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ing, rearing, and treatment of Pheasants in captivity. A dozen species 
and several interesting hybrids are beautifully illustrated in the 16 fine 
plates that accompany the text, one of which shows the Argus Pheasant 
displaying its plumage. The principal subjects treated are the ‘ Natural 
History of Pheasants,’ ‘Management in Preserves,’ ‘ Management in Con- 
finement,’ ‘Diseases of Pheasants,’ ‘Pheasants adapted to the Covert,’ 
and ‘ Pheasants adapted to the Aviary.’ No species of Pheasant seems 
susceptable to domestication, like the common fowl; even when bred in 
aviaries for generations they retain their original wildness, and when set at 
liberty ‘“‘betake themselves to the woods and coverts as soon as able to 
shift for themselves.” Mr. Tegetmeier refers to the successful introduc- 
tion of the Ring-necked and Golden Pheasants into Oregon, where they 
have become thoroughly acclimatized; but he seems to take a too san- 
guine view of the case of the English Pheasant, introduced in the Eastern 
States, or to have been misinformed, when he states it ‘‘is generally 
regarded as the future game bird of the country,” etc. (p. 38)—J. A. A. 
Bird-nesting with a Camera.'— The second part”? of Mr. Lee’s admi- 
rable work is fully up to the standard of excellence set by Part I.—higher 
praise cannot be accorded it. 
The nests of the following species are herein figured and described: 
(1) Coot (Fulica atra), two plates; (2) Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) ; 
(3) Kittiwake Gull (f¢ssa ftridactyla); (4) Waterhen (Gallinula 
chloropus), two plates; (5) Willow Wren (Phylloscopus trochilus); (6) 
Sandwich Tern (Sterna cantiaca), and (7) Sheld-Duck (Zadorna cor- 
nuta), two plates. —F. M. C. 
A List of the Birds of Florida.? — This is a nominal list of the birds of 
Florida, enumerating 352 species and subspecies, and will doubtless prove 
a convenient Check-List to students of Florida birds. The following 
species have apparently been overlooked: Buteo borealis harlani (see 
Bendire, Life Histories of N. A. Birds, Part I, p. 218); Spzza americana 
(see Beckham, Bull. N. O. C., VII, 1882, p. 250); Dendroica domtnica 
albilora (see Scott, Auk, XII, 1890, p. 20); Sylvania canadensis (see 
Allen, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zodl. II, 1891, p. 269); Securus noveboracensis 
notabilis (see Brewster and Chapman, Auk, VIII, 1891, p. 135).— 
Ba MieG: 
Among British Birds in their Nesting Haunts. Illustrated by the Camera. 
By Oswin A. J. Lee. Part II. Edinburgh. David Douglas. Folio, pp. 41- 
77, pil. x. 
? For a notice of Part I, see this journal, Vol. XIV, 1897, p. 106. 
3A List | of the | Birds of Florida | By Charles B. Cory | For sale by | 
Bradley Whidden | 18 Arch St. Boston. | 1896 — 8vo, pp. 24. 
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