BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
The following list of papers referring particularly to Illinois ornithology 
is believed to be nearly complete up to date. 
1853-4. 
1. Le Baron, Dr. Wm. — Observations upon some of the birds of Illinois 
most interesting to the agriculturist. <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc., I., 1853, 
p. 559-65. [A general notice of the common birds of the state, of considerable 
popular and economic interest.] 
1855. 
2. Pratten, Henry. — Catalogue of the birds of [southern] Illinois [Wayne 
and Edwards counties ] < Trans. III. State Agric. Soc., I. (for 1853-5), p. 598- 
609. [184 species.] 
3. Kennicott, Robert.— Catalogue of the animals observed in Cook 
county, Illinois. [Birds.] <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc., I. (for 1853-5), pp. 
580-9. [187 species.] 
5. Kennicott, R. — Species observed in the middle and southern portions 
of the State which are not given in Mr. Pratten’s catalogue of the birds of 
Southern Illinois. < Trans. III. State Agric. Soc., I. (for 1853-5), pp. 589-91. 
1856. 
5. Kennicott, R. — Notes of the Occurrence of Plotus anhinga and Tan- 
talus loculator in Southern Illinois. <Pr. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., V., 1856, p. 
391. 
1857. 
6. B render, F. — Vogel der Umgegend Peoria’s in Illinois. <GiebeVs 
Zeitsch fur Naturw., 1857, p. 420. [Not seen by me.] 
1859-60. 
7. Holder, R. H — Birds of Illinois. <Trans. III. State Agric. Soc., IV., 
1859-60, pp. 605-13. [A nominal list of 247 species.] 
1868. 
8. Allen, J. A. — [Some remarks upon the birds of Iowa and Illinois, read 
by the secretary of the Society.] <Pr. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., XII., 1868, p. 85. 
9. Allen, J. A. — Notes on birds observed in Northern Illinois, in June, 
1867. <Mem. Boston Soc. Nat. Ifist., T., 1868, pp. 502-22. [94 species.] 
