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1887. N[orris], J P. Unusual Nesting Sites. < Orn. cSc Ool. XII, September 

 1887, pp. 144-145. 



Cominents on Bryant's papers of same title. 



1887. N[orris], J. P. Eggs of the Western Yellow Warbler. < Orn. & Ool. 

 XII, November 1887, pp. 185-186. 

 From I lay wards. 



1887. Ridgway, R. A Singularly Marked Specimen of Sphyrapicus thyroideus. 

 < Auk IV, January 1887, pp. 75-76. 

 From Blue Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mts. 



1887. Ridgway, R. A | Manual | of | North American Birds. | By | Robert Ridg- 

 way. I — I Illustrated by 464 Outline Drawings of the | Generic Characters. 

 I — I Philadelphia: | J. B. Lippincott Company. | 1887. Royal 8vo, pp. 

 i-xii, 1-631; pll. I-CXXIV. 



Includes original descriptions of Coccyzus americanus occidentalism Corvus aniericaniis 

 hesperis, Agelaiiis pluvniceiis so>iorieusis, Lanius ludovicianus gambcli, and Phalacnoptiliis 

 nuttalli californicus, all apparently from California. The range.s of niimerous species 

 which affect the State are more or less definitely defined. 



1887. Seebohm, H. The | Geographical Distribution | of the family | Chara- 

 driidae, | or the | Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes, | and their Allies. | By | Henry 

 Seebohm, | author of [etc., 2 lines] | [vignette] | lyondon: | Henry Sotheran 

 & Co., I [etc., 2 lines]. | [1887]; 4to, pp. i-xxx, 1-524, pll. and figg. 



1887. Taylor, H. R. A Trip to the Farralone Islands. < Orn. & Ool. XII, 

 March 1887, pp. 41-43. 



Nesting and eggs of the birds met with. 



1887. Taylor, H. R. Bird Notes From the Pacific Coast. < Orn. & Ool. XII, 

 July 1887, p. 114. 



On Ducks, Sparrow Hawk, etc. 



18S7. Taylor, H. R. Nesting of the Great Blue Heron. < Orn. & Ool. XII. 

 August 1887, pp. 129-130. 

 In the Santa Clara Valley. 



1887. Taylor, H. R. Nesting of the White tailed Kite. < Orn. & Ool. XII, 

 August 1887, p. 135. 

 Near vSan Jose. 



1887. Taylor, H. R. A Hummingbird's Shower-bath. C Orn. & Ool. XII, 

 August 1887, p. 136. 



1887. Taylor, H. R. A Collecting Trip. < West Am. Scientist, December 

 1887, p. 245. 



Brief nesting notes on a few Placer County birds. 



1887. Townsend, C. H. Field-notes on the Mammals, Birds and Reptiles of 

 Northern California. : Proc. U. S. N. M. X, 1887, pp. 159-241. Birds: 



pp. 190-237. 



An extensively annotated list, mostly from the vicinities of Mt. .Shasta, Mt. Lassen, and 

 Humboldt Bay. 



