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Rescue of crops, foliage and forests by bird , Quantitie of food required 

 In birds, Methods of investigation [of food habits], Necessity of bird pro 

 taction and 83 tematic discussion. Under the last heading an given the 

 main fact relating to the various orders and families, with more detailed 

 notes on the mo 1 important pecies. All poinl made are supported by 

 bibliographic reference and the papei closi ivith a good bibliography. 

 In fact Profe or Henderson's publication 1 a conci e and up-to-date com- 

 pendium of information relating to economic ornithology and will be u eful 

 to all who are intere ted in the lib j eel W L. M. 



Recent Educational Publications The Mai achuseti Audubon 

 Society has 1 med a third colored bird chart ' for school and general 

 educational purpose l' include twenty pecie of ivinter birds from 

 paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and is even better than its predece oi 

 An explanator} pamphlet is by Winthrop Packard and furni he Buch 

 i tif< mi 1 in 1 inn as will be of assistance i«> teachers and cholar The Meriden 

 N. II Bird Club has published a second annual report. 3 It is attractively 

 printed and illustrated and presents numerous papers on how to attract 

 birds, bird baths, bird enemies, bird boxes etc. The report does credit to 

 tin- general manager of the Club, Mr Erne 1 Harold Bayni 



From Alabama comes .'in admirable publication 8 prepared by Com- 

 missioner J. II. Wallace, Jr, of the Department of Game and Fish. It 

 contain - great deal <>i important information on the value of birds to- 

 gether wiili poems on birds and nature, attractive illu itrations and hints 

 and programs for the conduct of' bird day.' 



California contributes two more numbers of the forceful publication 

 cni it led ' 'I'd'- \\ <• tern \\ Lid Life ( Jail ' ' devoted re ipectively to 1 he bill to 

 prohibit the sale of wild game and that providing protection to the Dove, 

 Band-tailed Pigeon, Shore-birds, Ducks, etc. The clear presentation of 

 the need of action, by leading authorif ies, and the complete list of the 

 legislature with ;i <':ill for every citizen to write to his representatives, 

 form .■in admirable campaign document that could well be followed by 

 other states in advocating similar legislation, - W. 8. 



iTwentj Winter ltlr<is. By Winthrop Packard to Accompany Audubon Bird 

 Oban No. ■'. Published for the Massachusetts Audubon Society, By Milton 

 Bradley Company, Springfield, Mass. 1913. Chart and pamphlet SI 50. 



(Second Report of The Meriden Bird Club, 1912. Boston, Mass. 8vo., pp. 

 1 82, With halftone Illustrations and mans. One dollar, address Secretary of 

 The Meriden Bird Club Meriden, .\. ir. 



Uabama Bird Day Book, 1913. Issued by the Department of Oame and 

 1 1 b John 11 Wallace Jr Commissioner, pp. 1 84 colored plates from ' Birds and 

 Nature' and original halftones. 



' Western Wild Life ''all Nos. 2 and 3. March 11 and 29, 1913. Published 

 by the California Associated Societies for the < lonservation of Wild Life. 



