Recent Literature. 
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Volumes Y and VI of “Familiar Science and Fancier’s Journal”* 
contain many ornithological communications of permanent interest, in- 
cluding the following (Nos. 26 - 48) : — 
26. The [ Rapacious ] Birds of Connecticut. By William Wood, M. D. 
Fam. Sci. and Fane. Jour., Vol. V, 1878, pp. 6, 7, 26-28, 49, 50, 73- 75, 
93, 94, 111, 132-134, 152- 155, 171, 172, 191, 192, 210, 211, 226, 227 ; 
Vol. VI, 1879, pp. 1 -3, 21, 22, 37, 38, 57, 58, 76 - 78. — A series of 
twenty articles on the Birds of Prey, largely compiled from trustworthy 
sources, but including previously unpublished original observations, and 
bringing the subject down to date. “ The Washington Sea-Eagle 
(. Haliaetus washingtoni, Aud.)” is formally treated, like the rest ; but the 
author finally informs his readers of its true status. 
27. Modifications in the Breeding Habits of Birds caused by the Per- 
secutions of Man. By C. J. Maynard. Ibid., V, pp. 7, 8. — Relates 
especially to the Herons, Terns, Gulls, Wild Turkey, Prairie Hen, and 
the Auks, Guillemots, and Puffins. A valuable contribution to the 
subject. 
28. Our Birds of Prey. By Mary H. Hamlin. Ibid., V, p. 29. — Notes 
on the nesting and general habits of four of our common species of 
Hawks. 
29. Birds of the Garden and Orchard. By John H. Sage. Ibid., V, 
pp. 50, 51. — A popular general account of species observed by the writer 
in his orchard and garden at Portland, Conn. 
30. Instructions for Preparing Birds 5 Eggs. By William Wood, M. D. 
Ibid. , pp. 51, 52. — A series of rules for the preparation and preservation 
of eggs, by one qualified to write authoritatively on the subject. 
31. Professional Oologists. By J[ennie] M. W[hipple]. Ibid., V, 
p. 75. — Chiefly relating to the destruction of birds’ eggs by squirrels. 
32. Woodcock killed by Telegraph Wires. By J. M. W[hipple]. Ibid., 
V, p. 94. — Several instances cited ; also reference to Grouse flying into 
stone walls, wood-piles, and against houses. 
33. The Season of ’78. By J. M. W[hipple]. Ibid., V, p. 112. — On 
the arrival and breeding of various species in the vicinity of Norwich, 
Connecticut ; includes several curious facts. 
34. “ Evidence of Design in Birds ’ Eggs.” Reply. By William Wood, 
M. D. Ibid., V, p. 113. — Controverting an article by this title previously 
copied from “Land and Water,” where the theory was advanced that 
birds breeding in holes lay round eggs, so that they will lie more com- 
pactly, and oblong or pointed eggs when they are deposited on rocks or 
exposed flat surfaces, to prevent their being rolled away by the wind or the 
parent bird. 
* Familiar Science and Fancier’s Journal, an Illustrated Magazine, devoted 
to the Student of Nature, and the Interest of Home. Joseph M. Wade, Editor 
and Proprietor, Springfield, Mass. 
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