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This list could be extended indefinitely but probably sufficient has 

 been mentioned. 



On economic ornithological subjects the reader's attention is directed 

 towards the immense amount of valuable literature published by the United 

 States Biological Survey in their many bulletins, circulars, and reports. 

 Though these were prepared primarily for use in the United States they 

 apply to Canadian birds almost equally well, A complete list of them 

 with prices can be obtained from the Superintendent of Pubhc Documents, 

 Washington. The prices are merely nominal. 



Of Canadian publications of this nature, the following may be men- 

 tioned : 



The birds of Ontario in relation to agriculture, by Chas. W. Nash: Ontario Dept. of 

 Agriculture, BuUetin 173. 



Of literature of local application in Canada only a few of many can 

 be mentioned, for their name is legion and they are scattered throughout 

 many publications, periodicals, proceedings, and reports. 



Ontario : 



The birds of Ontario, by Thomas Mcllwraith, 2nd edition, 1894, 8 vols., Wm. Briggs, 



Toronto. 

 The birds of Toronto, by J. H. Fleming: Auk, vol. XXIII, pp. 437-453: vol. XXIV, 



pp. 71-89. 

 The natural history of the Toronto region. Birds by J. H. Fleming: Published by 

 Canadian Institute, Toronto, 1913, price, $2 or $2.50. 

 Quebec : 



Lea oiseAux de la Province de Quebec, par C. E. Dionne: Dussault & Proulx, 1906. 

 The birds of Montreal, by E. D. Wintle: Drysdale & Co., Montreal, 1908. 

 Nova Scotia : 



Birds of Nova Scotia, by A. Downs, edited by Harry Piers: Proc. and Trans., Nova 

 Scotia Inst. Sc, vol. VII, pp. 142-178. 

 New Brunswick : 



A catalogue of the birds of New Brimswick, by M. A. Chamberlain: Bull. Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, New Brunswick, No. 1, pp. 23-68. 



Ornithology, like all other branches of science, has its own periodicals. 

 The principal one of these in North America is the Auk, a quarterly 

 magazine, which is the official organ of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union. In addition to purely scientific papers, it contains hundreds of 

 articles of interest to Canadians, including local lists copiously annotated 

 with life history notes from all over the Dominion and descriptions of 

 habits popularly discussed. Subscription is $3 a year. Editor, beginning 

 1912, Witmer Stone, Academy of Science, Philadelphia, Pa., Office of 

 Publication, 30 Boylston street, Cambridge, Mass. 



The Wilson Bulletin, a bi-monthly magazine, is the official organ of the 

 Wilson Ornithological Club and is devoted to the interests of the middle 

 west. Subscription $1 a year, edited by Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio. 

 Address, The Treasurer, P. B. Coffin, 3232 Groveland ave,, Chicago, 111. 

 This is a less pretentious publication than the Auk, but contains much of 

 interest to the general reader and publishes some of the most popularly, 

 interesting articles on birds and their habits. 



" Bird lore " is an avowedly popular, monthly magazine notable for 

 its beautiful makeup and illustrations. It is the official organ of the 

 National Audubon Societies and is devoted to the popular study and 

 protection of birds. It is now in its eighteenth volume and is edited by 



