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E. W. Campbell, of Pittston, Penn- 

 sylvania, advises us that February 12, 

 a flock of Holboell's Grebe (Colymbus 

 holboelli) was seen on the Susquehan- 

 na River at Pittston, and that Olis 

 Delrick killed four of them, one of 

 which Campbell is mounting. This is 

 indeed a rare find for that locality. 



E. T. Pember is now doing the Medi- 

 terranean ports and Egypt. We ha\e 

 no doubt that he will see many birds 

 that will interest him 



A rumor reaches us that our friend 

 Thomas H. Jackson is in the wilds of 

 Florida, presumably with Oscar E. 

 Baynard. Hope he will send us notes 

 describing his success in searching for 

 the eggs of the swallow -tailed kito 

 and ivory-billed woodpecker. 



E. W. Campbell, of Pittston, 1'enn., 

 reports a flock of 533 pine siskin 

 (spinus pinus), 25 or 30, on February 

 29th. He also reports a large flock 

 of 528 redpoll linnet (acantiiis linaria) 

 perhaps greater redpoll, chore on the 

 22nd. Robins, bluebirds and wild 

 geese were at Pittston at dia' lime. 



The editor's trip to California was 

 unavoidably delayed until March 3d, 

 on which day ne started. 



Books Received. 



Birds of Arkansas, U. S., Depart 

 ment of Agriculture, Biological Sur- 

 vey Bulletin No. 38, by Arthur H. 

 Howell. 



This is a review of 255 species and 

 sub-species accredited to th<? state of 

 Arkansas. Of this list, 67 are con- 

 sidered permanent residencs, 75 sum- 

 mer residents, 60 winter residents, 69 

 transients, and 19 accidental visitors. 



It is a well written and prepared 



resume of the present knowledge re- 

 lating to the birds of this state, illus- 

 trated with some well selected halfr 

 tones and maps. 



The thing that strikes the investi- 

 gator with most force upon examin- 

 ing this work, is the poslty of informa- 

 tion relating to the birds of this large 

 and centrally located state; also the 

 extremely limited number of observ- 

 ers who seem to have investigated 

 the birds of Akransas. 



Another thing standing out promi- 

 nently is the remarkable lack of 

 proper laws for the protection of the 

 birds there. 



Birds and Mammals of Vancouver 

 Island, University of California Pub- 

 lications in Zoology, Vol. 10, No. 1; 

 by Harry S. Swarth. 



This is a splendidly prepared paper 

 based upon the expeditions organized 

 and financed by Anna M. Alexander 

 in 1910, for the exploration of Van- 

 couver Island, and will well repay 

 careful study by all ornithologists in- 

 terested in the birds of that terri- 

 tory. The rank and standing of Mr. 

 Swarth as an author, properly quali- 

 fied for this work, is beyond question. 

 Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds of 

 Northern Humboldt County, Nevada, 

 by Walter P. Taylor, University of 

 California Publications in Zoology, 

 Vol. 7, Xo. 10. 



So far as this paper relates to the 

 birds of the territory covered by it, 

 it is of much interest to the average 

 ornithologist. Owing to the fact of 

 the very limited observations which 

 have heretofore been made within 

 this territory. The birds occupy pp. 

 356-421, to which is appended refer- 

 ences to the literature cited and a 

 faunal map. It is a publication cred- 

 itable alike to the compiler and to the 

 institution publishing it, and contains 

 a number of high class half-tones. 



