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accomplished if undertaken in the proper way. He also believes that the 

 Ruffed Grouse may be successfully propagated in captivity. 



The reports on the food habits of the various species are very full, and 

 the paper is altogether a most valuable contribution to economic orni- 

 thology. There is a colored plate of the Ruffed Grouse (a winter scene), 

 and a plain plate of the Sage Grouse, both drawn by Mr. Fuertes. 



'Game Laws for 1905' is "a summary 1 of the game laws of the United 

 States and Canada, that govern seasons, shipment, sale, and licenses." 

 The legislation of 1905 is reviewed, by States and Territories, followed by 

 a tabular statement of close seasons in each for different species of game; 

 the 'shipment of game' is treated at length, giving a list of the game 

 prohibited from export by each State and Territory and the exceptions 

 under which a limited number of birds or head of large game may be 

 exported under license; a list of game the sale of which is prohibited is 

 also given in the same detail; and there is a tabular presentation of 

 details respecting hunting licenses, bag limits, and export regulations. 

 The local regulations in States where the laws vary in different townships 

 and counties are also tabulated. The principal points are further graph- 

 ically shown by the aid of a series of small maps. In this way any desired 

 information about any State or Territory may be found at a minimum 

 outlay of time and effort. 



A glance at the maps shows that several of the Canadian Provinces, 

 and sixteen States require residents to take out licenses for hunting, 

 while all the Canadian Provinces and all but twelve of the States and 

 Territories require hunting licenses of nonresidents. All of the States 

 and Territories, except Mississippi, prohibit the export of game either 

 wholly or at least of certain kinds. The British Provinces, and all the 

 States and Territories except nine (all of those west of the Mississippi 

 River except Oklahoma), prohibit the sale of protected game throughout 

 the year. It is thus evident that the crisis in game protection is apparently 

 safely passed, intelligent legislation having already placed a check upon 

 the senseless slaughter that in a short time would have exterminated the 

 game from wide areas where it now has a chance to slowly recover, at least 

 to some extent, from the reckless depletion of former years. 



Proceedings of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club. — ' Cas- 

 sinia' for 1905 2 contains the usual amount of matter, relating especially 

 to the ornithology of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, including 

 an 'abstract of the proceedings' of the Club for 1905. The first article is 

 a biographical notice of Charles Lucian Bonaparte, by Dr. Spencer Trotter, 



'Game Laws for 1905. A Summary of the provisions relating to Seasons, Ship- 

 ment, Sale, and Licenses. By T. S. Palmer, Henry Oldys, and R. W. Williams, 

 Jr., Assistants, Biological Survey. Farmers Bulletin No. 230. U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. 8vo, pp. 54, with maps, 1905. 



2 Cassinia, A Bird Annual. Proceedings of the Delaware Valley Ornithologica 

 Club of Philadelphia, 1905. — 8vo, pp. 88, frontispiece, and 1 half-tone plate. Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa.. Feb., 1906. 50 cents, 



