il2 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



of the Geometiid Moths of the United States " ; " Entomology for Begin- 

 ners " ; "A Text-book of Entomology," etc. He also published a series 

 of class-books for schools and colleges on general Zoology ; " Outlines of 

 Comparative Embryology," etc. As long ago as 1877 he was appointed, 

 with the late Prof. Riley and Dr. Cyrus Thomas, a special Entomological 

 Commission by the United States Congress to report upon the depreda- 

 tions of the Rocky Mountain Locust in the Western States and Territories. 

 For this purpose he traversed a large region of country on both sides of the 

 Rocky Mountains and as far as the Pacific cost, and was joint author with 

 his colleagues of the voluminous reports which were subsequently pub- 

 lished. In November, 186S, he was elected an honorary member of the 

 Entomological Society of Ontario, and was an occasional contributor to 

 this magazine. At the time of his death he was Professor of Zoology and 

 Geology at Brown University. 



BOOK NOTICE. 



The Lepidoptera of the Ko6tenai District of British Columbia — 

 By Harrison G. Dyar. (Proc. U. S. National Museum, vol. xxvii., 

 pages 779-938.) 



This paper, published last year, is not a mere list of names, but an 

 annotated record of species collected by Dr. Dyar and others at Kaslo and 

 other places in the mountain districts of Southern and South-eastern British 

 Columbia during 1903, and by Mr. J. W. Cockle, of Kaslo, during several 

 previous seasons. Six hundred and fifty-three species are recorded from 

 the district, from an examination of about 25,000 specimens, and one 

 hundred and sixty-seven species of larvae are noticed, some of them in all 

 their stages, and a large number of these are described for the first time. 

 There are a number of species new to science described in the paper, and 

 several from the district and out of the same material are treated of that 

 the author has recently described elsewhere. It is rather to be regretted 

 that no references to these are given. Comparison of obscure or doubtful 

 forms with. material from other localities is a noteworthy feature, and some 

 changes in synonymy are proffered. Dr. Dyar wishes it to be known that 

 he is willing to send a copy of the paper to any Canadian collector who 

 will write to him for one, as long as his separates last. It should certainly 

 be in the hands of everyone interested in the order. 



F. H. WOLLEY DoD, 



Mailed March 8th, 1905. 



