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MEARNS, EDCIAK A. A. List of the Birds of the Hudson Highlands, 

 with Annotation?. By Edgar A. Mearns. Bull. Essex Institute, 

 Vol. XI., pp. 43-52 (Sitta carolinensis to Dendrveca ccerulescens) , 

 January-March, 1879. 



Bull. Essex Institute, Vol. XL, pp. 154-168 (Dendrwca ccerulea 

 to Myiodioctes mitruta), July- September, 1879. 

 -Bull. Essex. 'Institute, Vol. XL, pp. 189-204 (M. canadensis to 



Loxia curvirostra,), October- December, 1879. 



The first part . appeared early in 1879, and three later instalments 

 carry the list through the geuus Loxia. . . . while^the writer draws mainly 

 from his own experience, he occasionally indulges in quotations from 

 other authors, his notices of some of the species amounting to nearly 

 complete biographies . . .Two important features of the paper are the 

 dates of arrival and departure, ... The future instalments of Mr 

 Mearns's highly praiseworthy memoir may well be anticipated with 

 interest.-J. A. A., Bull.'Nutt. Ornilh. Club, Vol. V., p. 175, July, 1880. 



McCHESNEY, CHARLES E. Notes on the Birds of Fort Sisseton, 

 Dakota Territory. By Chas. E. McChesney, Acting Assistant 

 Surgeon, U. S..A. Bulletin U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Surv. Terr., 

 Vol. V., pp. 71-104, February 28, 1879. 



.... form a valuable contribution to the ornithology of a little 

 known portion of the Northwest, namely, the elevated plateau in Da- 

 kota, known as the " Coteau des Prairies." . . .The " Notes " are based 

 on an experience of three years in the neighborhood of Fort Sisseton, 

 and record 157 species, respecting most of which there are copious and 

 interesting annotations. . . .Dr. McChesney's report was transmitted to 

 Dr. Coues for publication, and appears to have had the benefit of his 

 revision J. A. A., Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. V., pp. 42, 43, Jan- 

 uary, 1880. 



McCHESNEY, CHARLES E. Report on the Mammals and Birds of the 

 General Region of the Big Horn River and Mountains of Montana 

 Territory. By Charles E. McChesney, U. S. A. Being Appendix 

 SS 3 of the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1879. 



....proves an interesting addition to the faunal records of the 

 West ... The list of 100 species of birds is the result of less than a 

 month's investigation from August 15 onward . . . .The notes, though 

 brief, are usually sufficient to indicate the occurrence of each species, 

 and, as in the greater number of cases they result directly from the 

 author's own observations, they carry with them the value of perfect 

 authenticity. . . contains the name of not a single exclusively Eastern 



species H. W. H. , Bull. Null. Ondtk. Club, Vol. V., pp. 107, 108, 



April, 1880. 



MERRILL, JAMES C. Notes on the Ornithology of Southern Texas. 

 Being a List of Birds observed in the Vicinity of Fort Brown, 

 Texas, from February, 1876, to June, 1878. By James C. Merrill, 

 Assistant Surgeon U. S. Army. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. I., 

 1879, pp. 118-173. 



.... Two hundred aud fifty-two species and varieties are given in 

 all, and the character of their presence is in most cases satisfactorily de- 



