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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900. 



BARTSCH, P.vri.. [Review of] Butler's 

 Birds of Indiana. 



Ouprey, IV, No. 1, Sept., 1899. p. Ifl. 



The first record of Tnrdns swainsoni 



in Russia. 



Osprcy, IV, No. 5, Jan., 1900, p. 79. 

 A translation from the German of N. von 

 Ssomaw. 



[Review of] On the Birds' High- 

 way. By R. Weber Howe. 



. Osprey, iv, No. 5, Jan., 1900, p. SO. 

 A note on birds observed on 



women's hats in a street car. 



Osjrrey, iv, No. 7, Mar., 1900, p. 111. 



[Review of] Birds Afield. By 



Keeler. 



Osprey, iv. No. 7, Mar., 1900, p. 112. 

 [Review of] Bird Studies with a 



Camera. By F. M. Chapman. 



Osprey, iv, No. 10, June, 1900, p. 157. 



Birds of the road. 



Osprey, iv. No. 5, Jan., 1900, pp. 65-67, 2 

 figs.; No. 6, Feb., 1900, pp. 81-83, 2 figs.; 

 No. 7, Mar., 1900, pp. 99-101, 2 figs.; No. 

 8, Apr., 1900, pp. 114-118, 4 figs.; No. 9, 

 May, 1900, pp. 131-134, 3 figs.; No. 10, 

 June, 1900, pp. 145-149, 7 figs. 

 This series of popular articles discusses the 

 birds of Washington and its vicinity. Fig- 

 ures of the common form.s and photographs 

 of nests with eggs and young accompany the 

 articles. 



BEAN, Baeton A. (See under H. M. 

 Smith. ) 



BISHOP, Louis B. Descriptions of three 

 new birds from Alaska. 



Auk, XVII, No. 2, Apr., 1900, pp. 113-120. 

 Canachites canadensis osgoodi, p. 114; Say- 

 ornis saya yukunensis, p. 115, and Contopits 

 richardsonit saturatus, p. 116, are described as 

 new. Critical notes on Pants hudsonicns 

 evura and Hylocichla ustulatus alvur are added. 



CAUDELL, Andkkw N. A new species 

 of S'nu'ii. 



Canadian Entomologist, xxxii. No. 3, 

 Mar., 1900, pp. 67,68. 

 Describes Sinca crmiplexa, from California. 



CHITTENDEN, Frank H. Insect ene- 

 mies of the white pine. 



Bidl. Div. Forestry, U. S. Dept. Agric., No. 

 22: reprint, Sept. 23, 1899, pp. 55-61, figs. 

 5-15. 

 A short general account of the more im- 

 portant insc(;ts aiTecting IHnus strubus, includ- 

 ing a list of others known to attack this tree. 

 Two of the illustrations are original. 



CHITTENDEN, Fr.vnk H. The Bronze 

 Apple-tree Weevil [Magdalis senescent 

 Lee.). 



Bull. Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agric. (new 

 series), No. 22, Feb. 20, 1900, pp. 37-14, 

 figs. 25, 26. 

 (Joneral account in connection with recent 

 injury to trees in Washington State, includ- 

 ing approximate life history with biologic 

 notes by C. V. Piper, and the relation of at- 

 tack to that of Macrophoma curvispora, the 

 conclusion being that the fungus is probal)lv 

 the primary cause of injury. Two original 

 illustrations. 



Insects and the weather: Obser- 



vations during the season of 1899. 



Bull. Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agric. (new 

 series), No. 22, Feb. 20, 1900, pp. 51-64. 

 A consideration of the effects of weather 

 upon the increase and decrease of injurious 

 in.sects, with particular reference to results 

 following the cold winter of 1898-99. The 

 Ijaper includes a con.sideration of the life 

 zones about the District of Columbia; a list of 

 species. Indicating the southern character of 

 its insect fauna; lists of southern species 

 which were appreciably lessened as a conse- 

 quence of cold snaps, and of the correspond- 

 ing increase of northern species in the same 

 latitude; observations on species common to 

 both North and South which were, as a rule, 

 not materially affected; comparisons with 

 results of the cold on insects in other States, 

 and speculations as to the probable increase 

 or decrease of certain of these insects during 

 following seasons, etc. 



Food plants and injury of North 



American species of Agrilus. 



Bidl. Div. Ent., U. S. Dipt. Agric. (new 

 series), No. 22, Feb. 20, 1900, pp. 64-68. 

 Special mention of Agrilus anxius, A. oliosus, 

 and A. bilineatiis, with list of 22 species, with 

 food plants and references. 



On the recent spread of the Medi- 



terranean Flour Moth {Ephestia kuehn- 

 iella). 



Bull. Div. Eat., U. S. Dept. Agric. mew 

 series). No. 22, Feb. 20, 1900, pp. 97, '.w. 

 A brief review of reported invasion of flour 

 mills by Ephestia kuehniella in North America, 

 with account of outbreak at St. Paul, Minn. 



Note on two species of Lightning 



Hoppers. 



Bull. Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agric. (new se- 

 ries). No. 22, Feb. 20, 1900, pp. 98, 99. 

 Biological observations on Ormenis (Paci- 

 loptera) pruinosa and Chlorochroa (Flata) co- 

 iiira, withmentionof new food plants for both 

 species. 



