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A Late Paper on Birds. 1 — Mr. William Brewster's recent 

 visit to West Virginia results in a series of notes on a hundred 

 species of birds, one-fifth of which are Sylvicolidce, and one-eighth 

 FringiUidcB. The observations were made from about the begin- 

 !,;„_ •., tli. I.cijil of fie •• -ea-on," and include some extended 



England ornithologist is less familiar Hum he is with some others, 

 such having naturally attracted the writer's special attention. 

 Thus we have good notices of such birds as the Polioptila, Thry- 

 othorus Indovicianus, IMmithernx vermivorus, Dendrceca coerulea, 

 Seiurus ludovicinnus, Oporor nix for moms, Icteria virens, Myiodi- 

 octes nictratus, Cardinalis, etc. The writer dwells upon the song, 

 bringing to this matter an appreciative ear; and indeed it may be 

 said that the whole paper is marked by results of unusually close 

 and well-directed observation, showing the author's trained capac- 

 ity for good sound field work. The list takes, without question, a 

 fair place in our faunal series, and very acceptably complements 

 the previous one written by Mr. Scott, 2 from a locality close at 

 hand. 



The "Annals of the Lyceum," in which this paper appears are 

 "looking up" in ornithology, at least so far as number of authors 

 are concerned, and promise to become a more favorite medium of 

 publication than they have hitherto been. In saying this, we do 

 not overlook Mr. Lawrence's widely known and fully appreciated 

 series, of fifty or sixty papers, which for many years has given the 

 "Annals" their chief ornithological weight, as Mr. Cassin's .lid the 

 Philadelphia "Proceedings." The prompt appearance of the sig- 

 natures of late, and the admirable typographical execution of the 

 Salem Press, are strong points in favor of the "Annals." The 

 present paper appears to have been carefully read in the proof, 



fied that care bestowed upon details of typography is pains well 

 taken. Comeliness of appearance is well worth a thought ; and 



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