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jihysiolojry of tlio bin! Irdin the slamliidiiil (if tlic purpose niiil us(> of the vjirious 

 stnictviivs olistTvcnl ill birds. 



The sul)j('fts discussod in llic vohimc incliido tbc framework of birds, their 

 food, various features of th(> extei"iial niiatoiuy. and nuiiierons anatomical 

 lieculiarities observed in various icronps of l)irds with sujrirestions of the pur- 

 pose which these structures serve. Attention is .^iveii throu,i,diout the discussion 

 to tlie reh^tionship of birds to their environment. 



Rabbits and their destruction, W. (J. DowuNc; (Af/r. (lat. .V. N. Wales. 11 

 (J9()()), No. S, lip. ,s'O.T, SdG). — Tlie destruction of rabbits is recoiicnized as ;i dif- 

 ficult problem in tii<ise parts of Ausli'alia \\liere llieir numbers have become 

 excessive. In the author's oi»inion the best results will be obtained by usiiij; 

 net fences to exclude them from certain areas and by cuttini; off the water 

 supi>ly from their habitats diirinj; the summer months. 



Animal poisons, E. S. Faust (Die Tivrischcn Giffe. liruiisnich-: /•'. Mcirci/ 

 d- Son, IDlKu ii/i. XIV -\- 2.'iS). — The literature relatins? to the various kinds of 

 animal toxins has been systematically consulted by the author and critically 

 discussed in connection ^\•ith numerous bibliographical references. 



In an introductory chapter the author treats of the nature of animal toxins 

 and their effects and therapeutic uses. The greater part of the volume is 

 occu|iied with s]iecitic discussions of the toxins found in mammals, I'eptiles, 

 batrachians. tisli. mollusks, arthropods, worms, echinoderms. and coelenterates. 

 Particular attention is given to the poisons produced by certain snakes and the 

 tliera])eutic treatment of their bites as well as to bee stings and the toxins 

 contained in fish ;ind molluslcs. 



Game laws for 1906, T. S. I'almek and It. W. Williams, Jr. {l\ S. Dcpt. 

 A(/r., Farnicrx' Bui. 2(io, pp. -J-'i, fKjs. .)). — The purpose of this bidletin is to pre- 

 sent in a brief form a summary of the game laws of the United States and 

 ('aiiada regulating seasons, shipments, sales, and licenses in connecti(m with 

 Imnting. The information along this line is brought down to date to include the 

 laws passed in 1900. 



Zoological yearbook, 1905, I*. Mayer (ZooI. JaJucshcr.. 1906, pp. VIII + 

 ~)C)0). — As in ])revious reports by the author the zoological literature of IDOr; 

 is reviewed in a systematic nuinner in connection with elaborate bibliographies. 



Some results of experiment station work with, insecticides, E. V. Wilcox 

 (r. .S. Drpt. Af/r., Office E.rpt. ,Stns. R/it. 191).',, pp. 239-280).— A summary ac- 

 count is giv(Mi of the more inii)ortant contributions of experiment station 

 entomologists to the study and practical applicaticm of standard insecticides, 

 jtarticnlarly lime-sulphur-salt wash, petroleum oils, liydrocy<inic-acid gas, ar- 

 senicals. and s()a])s. as well as sjiecial insecticide methods. 



Proceedings of the eighteenth annual meeting of the Association of 

 Economic Entomologists ( r. ,s'. Dept. .\!/r.. liiir. h'lit. liiil. 60. pp. 206, pl.'i. 3. 

 fif/s. 111). — Most of the articles printed in these pnx'oedings have alread.v been 

 noted in an account of the meeting at which the papers were read (E. S. II., IT, 

 pp. GliMJ'Jl ). The following notes are on papers or discussions which have not 

 jireviously been noted. 



A report was submitted by the committee on noinenclatur(> (pp. 25-28). This 

 committee j)resented a list of the more important injurious insects with their 

 preferred common and scientific names for the purpose of securing uniformity 

 among entomologists in the use of these names. 



A paper by F. V. Theobald contained a discussion of the currant root-aiihis 

 (pp. Ku; 170K Srh hour urn foilieiis .-ittacks the roots of tlie currant, c.-iusing 

 galls wiiicii somewhat re.-;eiiiliie those of the woolly ajiliis. The biology of the 

 jiest is described. The best tre.itmeiit is to be found in the use of bisnlphid of 

 carbon, 



