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Handbook of birds of the Western United States, Florence M. Bailey 

 {Boston and Xeiv York: Iloiujhton, Mifilin cO Co., 1902, pp. X(J ^- 5 12, pis. 86, figs. 601).— 

 This vohime contains an account of methods of collecting and preparing birds' skins, 

 nests, and eggs; a study of life zones; migration of birds; economic ornithology; 

 bird protection; and local bird lists from different localities in Western States by 

 various authors. The larger portion of the volume is occupied with a description of 

 the Inrds commonly found in the Great Plains, Great Basin, Pacific Slope, and Lower 

 Rio (irande. Keys are {^resented for the convenient identification of the various 

 species. 



Birds of the Rockies, L. S. Keyser {Chicago: A. (J. McClurg & Co., 1902, pp. 

 355, pis. 8, figs. 39). — In this volume the author presents a popular account of the 

 common species of birds in the Rockies, with notes of their feeding habits and life 

 history. A check list of C'olorado l)irds, inclmling nearly SOO species, is also presented. 



Adirondack birds and their relation to forestry, E. A. Sterlinc; {Forestry 

 Quart., 1 {1902), No. 1, pp. 18-25). — Notes are given on the general relationsliip of 

 birds to forestry. The woodpeckers, creepers, nuthatches, warblers, orioles, sjiar- 

 rows, thrushes, blackbirds, fly catchers, swallows, and crows and jays are considered 

 to be most beneficial to forests on account of their feeding extensively upon injurious 

 forest insects. 



Some of the commonest birds in Egypt in their relation to agriculture, 

 G. Bonaparte {Jour. Klicdir. Agr. Soe. and School Agr., 4 {1902), No. 1, pp. 10-19). — 

 Notes are given on the feeding habits of a number of birds, including Corvus comix, 

 English sparrow, Motncilln alba, rock dove, Gcderita cristata, Coturnix communis, 

 Ardea Imbulcns, etc. All of the birds mentioned are more or less insectivorous in 

 their feeding habits, and are believed to do more good than harm to agriculture. 



Insectivorous birds of Victoria, C. French {Jour. Dcpt. Agr. Victoria, 1 {1902), 

 Nos. 4, p. 403, pi. 1; 5, pp. 520, 521, pis. 2). — Notes are given on the biology and 

 feeding habits of Malurus cyaneus, Artamus personatus, and Melanodryas bicolor. 



Index animalium, C. D. Sherborn {London: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1902, pt. 1, pp. 

 LIX ^ 1195). — In this work the author contemplates publishing an alphabetical list 

 of the specific names applied to animals from January 1, 1758, to date. This part 

 contains a list of the specific names from January 1, 1758, to December 31, 1800. 

 The author has avoided any attempt to indicate synonymy among specific names, 

 although the fact that the name of the genus stands opposite that of the species in 

 each case serves as a sort of generic synonymy. The date at which the specific name 

 was applied is fixed as nearly as possible in each case, and the title of the publica- 

 tion is also given in an abbreviated form. In the concluding portion of the volume 

 an alj>habetical list of the generic names is given, and under each genus are men- 

 tioned all of the specific names which were applied between 1758 and 1800. 



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Monthly Weather Review {Mo. Weather Rev., 30 {1902), Nos. 4, PP- 157-244, 

 figs. 12, charts 9, map 1; 5, pp. 245-292, pi. 1, figs. 13, charts 8; 6, pp. 293-340, figs. 5, 

 charts 8; 7, pp. 341-392, firjs. 11, charts 8; 8, pp. 393-432, charts 8; 9, j^p. 433-472, fig. 

 1, charts 8). — In addition to the usual reports on forecasts, warnings, weather and 

 crop conditions, meteorological tables and charts for the months of April, May, June, 

 July, August, and September, 1902, recent papers bearing on meteorology, etc., these 

 numbers contain the following articles and notes: 



No. 4. — Special contributions on Studies on the Statics and Kinematics of the 

 Atmosphere in the United States — IV, Review of Ferrel's and Oberbeck's Theories of 

 the Local and the General Circulations (illus. ), by F. H. Bigelow; Revision of Wolf's 



