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cinit}', July, none have ever been seen, they 
having retired to the ranges beyond that in 
which Mt. Lowe is situated. 
I believe but very few California Cuckoos 
have been seen during the past ten j-ears. 
During the same period The Western Winter 
Wren has been seen but twice and then in mid- 
winter. It is umiecessary to call attention toother 
identifications almost as glaring, for enough 
has been showm to illustrate the danger of pub- 
lishing local lists without years of experience 
gained in the locality itself. This especially 
ajjplies to the mountainous regions of the West 
where our California ornithologist would not 
dare to njake a record without having evidence 
not only to satisfy himself but also that which 
would satisfy his a.ssociates in the club as well. 
In other words no identification is accepted 
without the specimen to back it, except in 
species that differ so as to allow no chance of 
error and the observer known to be familiar 
with it. 
The value of local lists cannot be disputed 
but they should be made up from observations 
and facts indisputable, especially when such 
lists are given color by the standing of the 
author. — F. S. P. _ 
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AprExnix to Cook’.s“Birds of Coeor.vdo.” 
The “Birds of Colorado’’ in bulletin form by ■ 
W. W. Cooke, has just been strengthened by a- 
second appendix, giving us a total number of 
sjjecies to the credit of the state of 387, of . 
which 243 are known to breed. Prof. Cooke 
has put much time, travel and expense into_ 
this work and has threshed into reliable form 
the multitude of notes and publications bearing 
on this subject which he could bring to light. 
There yet remain large tracts of country within 
the state which have produced no notes, and 
additions will be made to the list from year to 
year. 
Mr. Cooke gives Colorado a list greater than 
any other State in the Union, excepting Ne- 
braska, whose list counts up 400. The list is 
sulidivided in many interesting ways, such as 
“birds breeding in the mountains but not on 
the jjlains, ’’ “birds of the plains,’’ “residents 
the year round” and “winter'visitants only.’’ — 
The list of stragglers of which but one record 
is known numljer sixty-seven, among them- 
mention being made of such rarefies for this 
section as three varities of surf ducks, a Rose- 
ate Spoonbill and the Connecticut and Canadi- ^ 
an Warblers. 
Our cjuail (introduced) promise future varia- 
tions from the natural order of distribution. 
The farming country from Denver to Fort 
Collins is much infested with quail, both from 
the fiast and Texas. The California partridge 
has been introduced in Mesa County on the 
western slope and has thriven wonderfully, 
while the .Scaled Partridge is slowly spreading 
over a large area in the .southeastern part of ' 
the state. Our friend, R. C. McGregor, conies 
in on the list by • a substantial addition of a 
Ridgeway’s Junco, w'hile I regret to observe 
that Mr. Cooke has brought to notice all my 
old papers in amateur journals, which 1 had 
considered safcl}' buried. — I*'. M. Dii.i.e. 
Publications Received. 
Chapman, F. M. A Study of the Genus Stiir- 
nella. (Author’s edition. Bull Am. Mus. of 
Nat. Plist. XIII, pp. 297-320. Dec. 31, 1900). 
Jones, Lynds and W. L. Dawson. A Sum- 
mer Reconnoissance in the West. (Wilson Bul- 
letin No. 33 Oct. 1900.) 
Loomis, Leverett M. Vicinity of Monterey 
in Maj' and Early June. (Cal. Water Birds, No. 
V. Cal. Acad. Sci. Dec. 24, igoo). 
Farmer, T. S. and H. W. Oeds. Laws 
Regulating the Transportation and Sale of 
Game. Bull. No. 14, Biological Survey 1900. 
vSiniKEi.DT Dr. R. W. On the vSystematic 
Position of the Sand Grouse (Ptercles; Syr- 
rhaptes). (Reprint .\m. Nat. XXXV’, No. 409. 
Jan. 1901). 
Shufei.dt, Dr. R. W. On the Osteology 
of the Woodpeckers. (Reprint Proc., Am. 
Philos. Soc. XXXIX, No. 164.) 
ShtifeldT, Dr. R. W. On the Osteology of 
the Striges [Strigidae and Bubonidae] (Reprint 
Proc. .\m. Philos. vSoc. XXXIX, No. 164). ^ 
American Ornitholoyry i, Nos. i, 2, Jan., Feb. 
1901. 
Auk, 77 /pXVUI. No. i, Jan. 1901. 
Bird-Lore, II, No. 6, Dec. igoo; III, No. i, 
Jan. -Feb., igor. 
Birds and Nature, VIII, No. 4, Nov. 1900; IX, 
Nos. I and 2, jam, Feb., 1901. 
^Bittern, 'Ihe I, No. i, Jan., igoi. 
Jahresbericht des Ornithologischen Vereins 
Munchen 1897-1898. 
Journal of the Maine Orn. Society, II, No. 4. 
Oct. 1900. 
Land of Sunshine , XIII, Nos. 5 and 6, Nov. 
and Dec. 1900; XIV, Nos. i, 2. Jan., Feb., 
igoi. 
Jiaine Sportsman, VIII, Nos. 87 and 88, Nov. 
and Dec. igoo; VIII, Nos. 8g, 90. Jan., Feb., 
1901. 
- Nature Study, I, Nos. i — 9, June 1900 to Feb. 
1901. 
Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology, II, No. i, 
Jan., 1901. 
Ohio S. U. Naturalist, I. Nos. i to 4, Nov. 
igoo, F^eb., igoi. 
Oologist, The, XVII, No. 10, Dec. 1900: XVIII, 
Nos. I, 2. Jan., Feb., igoi. 
Ornithologisches Jahrbuch, XI, No. 6, Nov. — 
Dec. 1900. 
Osprey, The V, Nos. i, 2. ,Sept.-Oct., Nov.-- 
Dec , 1900. 
Our Animal Frie)ids,'SOsN\\l, fsos. 3 and 6, 
Nov. 1900 to Feb. 1901. 
Our Dumb Animals, XXXIII, Nos. 6 and 9, 
Nov. 1900 to Feb. 1901. 
^ Petrel, The, I, No. i, Jan. igoi. 
Plant World, III, Nos.' 10 — 12, Oct. -Dec., 1900; 
IV, No. I, Jan., igor. 
Popular Science XXXIV, No. 12, Dec. igoo; 
XXXV', No. I, Jan. 1901. 
Recreation, XIV, Nos. 1-2, Jan.-F'eb. 1901. 
H'ilson Bulletin, No. 33, Oct. 1900. 
