1 86 Rcroit Literature. [April 



534. The Logger-head Shrike. Laiiius ludovicianus, Litni. Editorial. 

 Ibid., Ill, pp. 232-236, 243, 244. — Consists mainly "Of Shrikes in a State 

 of Nature,' from Coues's 'Birds of the Colorado Valley.' 



535. The Cozv Bird. Molothrus ater Bodd. By W. W. Dunlop. 

 Ibid., Ill, pp. 240, 241. — Its habits. 



536. Notes on the Red-shouldered Hawk. By John A. Morden. Ibid., 

 Ill, pp. 241, 242. 



537. The Passenger Pigeon. By W. H. Rintoul. Ibid., Ill, pp. 242, 

 243. — Nesting of the species in great numbers ncEvr Altona, N. Y., in 1867 

 and 1868. 



538. The Ornithology of Western Ontario. By John A. Morden and 

 W. E. Saunders. Ibid., p. 243. — Admits the erroneous character of a 

 record of the breeding there of Lanius borealis, and notes the capture of 

 Machetes pugnax and Sterna ca7itiaca. 



539. M. Dionne''s ^^Les Oiseaux du Cattada.^'' ^y Montague Chamber- 

 lain. Ibid., Ill, pp. 248-251. — A critical review of the work. 



540. Ornithological Notes. By John A Morden. Ibid., Ill, pp. 254, 

 255. — On the nesting of //f/w^/«^'/^cljzJ/^«^rt chrysoptera near Hyde Park, 

 Ont. 



541. Insectivorous Grouse. By C [:^W. Cooper]. Ibid., Ill, p. 261. 

 — A specimen of the Ruffed Grouse {^Bonasa umbellus) found to have "its 

 crop full of caterpillars oi Notodontn concinna, commonly known as the 

 Red-humped apple tree caterpillar." 



542. Ornithologist's Convention. Editorial. Ibid., III. pp. 261,262. 

 — Brief account of the founding of the A. O. U. 



543. Notes on the Natural History of Labrador. By W. A. Stearns. 

 Ibid., Ill, pp. 266-268. (From the Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. VI, No. 8.) 



The 'American Field' (Volumes XVII-XX, Jan. 1882-Jan. 1884). contains, 

 beside articles reprinted from the 'American Naturalist' and other sources, 

 the following notes and articles (Nos. 544-569) : — 



544. American PiJ>it. — Tit-Lark. — i^Authus Indovicianus.) By W. 

 A. Stearns. American Field, XVII, No. 2, p. 35. Jan. 7, 18S2. — Notice 

 of its habits as observed by the writer in Labrador. 



545. The Snowy Ozvl \_at Algona, Io%va~\. By J. G. Smith. Ibid., 

 XVII, No, 3, p. 52. 



546. Toting Quails in March [at Mechanicsburg, Ohio'\. By S. M. 

 Harper. /(^/^., XVII, No. 3. p. 52. 



547. Migratory Hawks. By Polk Miller. 7^??^?., XVII, No. 3, p. 52. 

 — "A flock of from 250 to 500 hawks" seen Sept. 18, 1881, near White Sul- 

 phur Springs, Va. 



54S. The Migratory Quails. By Everett Smith. /^/^., XVII, No. 8, 

 p. 132, Feb. 18, 1882. — On their introduction into Maine. 



549. Those Wicked Pugnacious Rogues of Sparrozvs. By Philip 

 Vibert. Ibid., XVII, No. 12, p. 187. March 18. 1S82. (Marked "To be 

 continued.") 



550. A Request. By W. W. Cooke. Ibid., XVIII, No. 22, p. 360. 

 Nov. 25, 1882. — A call upon ornithologists to cooperate in collecting data 

 on the migration, nesting, etc., of the birds of the Mississippi Valley. 



