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1876. Vennok, H. G. Our Birds of Prey, | or the | Eagles, HaAvks, and Owls | of , 

 Canada. | By | Henry G. Vennor, F. G. S. | Of the Geological Survey of Can- ' 

 ada. I With 30 Photographic Illustrations by Wm. Notman. | — | E. Worth- 

 ington, 750 Broadway, New York. | Montreal: | published by Dawson Brothers. 

 I — I 1876. 1 vol. sm. 4to. pp. i-viii, 1-154, with 30 photog. pll. 



An interesting and valuable treatise in so far as it is largely based upon original observa- 

 tions and personal experiences, though the technic of the work is decidedly behind the tunes. 

 The photographic iUustrations must be regarded as an experiment not entirely successful, 

 being for the most part taken from very badly stuffed specimens— PI. 1, Duck Hawk. 2 

 Pigeon Hawk. 3, Gyr Paloon. 4, same, dark variety. 5, Sparrow Hawk. 6, 7, American 

 Goshawk, ad. and young. 8, Cooper's Hawk. 9, Sharp-shinned Hawk. 10, Ked-tailed_Buz- 

 zard. 11, Red-shouldered Buzzard. . 12, same, young. 13, Broad-winged Buzzard. 14, Rough- 

 legged Buzzard. 15, same, black variety. 16, Marsh Hawk. 17, Golden Eagle. 18, Bald 

 Eagle. 19, Osprey. 20, Great Homed Owl. 21, Screech Owl. 22, Long-eared Owl 23 

 Short-eared Owl. 24. Great Gray Owl. 25, Barred Owl. 26, Sparrow Owl. 27 Acadian 

 Owl. 28, 29, Snowy Owl. 30, Hawk Owl. 



1876. Whitaker, J. Kite, Hen Harrier and Hobby in Nottinghamshire. < Zoolo- 

 gist, 2d scr., xi, Jan., 1876, p. 47G0. 



1876. Whitaker, J. Enughlegged Buzzard at Eufford. < Zoologist, 2d ser., xi, Apr 

 1876, p. 4870. ' 



1876. WooD,W. The game Falcons of New England: the Goshawk [Astur atrica- 

 pillus]. < Am. Xat., x, No. 3, 1876, pp. 132-135. 

 A good popular account of the habits of this species. 



1876. YuiLLE, S. Hen Harrier in Northumberland. <^ Zoologist, 2d ser., xi, Sept. 



1876, p. 5079. ' ' 



1877. A[LLEN], J. A. Eidgway's " Studies of the American Falconid*." < i?MZ/. 



Xutt. Ornith. Club, ii , No. 3, July, 1877, pp. 70-73. 



Extended review of several of Ridgway's late papers on this subject, in Bull. U S Oeol 

 Surv. Terr., Proe. Phila. Acad., and Proc. Bost. Soc. 



1877. BOUDWIN, G. Peregrine falcon (Falco Peregriuus). < Forest and Stream, Yin, 

 Apr. 19, 1877, p. 161. 

 Falco anatum feeding upon the pigeons around St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia. 



1877. CElarke], S. C, and " Dom Pedro" [Quay, T. E.]. " Does the Osprey ever take 

 dead fish?" < Forest and Stream, viii, Feb. 8, 1877, p. 4. 

 Letters detailing affirmative instances. See vol. vii, p. 276. 



1877. Cory, C. B. The Black Gyr-Falcon (Falco sacer var. labradora) in Massa- 

 chusetts. <^BuU. mat. Ornith. ««&, ii. No. 1, Jan., 1877, p. 27. 



1877. C0UES,E. Eastward Eauge [to Illinois] of the Ferruginous Buzzard (Archi- 

 buteo ferrugineiis). .< Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, ii. No. 1, 1877, p. 26. 



1877. COUES, E. Letters on Ornithology. No. 13.-The Harrier [Circus hudsonius]. 



< The Chicago Field, Feb. 3, 1877, fig. 

 IN'otice of habits, etc. 



1877. -Dom Pedro" [Quay, T. E.]. Does the Osprey [Pandion haliaetus] ever take 



dead fish ? < Forest and Stream, viii. May 17, 1877, p. 224. 

 1877. "Florida." Audacity in Hawks. <: Forest and /Stream, viii, June 14, 1877, p. 



1877. GIBBS, E. M. W. A Eare Bird [Buteo harlani]. < The Naturalist and Fancier 

 (of Grand Eapids, Michigan), Aug., 1877, p. 31. 

 Description, by R. Ridgway, of a specimen from GainesviUe, Texas, Ifov. 16, 1876. 

 1877. Harrington, B. J. A very rare bird [dark variety of gyrfalcon, in Montreal]. 



< Canadian Xatiiralist, viii, Aj)t., 1877, p. 249. 



1877. Murdoch, J. Tlie Pigeon-Hawk (Falco columbarius) at Sea. < Bull. Nutt. 

 Ornith. Club, ii. No. 3, July, 1877, p. 79. 



1877. Ragsdale, G. H. Capture of Buteo harlani (Aud.) in Texas. <■ Forest and 

 Stream, ix, Aug. 16, 1877, p. 24. 



