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destroying insect pests are invaluable. Each kind pays special at- 

 tention to certain pests, which if unchecked would cause enormous 

 losses. Few of our birds are to be credited with more good and 

 with fewer evil deeds." 



1911. McAtee, W. L,. Our Vanishing Shorebirds. Cir- 

 cular No. 79, U. S. Biological Survey, 9 pages, with three full- 

 page figures. 



In the summary of this brief paper Mr. McAtee says: "Shore- 

 birds have been hunted until only a remnant of their once vast num- 

 bers are left. Their limited powers of reproduction, coupled with 

 the natural vicissitudes of their breeding period, make their increase 

 slow, and peculiarly expose them to danger of extermination. 



191 1. Oldys, Henry. The Game Market of To-day. 

 From Year Book U. S. Dept. Agriculture, pp. 11, with six maps. 



191 1. Oldys, Henry, Brewster, C. E., and Earnshaw, 

 Frank h. Open Seasons for Game in the United States 

 and Canada, 1911. Poster No. 24, U. S. Biological Survey. 



1911. Oldys, Henry, Brewster, C. E., and Earnshaw, 

 Frank L,. Game L,Aw r s for 191 i. Farmers' Bulletin No. 470, 

 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, pp. 52, with two maps. 



191 1. Palmer, T. S. Directory of Officials and Or- 

 ganizations Concerned with the Protection of Birds 

 and Game, 191 1. Circular No. 83, U. S. Biological Survey, 

 pp. 16. 



1911. Palmer, T. S., and Oldys, Henry. Progress of 

 Game Protection in 1910. Circular No. 80, IT. S. Biological 

 Survey, pp. 36. 



SERIADS. 

 Bryologist, XIV, No. 4. 

 Condor, XIII, No. 4. 

 Maine Woods, weekly, July and August. 

 Wilson Bulletin, XXIII, No. 2. 



