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the Tres Marias thrice^ and Socorro, where he was wi’ecked, 
twice. A ^easing account of the natural features of both groups 
is given, followed in each case by a list of the birds. On the 
first, 53 species have been observed ; and on the last, 14. Six 
{Mniotiltidcej TurdidcB, Troglodytidce, EmberizidcSj and Colum- 
bidce) seem to be new ; and varieties of two others (PsittacldcQ 
and Landed) are mentioned*. 
i HartinGj J, E, Catalogue of an Arctic collection of Birds pre- 
^ sented by Mr. John Barrow, E.R.S., to the University Mu- 
seum at Oxford; with notes on the species. P. Z. S. 1871, 
^ pp. 110-133. 
( Most of the specimens obtained during the various aretic 
expeditions between 1848 and 1855 came into Mr. Barrow^s 
possession ; and this paper shows that many species have a more 
northern range than was hitherto supposed. / 
Lawrence, G. N. [See Grayson, A, J.] 
^ Lewis, E. J. The American Sportsman, containing hints to 
Sportsmen, notes on Shooting, and the Habits of the Game- 
birds. Philadelphia. 8vo, pp. 1-510. 
More than half this book is devoted to birds ; and seme good" 
notes will be found on many of the Gallineei GrallcBj and AnsereSj 
which are nearly all described and figured.) ^ 
/Boss, A. M. The Birds of Canada, with descriptions of their 
habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. 
/ Toronto: 1871. 16mo, pp. 133. 
^ The text is valueless ; most of the illustrations are bad copies 
of Wilson^s figures/ y 
.Trippe, T. Martin. Notes on the Birds of Minnesota. P. Ess. 
Inst. vi. pp. 113-119. 
j' Enumerates 138 species, and gives field-notes on most of them. / 
NEOTBOPICAL BEGION, 
^ Bello y Espinosa. Zoologische Notizen aus Puerto Bico. 
Zool. Gart. 1871, pp. 348-351. 
( Contains a list of birds, 63 in number, translated from the 
Spanish by Dr. E. von Martens./ 
^Gundlacii, Dr. J. Neue Beitrage zur Ornithologie Cubans. J. 
£ 0. 1871, pp. 365-394, 353-378. 
* Some, if not all, of these appear to have heen described in the tenth vo- 
lume of ^ Ann. Lyc. N. York,’ which the Recorder has not seen. He has 
only been able to notice the above-mentioned important paper through the 
pourtesy of Mr. Lawrence, as the Boston ‘ Proceedings ’ have not yet been 
distributed in this country. — Ed, 
