32 The Wilson Bulletin. 



recording migration observations." A number of shorter papers 

 are equally valuable.— F. L. B. 



Catalogue of a Collection of Hummingbirds from Ecua- 

 dor and Colombia. By Harry C. Oberholser. From the pro- 

 ceedings of the U. S. National Museum, Vol. XXIV., pages 

 309-342. 



The collection of hummingbirds here described was ''gathered 

 by Messrs. Claude Hamilton and Walter Goodfellow during their 

 trip to Ecuador and Colombia, in 1898 and 1899." With the possi- 

 ble exception of that brought together by Baron, it is probably 

 the finest single collection ever made, comprising, as it does, 1136 

 specimens, almost all in fine condition of plumage, and accom- 

 panied by proper data. Although some of them are from Colom- 

 bia, by far the greater number were collected in Ecuador. One 

 hundred and nine species and sub-species are represented." Three 

 new forms are described. Notes touching the life history of some 

 of the species, by the collectors, add interest and value to the 

 paper.— L. J. 



Bird-Lore's Field Identification Blank. 



Just as we go to press this useful little pocket blank appears. 

 It is intended for those who are beginning the study of birds — 

 live birds— but will prove useful to those who are trying to ex- 

 tend their acquaintance beyond the ordinary. Cuts of the heads 

 of five species appear on the front cover, all natural size, while 

 the back cover contains the contour topography of a Bluebird, 

 with every part named. A six-inch scale on the outside of this 

 cover completes the equipment for field study, so far as a note- 

 book can. The first page of instructions for field work is followed 

 by fifteen pages, upon which descriptions are to be written. Each 

 of these pages contains a place for locality, date, haunt, length, 

 size and shape of bill; length and shape of tail, color (twelve 

 parts of the body), voice, movements, etc., with the reverse side 

 for remarks. This little blank should prove useful to those who 

 are anxious to know how to begin the study of birds. It may be 

 obtained from the J. Horace McFarland Co., Crescent and Mul- 

 berry Sts., Harrisburg, Pa., for ten cents a copy.— L. J. 



Summer Birds of Flathead Lake. By P. M. Silloway, Prin- 

 cipal Fergus County High School, author of "Some Common 

 Birds." Prepared at the University of Montana Biological 

 Station, under the direction of Morton J. Elrod. 



This 83 page bulletin is accompanied with 16 half tones rep- 

 resenting the region studied, and a number of nests and eggs of 

 the region. The 128 species recorded are about equally divided 

 between the strictly western species and those which range pretty 

 much over the entire country. But that part of Montana lies 



