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215 species appear authentic. A revised edition with 

 new notes and observations on the nidification of 

 some half a dozen species, bringing it up to Decem- 

 ber ist, 1886; appeared early in the following year. 

 At the suggestion of the author, the publisher at- 

 tempted a rearrangement of the common and scien- 

 tific names to correspond with those recently adopted 

 by the American Ornithologists' Union. The result 

 was not altogether satisfactory ; for instance : Mareca 

 americana American Widgeon appeared as "Anas 

 penelope Widgeon," Sandhill Crane became "Lit- 

 tle Brown Crane," Spiza townsendi Townsend's 

 Bunting was interpreted as "Passerella iliaca una- 

 laschcensis Townsend's Sparrow," and Yellow Palm 

 Warbler appeared as "Palm Warbler." 



Cyrus B. Ressel's list of 199 species was published 

 in 1889 and superficially bears the stamp of an exper- 

 ienced ornithological writer. Most of the observa- 

 tions appear to have been made in the vicinity of 

 Ercildoun, in the western part of the county, and 

 much of the data is from the collection of William 

 D. Doan of Coatesville. It is regrettable that the 

 ostensible author offered some extraordinary records 

 of the recent occurrence of the following species: 

 Red-breasted Merganser, European Widgeon, 

 Green-winged Teal, Pintail, Redhead, Scaup, 

 Whistling Swan, Snowy Egrit, Golden Eagle, 

 Hawk Owl, Red-shafted Flicker, Yellow-headed 

 Blackbird, Dickcissel. Blue Grosbeak, Bohemian 

 Waxwing, Prothonotary, Cerulean and Yellow- 

 throated Warblers; none of which can be accepted 

 without satisfactory verification. There also appear 



