^] Recent Literature. 4ol 



by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, representing the following species: California 

 Quail, Arkansas Kingbird, California Jay, Brewer's Blackbird, Bullock's 

 Oriole, and Green-backed Goldfinch. — J. A. A. 



McAtee's 'Plants Useful to Attract Birds and Protect Fruit.'i— 



Attention is here called "to the plants which best serve to provide food for 

 birds and to draw their attention away from cultivated crops." A list 

 of the species of native plants most resorted to for food by birds is given. 

 From this list species can be selected for cultivation which will afford both 

 shelter and a continuous supply of food, including some which retain 

 their fruit through the winter and furnish a food supply at seasons when 

 bird food is hardest to obtain. Food plants are suggested for various 

 groups of birds, and for different regions. The mulberry is recommended 

 as unsurpassed for alluring birds from early orchard fruits. There are 

 also suggestions for providing water and favorable haunts, as well as food, 

 and for the protection of birds from cats and other predatory animals.— 

 J. A. A. 



Game Laws for 1910.2 _ This is the eleventh annual summary of the 

 game laws of the United States and Canada, and reviews the laws which 

 passed, and which failed to pass, during 1910, together with a schedule of 

 open seasons, and the regulations respecting the shipment and sale of 

 game, and the obtaining of licenses for hunting and shipping, under the 

 Federal and State laws of the United States, and the orders in council of 

 the Canadian Provinces. These annual digests are of great importance 

 and convenience as a source of definite information for sportsmen and game 

 protectors, and form a valuable record of progress in bird and game pro- 

 tection. — J. A. A. 



Publications Received.— Allen, J. A. Opinions Rendered by the 

 International Commission on Zoological Nomcnclatiu-e. (Science, XXXII, 

 No. 820, pp. 380-382, Sept. 10, 1910.) 



Beal, F. E. L. Birds of California in Relation to the Fruit Industry. 

 Part II. Biological Survey, Bull. No. 34. 



Felger, A. H. Notes on Birds and Mammals of Northwestern Colo- 

 rado. (University of Colorado Studies, VII, No. 2, pp. 132-146, Jan- 

 uary, 1910.) 



1 Plants useful to Attract Birds and Protect Fruit. By W. L. McAtee, As- 

 sistant, Biological Survey. Yearbook of Department of Agricultiu-e for 1909, 

 pp. 185-196. 



■> Game Laws for 1910. A Summary of the Provisions relating to Seasons, 

 Shipments, Sale, Limits, and Licenses. By Henry Oldys, C. E. Brewster, and 

 Frank L. Earnshaw, Assistants, Biological Survey. 8vo, pp. 47. Farmers' 

 BiiUetin 418, PubUshed September 2, 1910. U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington. 



