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x pin us (impure) should produce on the average chrysoptera and teuco- 

 bronchialis in equal numbers; chrysoptera (impure) and pinus (pure). 

 pinus and leticobronchialis in equal numbers, while a union of impure ex- 

 amples of each stock should produce equal numbers of chrysoptera, pinus, 

 leucobronchialis and lawrencei. One of the young of this brood has been 

 banded as well as a young Brewster's and Golden-wing, the offspring of 

 a male Brewster's aim female Golden-wing which were also under 

 observation. 



Should these birds return to the same swamp next year a family pedigree 

 of three generations can be established. Be that as it may Dr. Faxon has 

 finally demonstrated the true nature of Brewster's Warbler and removed 

 from the held of discussion a topic which has for years been a favorite one 

 upon which to build up theories and conjectures. — W. S. 



The Natural History of the Toronto Region. 1 — This handy volume 

 •• has been prepared by the Canadian Institute for the members of the 

 Twelfth Geological Congress and for all who may have an interest in the 

 history and natural history of the city and vicinity." It consists of chap- 

 ters on the history, geology and life zones of the region, with lists of the 

 various groups of animals and plants contributed by specialists; some 

 merely nominal, others with annotations. 



The lists of mammals and birds are by .lames II. Fleming and are accom- 

 panied by brief notes on the relative abundance and time of occurrence of 

 the species, while the former is preceded by a short historical bibliography. 

 Forty-one mammals and 292 birds are listed and the nomenclature is 

 strictly up to date. The book will ho of great assistance both to visitors 

 and residents who wish to know something of the natural history of Toronto 

 and to all ornithologists who desire an accurate reference list of Toronto 

 birds. The typography and paper are good, and both publisher and editor 

 are to be congratulated upon their work. — \V. S. 



Mathews' ' The Birds of Australia.'- — In the continuance of his 

 great work, Mr. Mathews treats of the Limieoke. We note the following 

 new genera, Anteleotringa, p. 274, type Totanus tenuirostris Ilorsf.; DUel- 

 matias, p. 282, type GaUinago hardwickii Gray; Parascolopax, p. 290, type 

 Scolopax saturata Hodgs.; Chubbia, p. 291, type GaUinago stricklandi Gray; 

 Homoscolopax, p. 291, typed 1 , imperial is; Neospilura, p. 293, type Scolopax 

 solitaria] Eugallinago, p. 294, typed', macrodactyla Bonap. and Subspilura, 

 p. '295, type G. megala Swinhoe. New subgenera are: Nesopisobia, p. 

 245, type Totanus damacensis Ilorsf.; Macrodura, p. 294, type G. nobilis', 

 Odurella, p. 294, type G. brasiliensis Sw. 



i The natural History of the Toronto Region I Ontario, Canada ] edited by | 

 .1. H. Faull. B. A., Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Botany, University of Toronto | 

 Toronto Published by the Canadian Institute 1913. 8vo. pp. 1-419, seven 

 halftone plates and five maps. William Briggs, publisher, Toronto, Ont. S3. 



*The Birds of Australia. Hy Gregory M. Mathews. Vol. III. part 3, pp. 

 205-300 August is. 1913. WithiTbv ,v Co., 326 High Holborn, London. W. C- 



