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ening of view which has been evident recently, a distinct gain in classi- 

 fication methods. It is certain to throw light upon many problems of 

 distribution and relationship hitherto only suspected. The use of Asio 

 instead of Bubo for the the genus of the Gi-eat Horned Owls will cause 

 temporary confusion, but ultimately make for stability, we trust. Sev- 

 enteen forms of the Great Horned Owl are recognized, six of which are 

 new species. That does not seem excessive from the whole of the 

 Americas, but we trust that the naming of forms may rest permanently 

 here. In treating the wrens of the genus Troglodytes, Mr. Oberholser 

 has made a new genus in which to place that curious form, Thry- 

 orchiluft &roM'>^i'' from Panama. Of the 37 forms of Troglodyte.'^ recog- 

 nized there are li independent species showing no subspecific affinities. 

 The South American form musexliifi is split into 14 forms, while our 

 North American form (tedon, remains triple. In the whole genus bnt 

 three new subspecies are eloborated, none of which afifect our fauna. 

 We congratulate Mr. Oberholser upon this work, and trust that the 

 whole field of American ornithology may be gone over as carefully in 

 the near future. L. J. 



The Birds of Licking CouiS'TY, Ohio. By I. A. Field. Reprinted 

 irom The Bulletin Scientific Laboratories of Denison University, Vol. 

 XII, December, 1903. 



Mr. Field prefaces the annotated part of his catalogue with remarks 

 upon the topography of the county and the general distribution of the 

 birds found there. The annotations consist of statements concerning 

 the times of appearance of the birds and the regions in which they may 

 be found. Of the 203 species found in the county during the three 

 years of his study, 27 are permanent residents, 79 summer residents, 9 

 winter residents, 80 transient visitants, and 8 accidental visitants. Of 

 the accidental species the most interesting are the European Widgeon 

 and Cinnamon Teal, both captured on Licking Reservoir. We welcome 

 this additional faunai 1 st as a contribution to the literature of distri- 

 bution. L. J. 



Boll, Weevils and Birds. Address by Prof. H. P. Attwater, in- 

 dustrial agent Southern Pacific, at the Second Annual Convention of 

 the Texas Cotton Growers' Association, Dallas, Texas, November 6th, 

 1903. 



In this paper Prof. Attwater shows clearly that one of the greatest 

 enemies of the Cotton Boll Weevil is the host of birds. He pleads for 

 the protection and encouragement of the birds that they may go about 

 their beneficent work of destruction of insect pests unhindered. It is not 

 too much to expect that if the birds are allowed to increase as they would 

 normally they will keep in check insect depredations, for they will eat 

 such insects as are most easily secured, other things being equal. L. J. 



Postglacial Origin and Migration of the Life of the North- 

 eastern United States. By Charles 0. Adams. Reprinted from 



