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Recent Literature. 
Mrs. Maxwell’s work was accomplished, was prepared by a sister of the lady- 
naturalist. The main text of the work is intended for the general public, 
and as an answer to the thousand-and-one questions asked by the eager 
crowd that daily thronged the Colorado building during the days of the 
Centennial Exposition, in reference to the “ wonderful woman ” and her 
remarkable work ; but in an “ Appendix ” of twenty pages are given anno- 
tated lists of the mammals and birds represented in the collection, the 
former by Dr. Coues and the latter by Mr. Ridgway. The list of mam- 
mals is here for the first time printed, but the report on the birds appeared 
first in u Field and Forest” (Vol. II, pp. 194 - 199) in the early part of 
the year 1877.* Dr. Coues pays well-merited compliments to her artistic 
skill and the scientific value of her collection, and refers to the pleasure it 
gave him “ to see a collection of our native animals mounted in a manner 
far superior to ordinary museum work, and to know that there was at least 
one lady who could do such a thing, and who took pleasure in doing it,” 
and further speaks of it “ as one of the most valuable single collections ” he 
had seen. Mr. Ridgway says the collection of birds “ consists of excellently 
mounted specimens,” and “ illustrates very fully the avian Fauna of Colo- 
rado, while it bears testimony, not only to the great richness and variety 
which characterize the productions of the new State, but also to the suc- 
cess which has crowned the enthusiastic and intelligent efforts of a ‘ woman- 
naturalist.’ ” “ The collection,” he continues, “ embraces many species 
whose occurrence in Colorado was wholly unlooked for ; such as Nycthe- 
rodias violaceus , Garzetta candidissima, and Tantalus loculator among 
Southern species, and Stercorarius parasiticus, Xema sabinei, and CEdemia 
americana from the high North.” The list of birds numbers 234 species 
and varieties, among which Mr. Ridgway describes one new variety ( Scops 
asio , e. maxwellice), as well as specimens of other species of peculiarly 
interesting phases of plumage. The annotations relate mainly to an 
enumeration of the specimens represented, but occasionally to facts of 
distribution and locality of occurrence. — J. A. A. 
Maynard’s Birds of Florida.-}- — The first part of a work with the 
above attractive title was issued in 1872, followed by parts two and three 
in the two following years. After an interval of four years the fourth J and 
subsequent numbers appeared, and the eighth part has just been received. 
The title of these later numbers has been extended to include the Water 
and Game Birds of Eastern North America, though it would seem as if 
these might more appropriately have been made the subject of another 
series. 
* See this Bulletin, Vol. II, p. 75, where the list is simply referred to by 
title. 
+ The Birds of Florida, with the Water and Game Birds of Eastern North 
America. By C. J. Maynard. Illustrated. Published by C. J. Maynard & 
Co., Newtonville, Mass. 
f A notice of this number was published in the Bulletin of July, 1878. 
