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In addition to these new bulletins many earlier ones are again 

 available as reprints. 



Pamphlets on Birds. The following pamphlets have been re- 

 printed for free distribution by the U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture : " Meadow Lark and Baltimore Oriole " and " Four Com- 

 mon Birds" (1895 Yearbook), "Blue Jay" (1896 Yearbook), 

 " Food of Nestling Birds " (1900), " Economic Value of the Bob- 

 white " (1903). 



Hampton Nature-Study Leaflets. This useful series of leaflets 

 has during this year been extended by the following: No. 13, 

 " Arbor Day Suggestions," by Rossa B. Cooley ; No. 14, " Winged 

 Pollen Carriers," by Mrs. Comstock ; and No. 15, " School Gar- 

 dening." Also, for children there is a leaflet on " How to know 

 the trees by their bark," by Julia Ellen Rogers. All these leaflets 

 are well illustrated. It is announced that, owing to a decrease of 

 funds, the free distribution of leaflets must cease and they will be 

 sold at 25 cents per dozen to Southern teachers and 50 cents to 

 subscribers elsewhere. 



Illinois Leaflets on Agriculture. No. 41 (Jan. 1904) in the 

 series of agricultural leaflets for supplementary reading written 

 by the professors of the College of Agriculture, University of 

 Illinois, discusses in simple language the improvement of animals 

 and plants by careful selection. This, like the earlier leaflets, con- 

 sists of eight pages, 5^ x 7 inches. The leaflets may be obtained 

 in lots of ten or more, assorted as desired, at one cent a copy, from 

 the publisher, C. M. Parker, Taylorville, 111. 



Massachusetts Nature Leaflets. The State Board of Agricul- 

 ture has during 1904 published the following new leaflets : No. 

 20, " Massachusetts Weeds," and No. 21, " Potato Rots," by Dr. 

 Geo. E. Stone; Nos. 22-25, by C. H. Forbush, contain hints for 

 outdoor bird study — No. 22, " How to Identify Birds," No. 23, 

 ' How to find Birds," No. 24, " How to Approach Birds," and 

 No. 25, " How to Attract Birds." 



BOOKS RECEIVED 



( Many of those published during 1904 will receive more extended notice 

 later) 



EDUCATIONAL 



Nature Study with Common Things. By Marion H. Carter. N. Y., 

 American Book Co. 1904. Pp. 150. 60 cents. 



