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Recent Literature. 
1 13. Rob : A Bird History. By Samuel Lockwood. Ibid., XIII, pp. 
359-366, June, 1879. — Biography of a caged Robin. 
1 14. To Prevent Grease from Injuring the Plumage of Birds. By 
A. H. Stevens. Ibid., XIII, p. 456, July, 1879. — By the use of spunk as 
an absorbent. 
1 15. Does the Snowy Owl Breed in the United States f By W. H. 
Ballou. Ibid., XIII, p. 524, Aug. 1879. — Record of young taken in the 
“ North Woods ” of New York. 
1 16. Notes on the Thrushes of Washington Territory. By S. K. Lum. 
Ibid., XIII, pp. 629-632, Oct. 1879. — Notes at some length on the Varied 
Thrush and other species. 
1 17. Swallows [ Cotile riparia~\ Feeding on Bayberries. By James Allin- 
son. Ibid., XIII, p. 706, Nov. 1879. (See below, No. 117.) 
1 18. Sketch of North American Ornithology in 1879. By Elliot Coues. 
Ibid., XIV, pp. 20-25. 
1 19. The White Bellied Swallow (. Iridoprocne bicolor ). By S. Lock- 
wood. With a note by E. C[oues]. Ibid., XIV, p. 54, Jan. 1880. — Feed- 
ing on bayberries. The Cotile riparia observed feeding on bayberries by 
Mr. Allinson ( see No. 115) believed to be an erroneous identification 
of I. bicolor. 
120. The Convolutions of the Trachea in the Sandhill and Whooping 
Cranes. By Thomas S. Roberts. Ibid., XIV, pp. 108-114, 2 figg. Feb., 
1880. — (Reviewed in this Bulletin, Vol. V, p. 179, q. v.) 
12 1. Domestication of Certain Ruminants and Aquatic Birds. By A. 
E. Brown and J. D. Caton. Ibid., XIV, pp. 393-398. — Reference to the 
domestication of Bernicla canadensis, B. sandvicensis, Anser ccerulescens, 
and Grus canadensis, pp. 396-398. 
122. List of the Birds of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. By O. B. 
Johnson. Ibid., XIV, pp. 485-491, 635-646. Annotated list of 140 species. 
123. Another Black Robin. Bv S. Lockwood. Ibid., XIV, p. '521, July, 
1880. 
124. Occurrence of the Bohemian Waxwing in Western Washington 
Territory. By J. K. Lum. Ibid., XIV, p. 54, July, 1880. — Many flocks 
seen, one numbering about 200. Their first observed appearance in this 
section. 
125. Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Colorado Potato Beetle. By Rich- 
ard E. Kunze. Ibid., XIV, pp. 521, 522, July, 1880. On the ability of 
the bird to eat these poisonous insects with impunity. 
1201 Theory of Bird Migrations • By Wm. Hosea Ballou, Ibid., XIV, 
p. 527, July, 1880. — Spring migrations held to depend, as to time, on a 
continuous hot southerly wind lasting through at least sixty hours. 
127. Notes on the Fish Hawks. By Elisha Slade. Ibid., XIV, pp. 528, 
529, July, 1880. — A common summer resident in the vicinity of Somerset, 
Mass. 
