. The Nidiologist. calledit, and he was much pleased when I told himthat the blue wings were one of the distinguish-ing features of this bird. I took a horse and cart, and went after theTeals nest, located for me by the old Indian,and soon returned with a beautiful set of nineslightly incubated eggs. This nest was builtthe same as the others of this species, but wasover two hundred yards from the lake, and inthe middle of the wagon road leading to theRosebud Agency. As the season was too far advanced to securegood specimens I packed up, and after makingarrangements for a longer stay next year,
. The Nidiologist. calledit, and he was much pleased when I told himthat the blue wings were one of the distinguish-ing features of this bird. I took a horse and cart, and went after theTeals nest, located for me by the old Indian,and soon returned with a beautiful set of nineslightly incubated eggs. This nest was builtthe same as the others of this species, but wasover two hundred yards from the lake, and inthe middle of the wagon road leading to theRosebud Agency. As the season was too far advanced to securegood specimens I packed up, and after makingarrangements for a longer stay next year, startedfor home after a stay of two weeks. While theresults of my trip were not very rich as regardsspecimens, still I saw so many young of the dif-ferent species, such as Kildeer, Wilsons Pha-larope, and many others, that I had a great dealof pleasure in watching and studying the birdswhen caring for their young, and I know mynext trip to that country will have much betterresults. IsADOR S. Trostler. Omaha, CPublicitions for review should be sent to Dr. R. W. Suupeldt,Associate in Zoology, Institution, Wasiiington, D. C] MlVART, St. George, On the Hyoid Bone inCertain Parrots. Proc. Zoological Society of Lon-don. IWarch, 1895. Pp. 162-174. [From the autlior,] Blasius, Prof. Dr. R. Ornis. VIII Jaiir, HeftIII. Brunswick. 1S95. Pp. 213-344. Fisher, A. K. Hawks and Owls from the Standpointof the Farmer. [Reprinted from the Year Book ofthe U. S. Dept. of Agricul. for 1S94.] Pp. 215-232. BDttikofer, J. A Revision of the Genus Tiirdinusand Genera Allied to it, with an Enumeration of theSpecimens Contained in the Leyden Museum. [Notexiv.] Vol. xvii. Pp. 65-106. [From the author.] Bendire, Chas. The Co-obirds. Report U. Museum for 1893. Pp. 587-624. Pis. 1895 (govt.). [From the author.] Luc.\s, F. A. The Tongues of Woodpeckers. ReprintBull. No. 7. Div. Orn. and Mamm. U. S. Washington. 1895 (govt.).
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