52 Recoit Literature . 



113. Rob: A Bird History. By Samuel Lockwood. Ibid., XIII, pp. 

 359-366, June, 1879. — Biography of a caged Robin. 



114. To Prevent Grease from Injuring the Plumage of Birds. By 

 A. H. Stevens. Ibid., XIII, p. 456, July, 1879. — By- the use of spunk as 

 an absorbent. 



115. Does the Snowy Owl Breed in the United States? By W. II. 

 Ballon. Ibid., XIII, p. 524, Aug. 1S79. — Record of young taken in the 

 " North Woods " of New York. 



116. Notes on the Thrushes of Washington Territory. By S. K. Lum. 

 Ibid., XIII, pp. 629-632, Oct. 1879. — Notes at some length on the Varied 

 Thrush and other species. 



117. Swallows [Cotile rifaria] Feeding on Bayberries. By James Allin- 

 son. Ibid., XIII, p. 706. Nov. 1879. (See below, No. 117.) 



118. Sketch of North American Ornithology in /Sjg. By Elliot Coues, 

 Ibid., XIV, pp. 20-25. 



119. The White Bellied Swallow {Iridoprocne bicolor). By S. Lock- 

 wood. With a note by E. C[oues]. Ibid.. XI V. p. 54, Jan. 1S80. — Feed- 

 ing on bayberries. The Cotile riparia observed feeding on bayberries by 

 Mr. Allinson ( see No. 115) believed to be an erroneous identification 

 of /. bicolor. 



120. The Convolutions of the Trachea in the Sandhill and Whooping 

 Cranes. By Thomas S. Roberts. Ibid., XIV, pp. 108-114, 2 figg. Feb., 

 18S0. — (Reviewed in this Bulletin, Vol. V, p. 179. q. v.) 



121. Domestication of Certain Ruminants and Aquatic Birds. By A. 

 E. Brown and J. D. Caton, Ibid.. XIV, pp. 393-398. — Reference to the 

 domestication of Bcrnicla canadensis. B. sandvicensis, Anser c&rulescens, 

 and Grus canadensis, pp. 396-398. 



122. List of the Birds of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. By O. B. 

 Johnson. Ibid.. XIV, pp. 485-491. 635-646. Annotated list of 140 species. 



123. Another Black Robin. By S. Lockwood. Ibid.. XIV. p. 521. July. 

 1880. 



124. Occurrence of the Bohemian Waxiuing in Western Washington 

 Territory- Bv J. K. Lum. Ibid.. XIV, p. 54. July, 1880. — Many flocks 

 seen, one numbering about 200. Their first observed appearance in this 

 section. 



125. Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Colorado Potato Beetle. By Rich- 

 ard E. Kunze. Ibid.. XIV, pp. 521, 522, July, 1880. On the ability of 

 the bird to eat these poisonous insects with impunity. 



126. Theory of Bird Migrations. By Wm. Hosea Ballou, Ibid.. XIV, 

 p. 527, July, 1880. — Spring migrations held to depend, as to time, on a 

 continuous hot southerly wind lasting through at least sixty hours. 



127. Notes on the Fish Hazvks. By Elisha Slade. Ibid.. XIV. pp. 528, 

 529, Julv, 1880. — A common summer resident in the vicinity of Somerset. 

 Mass. 



