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XII, p. 285. — Capture of “Ibis falcinellus var. ordi ” (= Plegadis falcinellus') 
and “ Nyctiardea grisea var. ncevia.” The communication is dated “ Silver 
Peak , Nevada” to which locality the note would appear to relate, consid- 
ered aside from its title. 
10. A List of Birds taken in Southern Wyoming. By S. W. Williston. 
With supplementary notes by the Natural History editor [George B. 
Grinnell]. Ibid., XII, pp. 306, 307, May 22, 1879 ; pp. 325, 326, May 29, 
1879; p. 365, June 12, 1879; p. 385, June 19, 1879. — An annotated list 
of 109 species, under joint authorship, as above (Mr. Grinnell’s additions 
being distinguished by brackets), based mainly on observations made in 
the vicinity of Como, between April 20 and July 1, 1878. The paper in- 
cludes a letter by R. Ridgway ( l . c., p. 307) on an interesting variety of 
Siurus ncevius, in which Mr. R. says: “The specimen in question evi- 
dently bears to S. ncevius exactly the same relation that Geothlypis rostra - 
tus does to G. trichas ; and if I were called upon to fix the habitat of the 
specimen, I should, judging merely from analogy in the foregoing and 
other cases, say it was from some island off the coast.” 
11. Migration of some Warblers through Summit , N. J., during the last 
Spring [ISIS']. By George Lawrence Nichols. Ibid., XII, p. 464, July 
17, 1879. — Notes on 18 species of the family Mniotiltidce. 
12. Grand Menan Notes. Summers o/1877 and 1878. By R. F. Pear- 
sall. Ibid., XIII, p. 524, Aug. 7, 1879. — Notes on 43 species, recording 
many facts of much interest. 
13. Habitat of Sharp-tailed Grouse. By S. C. C. Ibid , XIII, p. 705, 
Oct. 9, 1879. “In 1840-45 this species was abundant in Southern 
Wisconsin and Northern Illinois as far south as Chicago (lat. 42°), always 
frequenting the timber, which gave it the local name of Burr-Oak 
Grouse.” An interesting confirmation of its former extension to Northern 
Illinois. Compare Coues, Birds of the Northwest, pp. 409-411; Nel- 
son, Bull. Essex Inst., VIII, p. 121. 
14. Capture of a Swan in Rhode Island. By Newton Dexter. Ibid., 
XIII, p. 848, Nov. 27, 1879. — A Cygnus americ anus taken, and another 
wounded, at Quonocontaug Pond, southern coast of Rhode Island, Nov. 9, 
1879. 
In “ Science News” — a fortnightly journal, which, it is greatly to be 
regretted, closed its existence with the issue of the twenty-fourth number — 
have appeared several original ornithological articles of much value, be- 
sides numerous lesser notes of interest, of which we may here note the 
follovftng : — 
15. The Rearing of Wild Birds in Confinement. By M. C. Read. 
Science News, pp. 29, 30, Nov. 15, 1878. — Pleasantly written notes on 
the food and traits in confinement of several of our native birds. 
16. Later Notes on Texan Birds. By George B. Sennett. — A series 
of five short papers on the rarer species observed by Mr. Sennett in South- 
western Texas, in 1878, appearing as follows: Ibid., pp. 57 -59, Dec. 15 
