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so-called "Neotropical Region." Beginning with Marcgrave in 



1648, the list of titles is brought down to include most of those which 

 appeared in the first half of the year 1879 Of the laborious re- 

 search and care displayed in the preparation of this work, too great 

 praise can scarcely be accorded. — J. A. A., Mull. Nutt. Orrdth. Club, Vol. 

 V., pp. 4U, 41, January, 1880. 



Daktt, Mary. — On the Plains and among the Peaks; or, How Mrs. 

 Maxwell made her Natural History Collection. By Mary Dartt. 

 Philadelphia : Claxton, Remsen, and Haffelfinger, 624, 626, 628 

 Market Street, 1879. 8vo., pp. 237. 



Among the many wonderful "exhibits" at the recent Centennial 

 Exposition in Philadelphia, few things attracted such general attention 

 or created more surprise. . . than Mrs. M. A. Maxwell's collection of the 

 animals of Colorado. This little book before us, devoted mainly to a 

 very intelligent and pleasantly written account of how Mrs. Maxwell's 

 work was accomplished, was prepared by a sister of that lady-naturalist. 

 The main text of the work is intended for the general public, . ; but 

 in an "Appendix" of twenty pages are given annotated lists of the 

 mammals and birds represented in the collection, the iormer by Dr. 

 Cones and the latter by Mr. Ridgway. . . .The list of birds numbers 234 

 species The annotations relate mainly to an enumeration of the 

 specimens represented, but occasionally to facts of distribution and 

 locality of occurrence.— J. A. A., Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. IV., pp. 

 113, 114, April, 1879. 



Elliot, Daniel Giratjd.— A Classification and Synopsis of the 

 Trochilidre. By Daniel Giraud Elliot, F.R.S.E., etc, Wash- 

 ington City : Published by the Smithsonian Institution. March, 

 1879. 4to., pp. xii., 277, figg. 127 (wood-cuts in the the text). 



....Mr. Elliot's concise and comprehensive "Synopsis" ...forms 

 a most welcome aid to the student of this intricate group . . Four 

 hundred and twenty-six species are admitted as valid, distributed among 

 one hundred and twenty genera The leading characters of very 

 nearly all the genera are represented by outline figures of the head, 

 wing, and tail, and the species are described in sufficient detail for 

 their easy recognition . . . The work closes with an appendix, giving an 

 analytical key to the genera, and separate indexes to the generic and 

 specific names. . . It will doubtless form a reference work for the group, 

 not to be soon superseded, either in point of completeness or of useful- 

 ness.— J. A. A, Bull. Nutt Ornith. Club, Vol. IV, pp. 230-232, October, 

 1879. 



Gibbs, Morris. — Annotated List of the Birds of Michigan. By Dr. 

 Morris Gibbs. Bull, of the U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Surv. of Terr. , 

 Vol. V., No. 3, pp. 481-497, November 30, 1879. 



Although several prior lists of the birds of Michigan have appeared, 

 the present one is a welcome addition to our knowledge of the ornitho- 

 logy of that State. Mr. Gibbs's list enumerates 310 species and sub- 

 species, and contains brief notes on their relative abundance, breeding, 

 times of migration, etc . . .Although mainly based on the observations 

 of the author, he expresses his indebtedness to other sources of informa- 

 tion....— J. A. A., Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. V., p. 110, April, 1«80. 



