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than usually numerous in Cambridge, Belmont, and other inland 
towns. This fact may have no real significance, but if we 
assume that holboelli is chiefly a littoral form, there is less 
difficulty in understanding why it has so generally escaped 
notice, for, until very recently, our sea-coast has been rarely 
visited by collectors during the winter months. Still the bird 
does occur far inland, for Dr. Merriam writes me that it visits 
Lewis County, New York, and Mr. Maynard has some typical 
examples from Minnesota. Perhaps, as with the Lapland Long- 
spur, there is a case of partially interrupted distribution to be 
made out ; at all events it must now be formally entered in the 
books as an irregular but sometimes abundant winter visitor to 
New England, as far south at least as Massachusetts. We fear 
such notoriety will scarcely be to the little stranger’s advantage 
in these days of active collecting. 
The British Museum Catalogue of Birds. — Since our last notice 
of this work (see this Bulletin, Vol. Ill, April, 1878, pp. 77-79) three 
additional volumes* * have appeared, namely, Volumes IV, V, and VI. 
Volume IV, like the previous volumes, is by Mr. Sharpe, as is also volume 
VI, while volume V is the work of Mr. Seebohm. Volume IV is devoted 
to the two families Campophagidce and Muscicapidce , both composed ex- 
clusively of Old World forms. Of the Campophagidce 148 species are 
described, of the Muscicapidce , 391 . In style of treatment and general 
character this volume is similar to the earlier ones, already noticed at some 
length in this Bulletin- 
Volume V, by Mr. Seebohm, is devoted to the Turdidce , as this group 
is defined in Mr. Sharpe’s scheme of classification, wfith limits rather dif- 
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* Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. IV. Catalogue of the Passer- 
iformes, or Perching Birds, in the British Museum. Cichlomorphae : Part I, containing 
the families Campophagidae and Muscicapidae. By R. Bowdler Sharpe, London, 1879. 
8vo, pp. xvi-l-494, pll. xiv. Vol. V. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds 
in the British Museum. Cichlomorphae : Part II, containing the family Turdidae, 
(Warblers and Thrushes). By Henry Seebohm, London, 1881. 8vo, pp. xvi-l-426, 
pll. xviii. Vol. VI. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the collection 
of the British Museum. Cichlomorphae: Part III, containing the first portion of the 
family Timeliidae (Babbling Thrushes). By R. Bowdler Sharpe. London, 1881. 8vo, 
pp. xiii-l-420, pll. xviii. 
