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This list could be extended indefinitely but probably sufficient has 
been mentioned. 
On economic ornithological subjects the reader’s attention is directed 
towards the immense amount of valuable literature published by the United 
States Biological Survey in their many bulletins, circulars, and reports. 
Though these were prepared primarily for use in the United States they 
apply to Canadian birds almost equally well. A complete list of them - 
with prices can be obtained from the Superintendent of Public Documents, 
Washington. The prices are merely nominal. 
Of Canadian publications of this nature, the following may be men- 
tioned: 
The birds of Ontario in relation to agriculture, by Chas. W. Nash: Ontario Dept. of 
Agriculture, Bulletin 173. 
Of literature of local application in Canada only a few of many can 
be mentioned, for their name is legion and they are scattered throughout 
many publications, periodicals, proceedings, and reports. 
Ontario : 
The birds of Ontario, by Thomas Mcllwraith, 2nd edition, 1894, § vols., Wm. Briggs, 
Toronto. 
The birds of Toronto, by J. H. Fleming: Auk, vol. XXTII, pp. 437-453; vol. XXIV, 
pp. 71-89. 
The natural history of the Toronto region. Birds by J. H. Fleming: Published by 
Canadian Institute, Toronto, 19138, price, $2 or $2.50. 
Quebec : 
Les oiseaux de la Province de Quebec, par C. E. Dionne: Dussault & Proulx, 1906. 
The birds of Montreal, by E. D. Wintle: Drysdale & Co., Montreal, 1908. 
Nova Scotia : 
Birds of Nova Scotia, by A. Downs, edited by Harry Piers: Proc. and Trans., Nova 
Scotia Inst. Se., vol. VII, pp. 142-178. 
New Brunswick : 
A catalogue of the birds of New Brunswick, by M. A. Chamberlain: Bull. Nat. Hist. 
Soc., New Brunswick, No. 1, pp. 23-68. 
Ornithology, like all other branches of science, has its own periodicals. 
The principal one of these in North America is the Auk, a quarterly 
magazine, which is the official organ of the American Ornithologists’ 
Union. In addition to purely scientific papers, it contains hundreds of 
articles of interest to Canadians, including local lists copiously annotated 
with life history notes from all over the Dominion and descriptions of 
habits popularly discussed. Subscription is $3 a year. Editor, beginning 
1912, Witmer Stone, Academy of Science, Philadelphia, Pa., Office of 
Publication, 30 Boylston street, Cambridge, Mass. 
The Wilson Bulletin, a bi-monthly magazine, is the official organ of the 
Wilson Ornithological Club and is devoted to the interests of the middle 
west. Subscription $1 a year, edited by Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio. 
Address, The Treasurer, P. B. Coffin, 3232 Groveland ave., Chicago, Ill. 
This is a less pretentious publication than the Auk, but contains much of 
interest to the general reader and publishes some of the most popularly, 
interesting articles on birds and their habits. 
“ Bird lore’ is an avowedly popular, monthly magazine notable for 
its beautiful makeup and illustrations. It is the official organ of the 
National Audubon Societies and is devoted to the popular study and 
protection of birds. It is now in its eighteenth volume and is edited by 
