 {Urinator imbcr) ; ibid., Vol. XXXVIII. 

 No. 2, June, 1S89, pp. 234-235 (Stumella magna, Pipilo erythrophthal- 

 mus, Piranga erythromelas, Spinus tristis). — With musical notation 

 of songs. 



1643. Doves. By E. S. Starr. Ibid., pp. 69S-703. — Contains some 

 account of a nesting of Ectopistes migratorius. 



1644. Bird Music : Songs of the Western Meadorv-Lark. By Charles 

 W. Allen. Ibid., No. 6, Oct., 1S88, pp. 908-911. — With musical notation. 



The Atlantic Monthly, last noticed (Vol. LIII, No. 318, April, 1SS4) in 

 Vol. II, p. 373, of 'The Auk', has since contained in Vols. LIII-LXIV 

 (18S4-1889) the following (Nos. 1645-1669). 



1645. The Bird of Solitude. By Olive Thorne Miller. ' The Atlantic 

 Monthly,' 1 Vol. LIII, No. 320, June, 18S4, pp. 753-758. — A popular account 

 of the characteristics of Turdus musleliuus and T. a. pallasii. Reprinted 

 in 'Bird Ways,' Boston, 1885, pp. 13-29. 



1646. Bird Gazing in the White Mountains. By Bradford Torrey. 

 Ibid., Vol. LIV, No. 321, July, 18S4, pp. 51-59. — Reprinted in .'Birds in 

 the Bushy Boston, 1S85, pp. 75-102, entitled 'In the White Mountains'. 



1647. In the Haunts of the Mockingbird. By Maurice Thompson. 

 Ibid., No. 325, Nov., 1884, pp. 620-627. — Reprinted in 'By Ways and Bird 

 Notes,' New York, 18S5, pp. 5-22. 



164S. Winter Birds about Boston. By Bradford Torrey. Ibid., Vol.. 



