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hard parts of insects, such as jaws, that admit of fairly accurate 
identification. Brief accounts of the insect diet of such birds 
as the bullbat, swallow, quail, oreole, flicker, etc., were given. 
Thus, the quail, swallow and oreole are undoubted enemies of 
the Boll Weevil. 5000 ants were found in the stomach of a 
single flicker. The Boll Weevil is eaten by 66 kinds of birds, 
the Gypsy Moth by 45 kinds, and leaf-hoppers by 200 kinds. 
The second paper of the evening was a round table discussion 
of common names of insects, led by Professor J. R. Watson. 
While common names are of practically no value to the ento- 
mologist whose requirements are wholly met by the scientific 
names, it is recognized that common names are needed when 
discussing insects with growers and others who are generally 
not familiar with the use of scientific names. The trouble with 
common names, however, is that there may be several of them 
in use at the same time or in different localities for the same 
insect, and it is apparent that in written articles at least, some 
one name should be selected and used and not a different one 
in each article. Thus Nezara viridula, commonly known as the 
Pumpkin Bug, is also called the Southern Green Plant Bug, while 
the name Southern Stink Bug has been suggested. Again, Selen- 
aspidus articulatus is known as the West Indian Red Scale, or 
Rufous Scale. It being apparent that, in order to secure uni- 
formity in common names and to avoid the duplication of such, 
some one should be recognized as authority to indicate the pre- 
ferred common names. To further this end, it was voted, on 
motion of Mr. Wm. Somme, that the President appoint a com- 
mittee of three on common names of insects. Appointed were 
J. R. Watson, E. W. Berger and Dr. J. H. Montgomery. It will 
be the duty of this committee to report to the Society from time 
to time lists of the preferred common names of insects for pub- 
lication in THE BuGGIST. Discussion was continued at the next 
meeting. 
Approximately 300,000 species of insects have been described 
and named and there are probably five times as many more. 
WANTED—Diurnal Lepidoptera of Florida in exchange for 
desirable western species. Over 3000 butterflies on hand for 
exchanges. Dr. John A. Comstock, Southwest Museum, Los 
Angeles, Calif. . 
