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tioned, Anthus pennsylvanicus ^2i^ vaetyv\i\\^ at the top of 

 San Francisco mountain, and "probably breeds there/' 

 Trochilus platycercus is " very abundant " in the balsam- 

 belt (8200-9200 feet) and in the upper part of the adjoining 

 pine-belt, and was found breeding on the Douglas Fir, the 

 characteristic tree of the balsam-belt. T. rufus was also 

 " common in the pines/' The characteristic birds of the 

 Painted Desert are said to be Amphispiza bilineata, A. belli 

 nevadensis, Peuccea ruficeps boucardi, Spizella breweri, Oro- 

 scoptes montanus, Harporhynchus sp. inc., and Speotyto cuni- 

 cularia hypogaa. Altogether this is a very interesting report, 

 and is well illustrated by maps and plans. 



15. Middendorff on the Birds of the Russian Baltic 

 Provinces. 



[III. Ornithologischer Jahresbericht (1887) aus deu Russischen Ostsee- 

 Provinzen. Von E. von Middendorff. 8vo. Wieu : 1890.] 



Dr. E. von Middendorff sends us a copy of his third annual 

 report on the Ornithology of the Russian Baltic Provinces 

 {cf. Ibis, 1889, p. 288), that is for the year 1887. The 

 reporter was assisted by 23 observers in different places, 

 of which particulars are given, as is also a general account 

 of the state of the prevalent weather in 1887. The special 

 portion of the memoir which follows contains notices of 146 

 species. 



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16. Murray on Indian Game Birds. 



[The Edible and Game Birds of British India, with its Dependencies 

 and Ceylon. With Woodcuts, Lithographs, and Coloured Illustrations. 

 By James A. Murray, F.S.A.L. Royal 8to. London and Bombay : 1889.] 



This work contains descriptions of 245 " edible and game 

 birds " found in British India, and may be useful to Indian 

 sportsmen, as being portable in form and of small bulk. 

 We cannot say much in praise of the illustrations, most of 

 which are borrowed from the author's 'Zoology of Sind.' 

 They may, however, assist in identification. 



