APPENDIX IV. 351 



1889. MERRIAM. C. II. Introduced Pheasants. United States 

 Department of Agriculture, Report, 1888, pages 484-488. 



Account of the introduction of certain game-birds into the 

 western portion of the United States, and extract from corre- 

 spondence in regard to them. 



1889. STRODE. W. S. Food of the Owls. American Naturalist, 

 vol. xxiii., pages 17-24. 



Treats especially of great horned owl. 



1890. COOK. C 1 . B. The English Sparrow. Michigan Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Bulletin 62. May, 1890. 



General notes on English sparrow: description; native birds 

 likely to be mistaken for it, and means of destruction. 



1890. FISHER, A. K. A Word for the Hawks and Owls. The 

 Observer, Portland, Connecticut, vol. i., Xo. 6. 



Economic value of these birds. 



1890. FISHER, A. K. The Marsh Hawk. Screech Owl, and 

 Flammulated Screech Owl. United States Department 

 of Agriculture. Report, 1889, pages 370-376. 



Discussion of the distribution and habits of these species, 

 with extracts from various publications. 



1891. BARROWS. W. B. Seed-Planting by Birds. United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Report, 1890, pages 280-285. 



Discussion of the subject in various phases and statement of 

 some of the problems to be solved. 



1891. BOLLES, FRANK. Yellow-bellied Woodpeckers and Their 

 Uninvited Guests. The Auk, vol. viii., pages 256-270. 



1891. BUTLER. AMOS W. Our Birds and What they do for the 

 Farmer. Report State Board of Agriculture, Indiana, 

 1890. pages 113-125. Also issued separately in pamphlet 

 form. 



