752 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOED. 



ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY— ENTOMOLOGY. 



Illustrated bird dictionary and note book: Land birds of eastern North 

 America, C. A. Reed (Garden City, N. Y., [19] 2], pp. 110, figs. 91).— This small 

 handbook lists the birds common to eastern North America with brief notes 

 on their appearance, habits, nests, etc. Nearly all the common species are 

 figured in pen and inli sketches. 



Illustrated bird dictionary and note book: Water birds, game birds, and 

 birds of prey, C. A. Reed {Garden City, N. Y., 1912, pp. 121, figs. Ji5).— This 

 small handbook gives pen and ink sketches and descriptions of water birds, 

 game birds, and birds of prey. 



Western bird guide: Birds of the Rockies and west to the Pacific, C. A. 

 Reed, H. F. Harvey, and R. I. Brasher {Garden City, V. Y., 191S, pp. 252, 

 figs. 233). — This small pocket guide, illustrated in color, describes the birds of 

 the Rockies and Pacific coast. 



The birds of Kansas, C. D. Bunker {Kans. Univ. Sci. Bui., 7 {1913), No. 5, 

 pp. 137-158). — This paper lists 379 species. 



Kygrophily and phototropism in insects, F. Picard (Bui. Sci. France et 

 Belg., 46 {1912), No. 3, pp. 235-247). — A brief discussion of the subject. 



The insect enemies of cultivated plants, G. Truffaut (In Les Ennemis des 

 Plantes Cultiv6es. Paris, 1912, pp. 228-424, pis. 45, figs. 275) .—Following a 

 discussion of the measures employed in combating insect pests, brief accounts 

 are given of the more important insect enemies of cultivated plants, arranged 

 by orders. 



[Insect pests in Nova Scotia], R. Matheson {Dcpt. Agr. Nova Scotia, 1913, 

 Buls. 3, pp. 16, figs. 3; 4, PP- 14; 5, pp. 36, pis. 2, figs. ^).— These bulletins relate 

 respectively to the present status of the San Jos§ scale in Nova Scotia; the 

 injurious insect, pest and plant disease act, 1911, and regulations issued there- 

 under; and the brown-tail and gipsy moths. 



Insects of Florida: I, Diptera, C. W. Johnson {Bui. Amer. Miis. Nat. Hist., 

 32 {1913), pp. 37-90). — The present paper, which lists 845 species of Diptera, 

 supplements a list published in 1895 « which contained about 450 determined 

 species. • 



[Insect pests in St. Vincent], H. A. Ballou {Imi). Dept. Agr. West Indies, 

 Rpt. Agr. Dept. St. Vincent, 1912-13, pp. 11-17). — This report is based upon 

 investigations made from October 13 to November 1, 1913, and relates to the 

 occurrence of insect enemies of cotton, coconuts, cacao, arrowroot, limes, pea- 

 nuts, cassava, pigeon peas, etc. 



Summary of entomological information in the year 1913 {Agr. News 

 [Barbados}, 13 {1914), Nos. 306, p. 26; 307, p. 42; 30S, p. 58).— This is a sum- 

 marized account of the occurrence of insect pests of the year. 



Notes on insect enemies of tropical agriculture, F. Zacher {Tropenpflanzer, 

 17 {1913), No. 3, pp. 131-144, figs. 12). — This paper consists of miscellaneous 

 notes on a number of pests, including crickets as enemies of Kickxia rubber, 

 enemies of cotton in the Bismarck Archipelago, xylophagous enemies of cotton 

 in Africa, tobacco pests, and a forest pest {Sylepta sp.) in North Togo. 



Notes on the insect enemies of tropical agriculture, F. Zacher {Tropen- 

 pfianzer, 17 {1913), No. 6, pp. 305-315, figs. 3).— This paper relates to the cottony 

 cushion-scale {I eery a purchasi), which appears to have been collected In Ger- 

 man Southwest Africa. 



Report of the entomologist, W. H. Patterson {Govt. Gold Coast, Rpt. Agr. 

 Dept., 1912, pp. 22-25). — This report deals largely with the occurrence of insect 

 pests during the year 1912. 



• Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.. 1895, pp. 303-340. 



