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1855. 



Pratten, Henry. — Catalogue of the birds of [southern] Illinois 

 [Wayne and Edwards counties]. <Trciiis. III. State Agri. Soc, I. 

 (for 1853-64), p. 593-609. [184 species.] 



Kennicott, Robert. — Catalogue of the animals observed in Cook 

 couuty, Illinois. [Birds.] <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc, I. (for 

 1853-54), pp. 580-589. [187 species.] 



Kennicott, R. — Species observed in the middle and southern por- 

 tions of the State which are not given in Mr. Pratten's catalogue 

 of the birds of Southern Illinois. <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc, I. 

 (for 1853-54), pp. 589-591. 



1856. 

 Kennicott, E. — Notes of the Occurrence of Plotus ankinga and 

 Tantalus loculator in Southern Illiuois. <Pr. Boston Soc Nat. Hist., 

 v., 1856, p. 391. 



1857. 



Buendel, F. — Vogel der Umgegend Peorias in Illinois. <.Giehel's 

 Zeitsch. far Natanv., 1857, p. 420. [Not seen by me.] 



1853. 



Cassin, John.— Remarks on Falco polyagrus. <Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Fhila. 1853, p. 1. [Specimens obtained near Rock Island, 

 Illinois.] 



1859-60. 



Holder, R. II. — Birds of Illinois. <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc, 

 IV., 1859-00, pp. 6U5-013. [A nominal list of 247 species.] 



1862. 



Holder, R. H. — Catalogue of the birds of Illinois, (2nd ed.) 

 <Trans. III. Nat. Hist. Soc, I. 1862, pp. 77. [Not seen; "enumer- 

 ates 248 species."] 



1868. 

 Allen, J. A. — [Some remarks upon the birds of Iowa and Illinois, 

 read by the secretary of the Society.] <Pr. Boston Soc Nat. Hist., 

 Xn., 1868, p. 85. [Not seen.] 



