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Recent Literature. loQ 



583. Change of bird's )iotc.s. By F. O. Jacobs. Ibid., No. 27, ji. 167. 

 — Cardinal Bird imitating the notes of the Whippoorwill. 



584. Trick of f/ic English .^parrozv. By F. H. Herrick. /bid., No. 

 28, p. 201. — Ousting Eaves-Swallows from their nests and appropriating 

 them. 



5S5. Occurrence of the sxvallo-v-lailed ha-vk in New Jersey. By C. C. 

 Abbott. Ibid., No. 29, p. 222. 



586. A reckless flier. By F. H. Herrick. Ibid., No. 29, p. 222.— A 

 Chimney Swift impales itself on the spear point of a lightning-rod above 

 a chimney. 



587. Swallows in Boston. By Carl Reddots and Leander Wetherell. 

 Ibid., No. 29, p. 222. — First seen in 1S83 about August 4. 



5S8. Prehensile feet of t lie crozv. By S. Kneeland. Ibid., No. 30, pp. 

 265, 266. — Instances adduced of Crows using their feet, as well as their 

 bills, in seizing and carrying objects. 



589. [^Breeding- of the'] Prairie Warbler in Netv Hampshire. By 

 F. H. Herrick. Ibid., No. 31, p. 309. 



590. Do humming-birds fly backward.^ By Bradford Torrey. Ibid., 

 No. 34, p. 436. — Answered affirmatively. 



^91. Sternal processes in Gallinae. ByJ. Amory Jeffries. Ibid.,'No. 

 40, p. 622. 



592. Remarks upon the osteology of phalacrocorax bicristatus. By R. 

 W. Shufeldt. Ibid.. No. 41, pp. 640-643, figg. 1-3. 



:;93. Osteology of the cormorant. By J. Amory Jeffries. Ibid.,^o. \\, 

 P- 739- — ^ criticism on some points in the article last cited. 



:;94. Osteology of the cormorant. By R. W. Shufeldt. Ibid., No. 47, 

 p. 822. — A brief reply to the last. 



59,v Nesting Habits of Birds. By E. E. Fish. Bulletin of the Buf- 

 falo Naturalists' Field Club, I, 18S3, pp. 13-17. — Interesting notes on 

 various species. 



596. Generosity of Birds. By E. E. F[ish]. /Zi/rf.,p. 45. 



597. Birds Making Mistakes. By E. E. F[ish]. 7(5 z'o'., pp. 45, 46. 

 59S. Cow Bunting. By E. E. F[ish]. Ibid., p. 46.— A pair of Song 



Sparrows observed feeding two nestling Cow Buntings. 



599. \^English Spar ro-v playing 'Posstcm}. ByE. E. Fish. Ibid., No. 



3- P- 70- 



600. {^Small Complements of Eggs of early nesting Birds in Spring of 

 iSS2.'\ By E. E. F[ish]. /3/</., pp. 70-71. 



601. {^Robins Destroying their own Toung during Severe Weather.^ 

 By E. E. F[ish]. Ibid., p. 71. 



602. Early Nesting of the Shore Lark. ByE". E. F[ish]. Ibid., p. 



71- 



603. \_Earlv Appearance of the Robin.'] By D. S. K[ellicott]. Ibid., 



p. 71. 



604. \_The Red-headed Woodpecker {Melanerpes erythrocephalus) a 

 Robber of other Bird's Nests.] By E. E. F[ish]. Ibid., No. 4, p. 92. 



605. . Tello-v-throated Warbler. By E. E. F[ish]. Ibid., p. 93. 



