Recent Literature. 53 



12S. English Birds compared ivith American. Bv H. D. Minot. Ibid.. 

 XIV, pp. 561-565, Aug. 18S0. — Comparison of powers of song, etc., of 

 some of the more noted English song-birds with those of the United 

 States. 



129. Notes on the Wintering of the Robin [in Western lotva]. Bv 

 J. E. Todd. Ibid., XIV, p. 602, Aug. 1880.— Has reference to W. H. Bal- 

 lou's "Theory of Bird Migrations." (see above, No. 124). 



130. Some Note-worthy Birds. By Samuel Lockwood. Ibid., XIV, pp. 

 715-719. Oct. 1SS0. — Chiefly in reference to a captive Mergulus alle. 



131. The Sand-hill Crane. By J. D. Caton. Ibid., XIV, pp. 773-776, 

 Nov. 1880. — On the habits in confinement of "Grus americanus" i. e. G. 

 canadensis. These birds are described as "'of the regulation blue of the 

 species." and the reference (p. 776) to a ten-year old bird, which even 

 Audubon '•would have despaired of ever seeing .... turn into a white 

 Grus canadensis." seems to show that the writer had fully confounded, or 

 rather transposed, the names of our two larger species of Grus. 



The •' American Entomologist." New Series, Vol. I, 1880.* contains the 

 following papers and notes (Nos. 132-140) relating to the food of birds. 



132. The Food-habits of Thrushes. By S. A. Forbes. American En- 

 tomologist. New Ser., I, pp. 12, 13. — Abstract of observations made upon 

 this family, published in detail in Trans. Illinois State Hort. Soc, Vol. 

 XIII. 1S79. pp. 120-172. 



133. Tipula Eggs in the Stomachs of Catbirds. By S. A. F[orbes]. 

 with editorial comment (by C. V. Riley). Ibid., p. 24. 



134. Birds vs. Insects. By Edouard Perris. Ibid., pp. 69-72, 99-100. 

 — An abridged translation, with prefatory note, by S. A. F[orbesj, from 

 ••Bull. men. de la Soc. d'acclimitation," Nos. 8-12, X. 1S73, of M. Perris's 

 memoir " Les Oiseaux et les Insectes," published originally in the " Me- 

 moires" of the Royal Society of Sciences of Liege. Concludes that Birds, 

 as insect destroyers, "are really of little service." 



135. Larvce from Stomach of Bluebird. Ibid., p. 201. — Editorial re- 

 marks on specimens transmitted by S. A. F[orbes] of Normal, 111. 



136. Cut-worms from Stomach oj Robin. Ibid., p. 201. — Editorialcomment 

 and determination of specimens sent by S. A. F[orbes] of Normal, 111. 



137. Ichneumon from Stomach of Bluebird. By S. A. Forbes, with 

 editorial comment. Ibid., p. 203. 



138. Bluebirds feeding on parasitic and predaceous Insects. Bv S. A. 

 Forbes, with editorial comment. Ibid., pp. 204. 205. 



139. The food of the Bluebird {Sialia s talis, L.). Bv S. A. Forbes. 

 Ibid., pp. 215-218, 231-234. — Detailed report of the examination of the 

 stomachs of S6 Bluebirds, with results rather unfavorable to its usefulness 

 as a destroyer of insects. 



140. Destruction of Birds of Prey. By A. S. Fuller. Ibid., pp.. 244, 

 245. — In favor of their protection as useful birds. 



* We regret to see the announcement that the publication of this excellent journal is 

 to be suspended at the close of the present volume. 



