550 FA'PKRTMF.NT STATION RF.(H)Rr). 



Jf iiudisturbod, poisoiiiMl sparrows will usually be found within a few fccH of 

 where the liait was spread, death occnrrinji iu from 3 to liO uiiuutes. 



It Is jiointed out that sparrows, when trap])ed or shot, uiay he utilized for 

 food, as the flesh is palatable and nutritious. 



List of birds found in West Virg'inia, 10. A. Brooks {Itpt. W. Vu. Hil. Aiir.. 

 190S, \<j. 12, PI), (i-'i. i)1'<. '/). — A list of about '2~>0 species known to occur williin 

 the State is given, with ;i brief account of llnMr seographical distribution, nests, 

 and food. 



A list of birds collected by Dr. Paul Bartsch in the Philippine Islands, 

 Borneo, Guam, and Midway Island, with descriptions of three new forms, 

 E. A. Mi:ahns (Proc. U. S. Xat. Miis., ,16 (IHOH). />/*. .J(;.K;7',S).— The birds here 

 listed were collected during the voyag«> of tlie V. S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer 

 Albatross to the l'hilii)pine Islands. Three forms are described as new to 

 science. 



Additions to the list of Philippine birds, with, descriptions of new and 

 rare species, E. A. Meakns (rroc. U. 8. l^at. Mus., 36 (190!)), pp. /,3.')-J,.',7).— 

 This is the seventh of a' series of papers on Philij>pine birds publisheil by the 

 author, adding in all 50 species to the list of those previous!}- known from the 

 islands. 



Philippine ornithological literature, II, R. C. McGregor {Philippine Jour. 

 8ci., A. Gen. 8ci., J, (1909), Xo. 1, pp. 79-S6).— An annotated list of 50 titles 

 in continuation of a bibliography in-eviously noted (E. S. R., 20, p. 1145). 



A collection of birds from northern Mindanao, R. C. McGregor (Philippine 

 Jour. Sci., A. Gen. 8ci., Jf (1909), Xo. 1, pp. 61-77). — A report of collections made 

 by A. Celestino during October, November, and December, 1907. While most of 

 the species are of wide distribution or already known from Mindanao, G are I'e- 

 corded from the island for the first time. 



Egyptian birds, C. Whymper (London, 1909, pp. X+221, pis. 51, fifls. 11). — 

 A poj>ular illustrated account of the birds of Egypt. 



A small contribution to the knowledge of trematodes of birds, L. A. Jag- 

 ERSKiOLD (Centbl. Bald, [e^c], 1. Alt., Grig., J,8 (1908), Xo. 3, pp. 302-307, figs. 

 7). — One genus (Spelophallus) and 3 species are described as new to science. 



Relation of insects to human welfare, H. A. Gossard (Jour. Econ. Ent., 2 

 (1909). Xo. 5, pp. 313-32'i). — A general account is given. 



Insects and legislation, E. P. Felt (Jour. Econ. Ent.. 2 (1909), Xo. .7, pp. 

 ,3J,2~3J,5).—A brief review of the sulxject. 



Medical entomology, its scope and methods, W. B. Herms (Jour. Econ. 

 Ent., 2 (1909), Xo. .',, pp. 265-268). — A pai)er presented at the Pacific Coast 

 Entomological Conference at Berkeley, Cal.. iu April, 1900. 



[The common names of insects adopted by the American Association of 

 Economic Entomologists], A. F. Burgess (A)ncr. .ts-.s-oc. Econ. Ent. Virc. 1, 

 pp. 6). — This is a list of L'ol common names adopted ])revious to 1909. 



A list of works on North American entomology, N. Banks ( U. H. Dept. 

 Agr., Bur. Ent. Bui. 81, pp. 120). — This is a revision of Bulletin 24 of the Bureau 

 of Entomology (E. S. R., 12, p. 774), and also includes additional works that 

 have been published since the issuance of that bulletin in 1900. 



The thorax of insects and the articulation of the wings, R. E. Snodgrass 

 (Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 36 (1909), pp. 511-595, jjIs. 30, figs. 6).— This paper is 

 an attempt to show the unity of thoracic structure that prevails throughout all 

 the orders of insects. 



A new apparatus for experimenting on the sucking of insects, G. Zirolia 

 (Centbl. Bakt. [etc.]. 1. Aht.. Grig., J/S (1908). Xo. 2, pp. 173- 175. fig. 7).— This 

 is an illustrated account of an apparatus for use in the a])p]ication of insects 

 for the obbervatiou of the blood sucking process. 



