1920 J Recent Literature. oZ5 



among the most efficient . . . more especially in the newer regions 

 where they are still to be found in large numbers." He mentions 52 spe- 

 cies of birds among which probably the crow and the crow blackbird arc 

 the most valuable. Mr. Davis has gathered together and abstracted most 

 of the information in economic publications on the bird enemies of Phyllo- 

 phaga, but his total of 52 species can be largely increased if we take into 

 consideration unpublished records of the Biological Survey. Phyllophaga 

 adults and larvae have been found in the stomachs of 83 species of birds 

 of the United States. The common crow is pre-eminent as an enemy of 

 both adults and larvae. Other birds especially worthy of mention in 

 the latter role (from a total of 15 species) are the Upland Plover, Rusty 

 Blackbird and Robin, and in the former (from a total of 81 species) the 

 following named approximately in the order of their importance: Star- 

 ling, Crow Blackbird, Meadowlark, Brown Thrasher, Robin, Nighthawk, 

 Chuck-wills-widow, Whip-poor-will, Screech Owl, Kingbird, the five species 

 of Hylocichla, and these ten of about equal rank: Red-winged Blackbird, 

 Upland Plover, the two Cuckoos, Flicker, Blue-jay, Catbird, Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, Mockingbird, English Sparrow, Magpie and Towhee. — 

 W. L. M. 



Pine-seed Eaters in British Garhwal. — An interesting note on this 

 subject by A. E. Omaston, may be called to the attention of ornithologists. 

 The Chir Pine (Pinus longifolia), says 1 the author, is a tree which produces 

 large quantities of edible seeds, but it is eaten by so many animals that 

 one is forced to marvel how sufficient seed survives to bring about the 

 complete natural regeneration which is so characteristic of the species. 

 In this case, as in many others, nature is lavish, providing against all 

 possible losses. Birds mentioned as important consumers of Chir seeds 

 are: Eastern Wood-pigeon (Palumbus casiotis), a Nutcracker (Nucifraga 

 hemispila), two species of Pied-Woodpeckers (Dendrocopus himalayensis 

 and D. auriceps), and the Black and Yellow Grosbeak (Pycnorhamphus 

 icteroides). The article contains also interesting notes on the local dis- 

 tribution and habits of these birds. — W. L. M. 



The Ornithological Journals. 



Bird-Lore. XXII, No. 1. January-February, 1920. 



The Ring-Necked Pheasant. By Verdi Burtch. — Has become quite 

 common in western New York, where it has taken the place of the Ruffed 

 Grouse as a game bird. 



Bobbie Yank. By Katrine Blackinton. — Account of a White-breasted 

 Nuthatch. 



1 Indian Forester, Vol. 44, No. 10, Oct. 1918, p. 463. 



