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on broader lines, and declares that much of 

 that already done must be done over more 

 thoroughly and with improved methods. Mr. 

 Brewster lays emphasis on the importance of 

 careful and long-continued study of the birds 

 in the immediate vicinity of the observer's 

 home as a basis for more exact knowledge 

 of geographic distribution. The two con- 

 tinued articles entitled 'Midwinter Birds on 

 the Mojave desert,' by Mailliard and Grin- 

 nell, and ' Summer Birds of the Papago 

 Indian Reservation and of the Santa Rita 

 Mountains, Arizona,' by Swarth, are im- 

 portant contributions to the list of papers on 

 desert bird-life. During a stay of less than 

 a fortnight (Dec. 21, 1904, to Jan. 2, 1905), 

 seventy-two species of birds were observed 

 near Victorvilie in the Mojave Desert. On 

 December 31, 1904, a single specimen of the 

 Bohemian Waxwing was collected, which is 

 noted with the remark, "the present record 

 is apparently the southernmost (34/^°) for 

 North America and even for the world ! " 



The leading article in the May number is 

 contributed by Finley on 'Humming-bird 

 Studies' and is illustrated by half-tones of 

 six excellent photographs. 'In Alaska's 

 Rain Belt' is an account by Osgood of some 

 of the difficulties of collecting on Prince of 

 Wales Island. The number also includes 

 portraits of four eminent European ornitholo- 

 gists, — Dr. Anton Reichenow of Berlin, 

 Mr. H. E. Dresser of London, Count 

 Tommaso Salvadori of Turin and Dr. Otto 

 Finsch of Brunswick, Germany — and a 

 directory of the Cooper Ornithological Club 

 showing a total of two honorary, and 231 

 active members. 



The July number contains several articles 

 on the habits of birds. In 'A Study in Bird 

 Confidence,' Finley gives an account of the 

 breeding habits of the Bush Tit, illustrated 

 by five half-tones; and in 'Scraps from an 

 Owl Table,' Bailey describes the bill of fare 

 of a pair of Great Horned Owls in the 

 Davis Mountains, Texas. Rev. S. H. 

 Goodwin describes the habits of the Bohe- 

 mian Waxwing in Utah and L. E. Burnett 

 those of the Sage Grouse as observed in 

 Wyoming. Mention should also be made of 

 Kaeding's 'Birds from the West Coast of 

 Lower California and Adjacent Islands,' 



as a local list of more than ordinary 

 interest. — T. S. P. 



Bulletin Michigan Ornithological 

 Club. — The December, 1904, number of this 

 Magazine contains the conclusion of Professor 

 Barrow's paper on the ' Birds of the Beaver 

 Islands, Michigan,' in which, among other 

 notes of interest, is one on the breeding of a 

 Piping Plover which he "was sure was not 

 circumcincta," an interesting point in con- 

 nection with the status of this supposed race. 

 Frank Smith describes 'An Unusual Flight 

 of Sparrow Hawks,' and Prof. C. C. Adams 

 gives an outline of the University of Michi- 

 gan's expedition to the northern part of the 

 state. Notes from the Field and Museum 

 and the Audubon Society contain much of 

 interest, while an editorial announces that 

 Professor Barrow's ' Birds of Michigan ' 

 has been prepared for the press. 



Numbers i and 2 of Vol. VI, March-June, 

 1905, are issued together. They contain ' A 

 Hyperlaken Migration Route,' by P. A. 

 Taverner, in which the author discusses the 

 irregular distribution of certain species ; 

 ' The Occurrence of Bewick's Wren( Thryo- 

 manes beivickii), at Grand Rapids,' by 

 Leon J. Cole, which contains more informa- 

 tion than is indicated by the title; 'Nest- 

 ing of the Woodcock,' by Gerard Alan 

 Abbott, which, were it not for the pictures 

 from photographs by Robert Hegner, seems 

 to be chiefly a record of eggs collected and 

 opportunities lost. Max Minor Peet gives 

 some interesting ' Observations on the Nest- 

 ing Habits of a Pair of House Wrens,' 

 and Norman A. Wood, a list of 'Birds Noted 

 en route to Northern Michigan . ' There are a 

 number of ' Notes from the Field, ' and per- 

 tinent editorial comments. — W. S. 



Journal of the Maine Ornithological 

 Society. — The October, 1904, number of 

 this 'Journal,' which appeared in January, 

 contains a ' Life History of the Water- 

 Thrush,' by J. Merton Swain, and a long 

 article entitled ' When Birds are Compan- 

 ions,' describing the shore light-stations of 

 the Maine coast. A record of migration 

 for 1902 at eight stations and several notes 

 of local interest complete the number. 



