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445. Tke Ccen(lean Warbler. By J. H. Langille. Ibid., pp. 191, 192. 
— -Description of habits, nest and eggs, as observed near Buffalo, N. Y. 
446. Notes from Colorado. By D. D. Stone. Ibid., pp. 191, 192. — 
Describes nests and eggs of the White-crowned Sparrow, “Mountain 
Mockingbird,” “Oregon? Snowbird,” “Stellar’s [s/c] Jay,” etc. See cor- 
rections by Robert Ridgway in O. and O., VIII, p. 13, where the “Moun- 
tain Mocking Bird” is said to be Townsend’s Solitaire, etc., etc. 
447. The Migration of Birds. By J. A. Allen. Scribner's Monthly , 
XXII, Oct. 1881, pp. 932-938.- An attempt to present a general summary 
of present knowledge of the causes and phenomena of the migratory 
movement, with reference more especially to North American Birds. 
448. Birds of Amherst. — [By Winfred A. Stearns.] Amherst Record 
(newspaper), June 13, July 11, 18, and 5, and August 8, 1883. — An anno- 
tated list of 157 species, containing several records of interest. 
449. The Tragedies of the Nests. By John Burroughs. Century Il- 
lustrated Monthly Magazine , XXVI, pp. 681-687, Sept. 1883. — On the 
destruction of eggs and young by predaceous birds and mammals. Ad- 
vises the destruction of all red squirrels and weasels in behalf of the birds. 
450. Bits of history of the Great Auk. [By Winfred A. Stearns.] 
Fishkill Standard (newspaper), Fishkill Landing, N. Y., June 30, 1883. 
—A good account of the species, compiled from various sources. 
451. List of Birds obserr'ed at St. Berthold , D. T., during the month 
of September, 1881. By J. W. Hoffman, M. D. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. 
Hist., XXI, pp. 397-405, Oct., 1882.— Notes on 58 species. Describes the 
method of capturing the Bald Eagle practised by the “Eagle Hunters of 
the Hidatsa and Ankara Indians, namely, by concealing themselves in 
holes in the ground excavated for the purpose, baiting with a live rabbit 
or domestic fowl, and seizing the Eagle by the legs when he alights to 
secure the bait ! 
452. Observations of the Nesting Habits of the Guillemots at Bird 
Rock [ Gulf of St Lawrence ]. By Col. N. S. Goss. Trans. Kansas 
Acad, of Science, VIII, 1881-82, pp. 59, 60.— From differences observed in 
the eggs and habits of the birds the writer believes that Lomvia ringvia 
will prove to be not an individual phase merely of L. troile , as now gen- 
erally held. 
453. Notes on Meleagris ocellata Cuvier (lege Temm.'). By Geo. F. 
Gaumer. Ibid., pp. 60-62. — Account of external characters and habits. 
454. Notes on the Habits of the Momotidoe. By Geo. F. Gaumer. Ibid., 
pp. 63-66. — Refers especially to Eumomotus suferciliaris, and the mutila- 
tion of the tail, which the birds themselves effect with the bill. 
