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191 1. Beal, F. E. Iy. Food of the Woodpeckers of the 

 United States. Bull. 37, U. S. Biological Survey. 



Sixty-four pages are devoted to this subject, giving summaries 

 of the actual result of the material collected by the Biological Survey. 

 This material amounts to 3,453 stomachs, representing sixteen spe- 

 cies, and nearly twice as many sub-species of Woodpeckers taken in 

 all parts of the United States and a few from Canada. 



Of the eastern Woodpeckers, the Hairy, Downy, Three-toed and 

 Pileated Woodpeckers are found to be positively beneficial and the 

 same is true of the Flicker. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is re- 

 garded as injurious. 



The paper is illustrated by six colored plates showing seven 

 species of the birds treated, and three text figures. 



1911. Rea.PaulM. A Directory of American Museums. 

 Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci., X:i. 



A work of three hundred and sixty pages, presenting the mu- 

 seums of science, arts, history, and the zoological parks of the 

 United States, Canada, Bermuda, Mexico, Central and South 

 America, arranged alphabetically according to states and provinces. 

 The museums are arranged alphabeticaily according to cities or 

 towns. To each where the facts could be obtained is devoted a 

 description of building, administration, departments, number of 

 specimens in each department, historical sketch, financial support, 

 scope of work, number of types and figured specimens and collection 

 of especial interest or importance, also size and nature of library, if 

 any, and publications issued. 



Fourteen museums are reported for Maine (this number is too 

 small), distributed at Augusta, Brunswick, Eliot, Hinckley, North 

 Bridgton, Orono, Orr's Island, Paris, Poland Springs, Portland, 

 Saco and Waterville. 



By the aid of this work we are enabled to ascertain the strong 

 quality of any particular collection, the activity of any particular 

 institution, its location and usefulness to the public. The work is 

 of value to the investigator, the historian and the tourist. 



