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Rece7ii Literature. [October 



Volume VII of the "Ornithologist and Oologist" (March-December, 

 1882, pp, 97-192 ; J. M. Wade, editor) contains, besides items about the 

 movements of collectors, notices of new publications, and various short 

 notes about common species, too numerous and of too little importance 

 for notice in our limited space, the folloviring notes and papers (Nos. 372- 

 446) :— 



372. American Barn Oxvl. Ahico Jlainmeus americaiius (^Aud.^ Ridgiv. 

 Bj B. W. Evermann. Ornithologist and Oologist., VII, pp. 97-98, 109, 

 no, 166, 167. — Detailed account of its breeding habits, based on the writ- 

 er's experience, with many measurements of eggs. 



373. The Spotted Owl \_Strix occidentalis (^Zantlms) Ridg.'\. Bj Capt. 

 Chas. E. Bendire, U. S. A. Ibid., p. 99. — Description of nest and egg- 

 found near Tucson, Ariz., Apr. 17, 1872. 



374. Hooded Warbler. Nesting in Southern Co?in. By J. N. Clark. 

 Ibid., p. 102. 



375. A Collector in Florida. Bj Chas. W. Gunn. Ibid., pp. 103, 104. 

 — Contains desultory notes on various water birds. 



376. Clarke's Crow. By Capt. Chas. E. Bendire, U. S. A. Ibid., pp. 

 105-107, 113, 114. — Breeding habits, etc., of Picicorvus colufnbiantis. 



377. Red-headed Woodpeckers. By A. H. Helme. Ibid., p. 107. — 

 Large numbers in the vicinity of Miller's Place, L. I., in the autumn of 

 1881. 



378. Least Bittern. By M. Chamberlain. Ibid., p. no. — -Its capture 

 at various times near St. John, N. B. 



379. Hints to Collectors. By J. M. W[hippleJ. Ibid.,Y>V- 110,111, 

 116-118. 



380. Sea Dove {Alle nigricans^. By W. H. Collins. Ibid., p. in. — 

 Killed in Detroit River, Mich., Nov. 30, 1881. 



381. Notes from St. John, N. B. By M. Chamberlain. Ibid., pp. 

 112, 119, 120. — Notes on 15 species, from theoological note book (fori88i) 

 of James W. Banks. 



382. Large-billed Water Thrush. By F. T. Jeiicks. Ibid., pp. 114, 

 115. — Includes record of the capture of five specimens near Providence, 

 R. I. 



383. Death of H. G. Fowler. By F. S. W[right]. and F. R. R[ath- 

 bun]. Ibid., pp. 116, n7. — Died at Savannah, Ga., Feb. n, 1882, of 

 malarial fever, contracted while on a collecting trip in Florida. 



384. Hatching Hawk's Fggs. By William Wood. Ibid., p. 118. — 

 Under domestic hens. 



385. The Rtifous-Tvinged Sparrotv. By Capt. Chas. E. Bendire, 

 U. S. A. Ibid., pp. 121, 122. — On the habits of Peuccea carpalis, with de- 

 scription of nest and eggs. 



386. Rare Birds in Nova Scotia. By J. Bernard Gilpin. Ibid., pp. 

 132, 123. — Various pelagic and southern species noted as taken near Hali- ■ 

 fax, some of the instances apparently not previously recorded. 



387. Gadwell [5/f] Duck in R[hode] I[sland]. By Fred. T. Jencks. 

 Ibid., p. 123. — Shot at Newport, Feb. 26. 1882— its first capture in the 

 State, so far as known to the writer. 



