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ioe Recent Literature. 315 
‘General Discussion of Protective Legislation, under which is given: 
‘History of Protective Legislation’; ‘ Definitions of Game Birds’; 
Species erroneously considered Game Birds,’ as Pigeons and Doves, 
Flickers, Bobolinks or Reedbirds, Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Robins; 
‘ Insectivorous and Song Birds,’ as defined in various legislative acts, etc. ; 
‘Plume Birds,’ and ‘ Birds of Prey,’ to what extent protected in various 
States, etc. Then follows a ‘List of species protected in each State and in 
the Canadian Provinces, with penalties for killing the birds and destroy- 
ing nests and eggs.’ Also an enumeration of the birds ‘‘ specifically ex- 
empted from protection” in the different States and Canadian Provinces. 
Dr. Palmer considers, very properly, that ‘‘ the rights of ornithologists 
and bird students should be recognized as well as those of sportsmen,” 
and gives, in tabular form, the requirements of the various States regard- 
ing regulations and permits for collecting birds, nests, and eggs for 
scientific purposes. There is also comment on licenses and other regula- 
tions regarding shooting, which relate more especially to game birds, but 
have a bearing on bird protection in general; on ‘ Birds in Captivity,’ 
and the prohibition of trapping, netting and shooting. Part I concludes 
with some account of the different methods and provisions for the ‘ En- 
forcement of Protective Laws,’ and of the ‘ Necessity for further State 
Legislation,’ with a review of recent ‘Federal Legislation,’ as the Hoar 
Bill, the Teller Bill, and the Lacey Bill. Each of these bills is given in 
full, with explanatory comment, giving the legislative history of each 
and stating its scope. Only one of these bills, the Lacey Bill, has 
become a law. 
Part II, ‘State Laws for the Protection of Birds,’ gives a digest of all 
State legislation for the protection of birds, as far as this is at present in 
force. As Dr. Palmer’s subject relates only to non-game birds, only those 
portions of the laws ‘‘ relating to birds generally, as distinguished from 
game birds, have been quoted verbatim.” Part III relates in a similar 
manner to‘ Canadian Laws for the Pretection of Birds.’ 
Dr. Palmer has here given us in a brief form the results of a vast 
amount of careful and laborious research and has laid an excellent foun- 
dation for future intelligent work, in the line of improved legislation in 
the interest of bird protection; and we trust that his admirable paper will 
not only prove a guide, but an incentive, to this end. —J. A. A. 
Publications Received.— Bangs, Outram. A New Dove from the Sierra 
Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. (Proc. N. Engl. Zool. Club, I, pp. 
107-109, May 14, 1900.) 
Blasius, Rudolf. Vogelschutz. $Svo, pp. 1-16. (18. Jahresberichte 
des Braunschweizer Thierschutz-Vereins fiir 1899.) 
Burns, Frank L. A Monograph of the Flicker (Colaptes auratus). 
(The Wilson Bulletin, No. 31, April, 18go.) 
Chapman, Frank M. Bird Studies witha Camera. 12mo, New York. 
Macmillan Company, 1900. $1.75. 
