1U58 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



the.se birds were introdufed and reared in confinement willi consideraijle success. 

 They were tlien set at lil)erty and succeeded in establishinj^ themselves as shown by 

 nests wliich were observed l)y the antlior. Later, however, they were apparently 

 exterminated ])y hunters. Further attempts at introduciufi; them will Ik- ma<le. 



Thirteenth annual report of the society for the protection of birds ( LoiKlon, 

 1903, pp. 52). — This report contains a l)rii'f account of the work of the society during 

 the year 1903 in studying the feeding habit."? of birds and in encouraging the protec- 

 tion of birds and birds' nests. 



The avicultural magazine, I). .Setii-.Smitii {London: R. II. Porter, loo.l, n. ner., 

 vol. 1, pp. A'A'+.^jy, 2>l-^- 32,fi(ji<. 17).- — This volume contains numerous short articles 

 on the birds of England and other countries in freedom and captivity. The avicul- 

 tural magazine is the journal of the avicultural society whose purpose is to study the 

 haljits and relations of birds. Many articles are of an economic nature and contain 

 data on the relationship of birds to man lioth in rural and city districts. Notes are 

 also given on the influence of diet on the death rate among birds. 



METEOROLOGY— CLIMATOLOGY. 



Meteorological summary for 1900 {Kentuckij iSto. lipt. 1900, pp. XXXVII- 

 XLII). — Summaries of observations on pressure, temperature, precipitation, cloudi- 

 ness, wind, thunderstorms, snow, hail, etc., are given for each month of 1900. 



Meteorological observations, D. V. C. Manso de Zuniga [Mem. An. Eslnc. 

 Enol. Haro, 1903, Juhj, p. 47). — A summary is given of observations at this station 

 during the year ended June 30, 1903, on atmospheric pressure, temperature, precipi- 

 tation, humidity, evaporation, sunshine, cloudiness, and wind movement. 



Relations of climate to horticulture, J. W. Smith {.Tour. Columbus Hort. S(jc., 

 IS (J 903), Xo. 4, }>!>. 14o-lol). — The meteorological and phenological records kept 

 bv T. ]\Iikesell, at Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio, since .January, 1870, are reported and 

 briefly discussed. 



Climatic limits, J. B. Reynolds {Ontario Agr. Col. cuid Expt. Farm Rpt., 1903, 

 pp. 5-9). — Reports from different parts of Ontario regarding the northerly limits of 

 successful culture of various crops, especially peaches, grapes, pears, cherries, apples, 

 tomatoes, and corn, are summarized and discussed. 



The economic geography of Chile, J. R. Smith {Bui. Amer. Geogr. Soc, 36 

 {1904), pp. 1-31; ahs. in Science, n. ser., 19 {1904), Xo. 490, p. 802). — This paper con- 

 tains notes on the climate of Chile in which emphasis is laid on the striking contrast 

 between the northern desert regions and the southern cool and rainy districts lying 

 within the latitudes of the prevailing westerly winds. 



Atmospheric tides {AU. in Xature [London'], 69 {1904), Xo. 1799, p. .597).— This 

 is a brief note on an article on this subject by W. Krebs in Das WeltaU of December, 

 1903, in which an attempt is made to explain, as a result of gravitation, the atmos- 

 pheric oscillation in the course of a lunar day first discovered by Miidler. 



A new sunshine recorder {Science, n. ser., 19 {1904), Xo. 490, pp. 801, 802). — 

 This is a brief description of a sunshine recorder, a more detailed account of which is 

 given in Si/mons' Meteorological Magazine for oNIarch, 1904. 



Lightning report, J. B. Reynolds ( Ontario Agr. Col. and Expt. Farm Rpt. 1903, 

 pp. 4, 5) . — A record is given of ]>arns and trees struck and live stock killed in Ontario 

 during 1903, with estimated value of losses. An analysis of the species of trees and 

 animals and the kinds of buildings struck during 1901-1903 is also given. The 

 records show the frequency of the destruction of unprotected barns, and that "such 

 trees as spruce, elm, or maple, planted near the farmstead, are a permanent and an 

 increasing means of protection from lightning." 



