Me, THE ZOOLOGIST. 
(cristatellus aud pygmeus), and in Ciceronia microceros, but pro- 
bably not in any other of the North Pacific forms, except perhaps 
Phaleris psittacula and Ptychorhamphus aleuticus.” 
As regards the synonymy of the species dealt with, Dr. 
Bureau’s determinations coincide with the views of Dr. Elliott 
Coues, as expressed in 1872 in his ‘Key to North American 
Birds.’ 
The general result of Dr. Bureau’s labours may be charac- 
terised as highly satisfactory, and we recommend to our readers 
the perusal of his instructive memoir in its entirety. We have 
given above the name of the Paris publisher, and the pamphlet 
may be doubtless obtained through any bookseller. 
Notes of Observations of Injurious Insects. Report, 1879. London: 
W. Swan Sonnenschein and Allen. 1880. 
Two years ago we had occasion to notice the first of these 
reports, and then expressed our agreeable surprise at the amount 
of support which this laudable project had received. ‘The report 
for 1878 was a great improvement on that for 1877, and now in 
last year’s report we have a vast amount of most useful and 
interesting information. The forty-four pages are full of prac- 
tical experiences and suggestions for the limitation of those 
pests of whose presence the farmer and gardener are so well 
aware. 
Miss Ormerod appears to have obtained competent observers 
in many districts, extending from Orkney to Cornwall, and we 
are glad to see one or two Inish notices. The important infor- 
mation elicited from many Scottish foresters is quite a feature in 
this year’s report. We should like to give our readers a short 
extract as a sample of the kind of information contributed, but 
there are so many which commend themselves that we must 
forbear to select. Our only wish is that all interested in the 
attacks of injurious insects will study the pamphlet for them- 
selves, and we can safely say that Miss Ormerod will be very 
glad either to give or receive any information on this subject. 
Thirty-two destructive species are selected for special observation. 
Good figures and descriptions are given of most of these. 
