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Ontario, the English sparrow was reported to have fed freely upon the 

 worms during the past season, and in Nova Scotia the writer saw the Vesper 

 Sparrow devouring the caterpillars. Other wild birds which previously 

 have been seen to feed upon the army-worm are the Bobolink, Robin, 

 Meadow-lark, Bluebird, Kingbird, Blue-jay, Flicker, Cat-bird, Phoebe, 

 Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, Chipping sparrow, Chickadee, and Quail. 

 The Sharp-tailed Grouse, common in Manitoba, feeds on smooth cater- 

 pillars, and doubtless would devour the army-worm. The same statement 

 undoubtedly holds good for other birds than the above mentioned, which 

 find their food in the open. The value of protecting our native insectivor- 

 ous birds will thus be readily seen, and farmers, gardeners, etc., should do 

 all they possibly can to protect them from being shot and their nests from 

 being robbed." — W. L. M. 



The Ornithological Journals. 1 



Bird-Lore. XVII, No. 3. May-June, 1915. 



Bird Photography for Women. By Miss E. L. Turner. — With numerous 

 photographs of British birds. 



Bird-Life in Southern Illinois. IV. Changes Which Have Taken Place 

 in Half a Century. By Robert Ridgway. — An admirable discussion of 

 decrease in birds in general and of this region in particular. 



Migration of North American Birds. By W. W. Cooke. — Brown 

 Creeper and Gnatcatchers. Plumage notes by F. M. Chapman, colored 

 plate by Fuertes. 



Bird-Friends in Arizona. By W. L. and Irene Finley.— Contains a 

 splendid series of photographs of desert birds followed by a similar article 

 in the July-August issue. 



Bird-Lore. XVII, No. 4. July-August, 1915. 



The Making of Birdcraft Sanctuary. By Mabel Osgood Wright. 



Louis Agassiz Fuertes. — Painter of Bird Portraits. By F. M. Chapman 

 (from the American Museum Journal). 



Our Tree Swallows. By M. Louise Brown. 



How the Sapsucker rears its Young. By C. W. Loveland. 



The Kingbird — Educational Leaflet by T. G. Pearson, with colored plate 

 by Horsfall. 



The Condor. XVII, No. 3. May- June, 1915. 



A Summer at Flathead Lake, Montana. By Aretas A. Saunders. 



An Apparent Hybrid between Species of the Genera Spatula and Quer- 

 quedula. By H. S. Swarth. — A male shot at Del Rey, Cal., Dec. 13, 1914. 



An Annotated List of the Birds of Kootenai County, Idaho. By H. J. 

 Rust. — ■ 149 species listed. 



1 The name of the editor and publisher of each journal will be found in the 

 January number of 'The Auk.' 



