iSS|.| lifcoit l./'/irdf/ne. 1^7 



551. Effects of Rc7'cr$iou to the ]\'ild Sttitr in our Dojnrsi/c Animals. 

 By Hon. J. D. Caton, LL. D. Ihid., No. 24, pp. 390,391, Dec. 9, 1882. — 

 Includes notices of Domestic Turkeys occurint^ in a wild state in the Ha- 

 ■waiian Islands. 



552 . Oltservations on the Dcvelopmoit of Special Senses. By Hon . Jf)h n 

 Dean Caton, LL. D. Ibid.., No. 25, p. 411, Dec. 16, 18S2. — Includes refer- 

 ences to the sense of smell in Ducks, Geese, the Wild Turkey, and Turkey 

 Buzzard. (From 'Jouin. ofComp. Med. and Surgery.') 



553. Do Birds Possess the Sense of Smelling. By G. D. Alexander. 

 Ibid., XIX, No. 4, p. 72, Jan. 27, 1S83. 



554. Wilson's Snipe. By J. H. L. (Buffalo, N. Y.). /i^/r/., XIX, No. 



6. pp. 112, 113. Feb. 10, 1883. — On the habits of Gallitiag-o tvilsoni. 



555. The Sense of Smell in Birds. By Walter S. Heffron. Ibid. , XIX, 

 No. 6. p. 113. — Mainl\' extracts from Sir Samuel Baker's 'The Nile Tributa- 

 ries of Abj'ssinia.' 



556. The Sense of Smell in Birds. By S. M. Harper. Ibid., XIX. No. 

 10, p. 174, March lo, 1883. — Relates mainly to the Turkey Buzzard. 



1557. The Sense of Smell in Birds. By W. J. D. (Cimarron, Kan.) 

 Ibid.. XIX, No. II, p. 195, March 17, 1883. — Relates to the Wild Turkey, 

 which the writer believes can smell. 



;;^S. The Hills and Streams of Southern California. B}' T. S. Van 

 Dyke .... Chapter X. The Black Brant. Ibid., XIX, No. 13, March 31, 

 1883. pp. 226, 227. — Its habits and abundance in the bays south of San 

 Diego. 



^£;9. Geographical ]'a riafion in Size in Birds. By Everett Smith. 

 Ibid.. XIX, No. 18. p. 349. — Cites as instances of decrease in size north- 

 ward vairion?, species of Loons. Ducks, and the Herring Gull. States that 

 his own observations on not onh- birds, but animals and fishes, ha^-e con- 

 vinced him that there is one universal rule of variation, which has been 

 given by J. A. Allen, as follows : "The maximum physical development 

 of the individual is attained where the conditions of environment are most 

 favorable to the life of the species." 



!;6o. Unnatural Attach7ne7its among Ariimals. By John Dean Caton, 

 LL.D. Ibid.. XIX. No. 20. May 19, 1883, pp. 396, 397. — Sand-hill 

 Cranes and Hawaiian Geese in confinement forming an attachment for 

 pigs. 



561. Tlie Black Brant \^Bcrnicla nigricans']. By W. A. P. Ibid.. 

 XIX, No. 21, May 26, 18S3. p. 419. — Its abundance on the coast of 

 Alaska. 



562. The Goatsuckers. i^Caprimulgidiv.^. By Col. A. G. Brackett. U. 

 S. Army. Ibid., XIX, No. 23, p. 469. June 9. 1883. 



563. The Wood Duck—{Aix sponsa). By Byrne. Ibid.. XX. No. i. 

 yulv 7. 1883, p. 9. — Original and interesting account of its habits. 



564. Our Goatsuckers. By Kit Killbird (pseudon.). Ibid.. XX. No. 



7, Aug. 18, 1883, p. 153. — In correction of certain misstatements by Audu- 

 bon and by Col. Brackett. 



^65. .Roseau Take. — The Breeding (rrounds of the Grese and Ducks. 



