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THE OOLOGIST 



to leave your bird over, with the 

 hopes that they will nest in the 

 Spring. It does seem as if we ought 

 to give them that chance, and it would 

 seem as if they must mate and nest 

 another year, placed together so late, 

 and I hope we can try them again. 



"If you will leave your bird here 

 we will keep them together all winter 

 and arrange their affairs for nesting 

 very early in the Spring." 



It is needless to say that our bird 

 will remain as requested in the 

 National Park all winter. 



Books Received 



NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF 

 GRAND PRE REGION, KINGS 

 COUNTY, NOVA SCOTIA, by Robie 

 W. Tufts, September, 1917. 



This separate, pp. 154-199 from the 

 Transactions of the Nova Scotian In- 

 stitute of Science is a descriptive 

 resume of the birds of the region 

 treated, and is a most interesting con- 

 tribution, that lives up thoroughly to 

 the reputation that the author has 

 made as a painstaking, conscientious 

 naturalist, than whom there are none 

 that stand higher in the estimation of 

 North American oologists. 103 species 

 are listed as breeding. A careful ex- 

 amination of this paper will disclose 

 many surprises to the student of 

 birds, particularly with reference to 

 the absence of birds that he would ex- 

 pect to find in that territory, the 

 same being either totally absent or 

 rare and unusual visitants. 



FOSSIL REMAINS OF WHAT AP- 

 PEARS TO BE A PASSERINE BIRD 

 FROM THE FLORISSANT SHALES 

 OF COLORADO, by R. W. Shufeldt. 

 This separate, pp. 453-455 from the 

 Proceedings of the United States 

 National Museum, Vol. 53, is descript- 

 ive of this ancient inhabitant of North 

 America, and is accompanied by two 

 plates. It is an interesting find. 

 GENERIC NAMES APPLIES TO 



BIRDS DURING THE YEARS 1906 

 to 1915 INCLUSIVE, WITH AD- 

 DITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO 

 WATERHOUSE'S INDEX, GEN- 

 ERUM AVIUM, by Chas. W. Rich- 

 mond, Assistant Curator of Birds, U. 

 S. National Museum, August 1917. 



This separate, pp. 565-636 is what 

 its title indicates and gives evidence 

 of a wonderfully careful and pains- 

 taking examination into the subject 

 treated. It will be a very valuable 

 addition to the library of all systemat- 

 ists. 



Early Nesting of Anna Hummer 

 February 15th, 1917, I found a nest 

 containing fresh eggs of Anna Hum- 

 mingbird. This is my earliest record 

 for this species altho common in 

 this locality they usually nest in the 

 middle of March until late in June. 



M. C. Badger, 

 Santa Paula, Calif. 



List of Duet Calls by LANIARIUS 

 GUTTURALIS, called by Dutch: 

 BAKMIKIRT OR BOBMAKIRI. 



1. WUK WUK pirrrhou tcheai. 



2. IHI whrrh. 



3. WHIT WJllT WHIT WHIT 

 WHIT WHIT WHIT heewhouv heew- 

 houv. 



4. BOBOTEAR whickle whickle 

 whickle. 



5. TEEWOOH wuk wuk wuk wuk. 



6. BOBOTEAR whit whit. 



7. WHRRH WHRRH chip chip 

 (quickly). 



8. TETERRIT TETERRIT whik-a 

 whik-a whik. 



9. WHIK WHIK uh uh uh (very 

 quickly). 



10. DJ DJ cirrolo cirrolo. 



11. WUB WUB WUB WUB widd- 

 aree widdaree. 



12. PEEPEEPEEPEE rrrrrrrrrrh. 



