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The commoner birds of our gardens; their habits and foods, C. H. Hooper 

 (Jour. Roil. Hort. Hoc. [London], ,li {I'.WH), .\d. 2, [ip. Jf.i7^.',50, fig. i).— Fol- 

 lowing an account of their habits and food, the author gives a classification 

 of birds as to food, and discusses their influence upon insects injurious to fruit, 

 their injury to fruit, and methods for modifying the harm done. 



The birds of Maine, O. W. Knight {Bangor, Me., 1908, pp. XVIII +19-693, 

 pis. 26, map 1). — This work includes "a key to the description of the various 

 species known to have occurred in the State, an account of their distribution 

 and migration, showing their relative abundance in the various counties of the 

 State as well as other regions, and contributions to their life histories." The 

 faunal areas of the State are considered and a bibliographical list, arranged 

 in chronological order, is appended. 



Bibliography of Canadian zoology for 1906, J. F. Whiteaves {Proc. and 

 Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, 3. scr., 1 {1901), Sec. IV, pp. 209-218).— In this list, 

 which does not include entomology, are given the publications of 56 authors. 



Bibliography of Canadian entomology for the year 1906, C. J. S. Bethune 

 {Proc. and Trans. Roy. Soc Canada, 3. ser., 1 {1901), Sec. IV, pp. ISl-l.'/l).— 

 This includes 109 titles ascribed to 50 authors. 



Ui^iform. common names for insects, A. F. Burgess {Jour. Econ. Ent., 1 

 {1908), Ao. 3, pp. 209-213). — A list of the common names of 142 insects which 

 have been accepted by the American Association of Economic Entomologists. 



American insects, V. L. Kellogg {Nexo York, 1908, pp. XIV+691i, pis. IS, 

 figs. 812). — In this second and revised edition are included 19 chapters and an 

 appendix. The first .3 chapters consider the structure and special physiology, 

 development and metamorphosis, and the classification of insects. Chapters 

 4-15 are devoted to a description of the insects coniiiosing- the various orders. 

 Chapters IG-IS take up insects and their relation to flowers, color and pattern 

 and their uses, and insects and disease, and chapter 20 the collecting and rear- 

 ing of insects. Chapter 19, on reflexes, instincts, and intelligence, is added in 

 this edition. It is stated that the book is written with the endeavor to foster 

 an interest in insect biology on the part of students in natural history, nature 

 observers, and general readers. 



Forest entomology, A. T. Gillanders {Edinhnrgh and London, 1908, pp. 

 XXII-\-.'i22, figs. 351). — In the first 10 chapters of this volume on forest insects 

 the nature of their injury, prevention, and remedial measures, with references 

 to the literature consulted, are discussed under the various orders of insects. 



In chapter 11 are given hints on collecting, preparing, and mounting, and 

 in chapter 12, insecticides and general remedies. In chapter 13, beneficial insects 

 are discussed. Chapter 14 is devoted to a tabular list of trees injured, with the 

 nature of the injury, and scientific names of the insects causing it. 



Proceedings of the twentieth annual meeting of the Association of 

 Economic Entomologists {Jour. Econ. Ent., 1 {1908), No. 3, pp. 169-209, 

 pis. 2). — A continuation of the report of the proceedings of this meeting pre- 

 viously noted (E. S. R., 20, pp. 252, 552). 



A paper upon The Orange Worm {Trypcia liidens), by A. L. Herrera (pp. 

 169-174), discusses the occurrence of the pest in Mexico, the natural enemies, 

 and artificial means of control. A bibliographical list is also given: H. J, 

 Quayle, in a paper on A New Root Pest of the Vine in California (pp. 175, 176), 

 gave a brief account of Adoxus ohscunis and .1. vitis and the injury caused by 

 them, and also discussed The California Life History of the Grape Leaf-hopper 

 {Tvphlocyba comes) (pp. 182, 183). C. P. Gillette, in a paper entitled Aphis 

 gossypii and Its Allies (pp. 176-181), considered the identification of the sev- 

 eral species, the influence of the host plant upon aphid characteristics, the pos- 

 sibility of A, gossypii and rnedicaginis laying eggs, and food plants. The Life 



