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for protecting the woodcock is to al>olish all spring ami i^nminer shooting. Similar 

 measures may be jirolitalily adopted for protecting the wood duck. 



Notes on the winter habits of the red-headed woodpecker, II. A. Winken- 

 WERDER {Bid. Wisconsin Nat. Hist. Soc, n. set:, 2 {1902), No. 1,'pp. 69-74)- — Numer- 

 ous observations were made on the feeding habits of the red-headed woodpecker, and 

 especially uj^on the habit of this bird in storing food for winter use. Attention is 

 especially called to their habit of storing grasshoppers and other insects in cracks of 

 wood and other locations, from which they may be removed and eaten by the birds 

 during the winter. In order to obtain data concerning the distribution and habits 

 of the red-headed woodpecker within the State, 150 circulars of inquiry were sent t(j 

 different parts of the State, and 100 of these were tilled out and returned. The 

 answers thus received are presented in tabular form. 



Regulations for the importation of eg-gs of game birds for propagation, 

 J. Wilson ( U. S. Ikpf. A(jr., Dirision of Bioloijicdl Surreal Circ. 37, p]>. 2). — In accord- 

 ance with the act of Congress approved June 3, 1902, permits will be required for all 

 eggs of game birds introduced into the United States. For the present permits will 

 be issued for the importation of eggs of the following families of birds: Gallinse, Oti- 

 didee, Rallidae, Anatidse, and Tinamidaj. All packages containing eggs must be 

 properly marked and will be subject to inspection at the custom-house. 



Interstate commerce in birds and game, J. Wilson ( U. S. Dept. A(/r., Division 

 of Biological Survey Circ. S8, pp. 3). — A brief statement is made of the important pro- 

 visions in various laws relating to the shipment of game, marking packages, special 

 restrictions regarding game in general and western and Alaskan game, and jirovisions 

 concerning propagation and jjiivate use of game, insectivorous birds, and birds for 

 millinei'y purposes. 



Importation of reptiles into Hawaii, J. Wilson ( U. S. Dept. Ayr., Division of 

 Biological Survey, Circ. 36, folio). — The present circular amends Circular 30, so that 

 from July 1, 1902, until further notice permits are required for the entry of reptiles 

 in all ports of the Hawaiian Islands. No permits are to be issued for the introduc- 

 tion of poisonous snakes. 



Zoological yearbook for 1901, P. Mayer {Zool. Jahresber., 1901, pp. VIII+ 

 499). — This volume, as usual, contains detailed bibliographical lists, together with 

 brief abstracts of tiie literature on Protozoa, Porifera, Ccvlenterata, Echinodermata, 

 Vermes, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Tunicata, and Vertebrata, as 

 well as on general biology and embryology. 



METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY. 



The Chinook winds, A. T. Burrows ( U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1901, pp. 555-566, 

 figs. 3). — This paper discusses the origin of the application of the name Chinook to 

 winds and explains that there are 3 kinds of Chinook winds, all of which possess 

 high temperatures. "One is moist and maybe followed by rain. It occurs only 

 near the ocean. Another is a dry wind, and rain seldom follows for some time after 

 its occurrence. The third wind occupies an intermediate stage, and, from the present 

 knowledge of it, seems a combination of the other two. From November to March 

 these Chinooks play an important part in determining the character of the weather 

 in the Northwestern States. They are active agents in tempering the seventy of the 

 winter. When they arrive cold waves vanish, the snow disappears, and a short period 

 of bright, balmy, spring-like weather ensues. The Chinook aids the railroads in 

 keeping their tracks free of snow, enables the stockmen to bring their cattle safely 

 through the winter, and stores up water in the form of ice for future use, making 

 irrigation in the summer possible. It is an ever-welcome guest, whose coming is 

 indicative of good and whose absence would be a momentous evil." 



Sun spots and wind, A. B. MacDowall {Nature [London'], 66 {190^), No. 1709, 

 p. 320, Jig. 1). — Curves based on observations during 60 years on wind direction and 



