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BUFFLEHEAD MIGRATION DATA WANTED 
INFORMATION ON MIGRATION of the Bufflehead is needed by the Canadian 
Wildlife Service. Data required include first arrival dates, peak date of 
migration, peak numbers, and departure dates. Only those birds actually 
believed to be migrants should be listed. Where pertinent, other data on 
wintering or summering numbers may be included. Records on Buffleheads 
specifying, “present by (date)” and “last seen (date)” are preferred. 
Information is solicited especially for the spring of 1962, but it is hoped 
that observers will report older data if any. Requests for fall migration 
records will be made later. Cooperators have color-marked some Bufleheads 
in Maryland, New York, and Oregon during the winter of 1961-62, and 
observers should take particular note of any Buffleheads bearing bright 
patches of red, yellow, or orange. Please send information on Buffleheads 
seen to: A. J. Erskine, Canadian Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 180, Sackville, 
New Brunswick, Canada. 
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BOOK REVIEWS 
THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF ILLINOIS, by Philip W. Smith, Ph.D. 
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin, Volume 28, Number 1, 1961. 
298 pp., 252 fig. & maps. $3.00. 
All students of the herpetofauna of Illinois, as well as laymen, will wel- 
come the appearance of this long overdue book. Illinois extends approxi- 
mately 385 miles from north to south, and along with its biogeographical 
history, ecologically intermediate position, and its variety of habitat types, 
the state accounts for a large number of species and subspecies (109) 
found within its boundaries. 
The author since 1947 has served the Natural History Survey as Curator 
of non-insect faunistic collections. The volume is an accumulation of care- 
ful observations and field work conducted throughout the state during the 
years 1947-1953. 
Introductory material deals with the history of herpetology in the state 
and its physiographic and ecological features. The systematic treatment 
which follows contains a check list of the species and subspecies, a review 
of species deleted from Illinois, and appropriate keys to the subspecies 
level for identifying the Illinois fauna. Each account contains a brief sy- 
nonymy, diagnosis, variations, measurements, habits, distribution in Illinois, 
and habitat. 
Each species is represented by at least one good photograph. Line draw- 
ings show anatomical features distinguishing the amphibians from the rep- 
tiles, and the range of variation in certain species. The maps show record 
stations in Illinois, as well as the range in North America; some maps 
also contain such information as population trends and intergradation. A 
useful bibliography of 13 pages, along with a good 11-page index, com- 
pletes the volume. The book is paper-backed; the printing is good, and the 
typography clear. Not only professional biologists, but all those interested 
in Illinois wildlife, will find this book a valued addition to their libraries. 
The author and publisher deserve commendation for an excellent job. 
Harlan D. Walley, R.F.D. 1, Sandwich, Illinois 
