. The Wilson bulletin . which passthrough the state on the spring and fall migrations; these are 33in number. The body of the work beginsi with a key to the orders, then thereis a discussion of each order, a key to the families and genera of 164 The \\ilson Bulletin—No. 80. the order, a discussion of the family, a technical description ofthe genus, the vernacular and scientific names of the species, thenumber of the A. O. U. Checklist, the Colorado records, a descrip-tion of the species, general distribution of the species and some-thing more about the occurrence in Colorado, and under many of
. The Wilson bulletin . which passthrough the state on the spring and fall migrations; these are 33in number. The body of the work beginsi with a key to the orders, then thereis a discussion of each order, a key to the families and genera of 164 The \\ilson Bulletin—No. 80. the order, a discussion of the family, a technical description ofthe genus, the vernacular and scientific names of the species, thenumber of the A. O. U. Checklist, the Colorado records, a descrip-tion of the species, general distribution of the species and some-thing more about the occurrence in Colorado, and under many ofthe species a discussion of the habits. The booli is avowedly acompilation i-ather than the result of the authors own field could not be otherwise, because of the authors short residencein Colorado. As a compilation it is remarkably well done. Itstrikes us as a little odd that a book relating to the birds of oneof our own states should come to us from across the water, butit is not less welcome for that. l. The pavilion wliere tlie Irothonotary Warl)lers nest was , 111. (Ilioto by Benj. T. Gault.) THE WILSON BULLETIN NO. 81. A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY VOL. XXIV DECEMBER, 1912. NO. 4 OLD SEKIES VOL. XXIV. NEVF SEBIES VOL. XIX PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS (PROTONOTARLACITREA) NESTING AT RIVERSIDE,ILLINOIS. BY ORPHEUS M. SCHANTZ. It is a rare pleasure at any time to make a new birdacquaintance, but to find that a supposed occasional spring mi-gration visitor is an old settler, and. that it had nested inyour vicinity as far back as 1898, although none of the localpublished records mentioned it except as a migrant, addedgreatly to the interest in finding a nest of this beautifulwarbler in 1911 at Riverside. On the morning of July 2nd, the writer and a friend, bythe fortunate accident of a leaking canoe, were obliged toland at the home of an acquaintance on the east bank of theDes Plaines river at Riverside. After getting the necessary first aid, we wer
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