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New Books and other publications will be reviewed in this department. Authors 

 wishing publications reviewed should send them to the Editor, who will examine them 

 personall}' and give them due consideration. 



"Eggs of Native Pennsylvania 

 Birds." This pamphlet is based on a 

 World's Fair collection of birds eggs 

 which were exhibited at the Great 

 Exposition by the author. It briefly 

 states the physical features of the state 

 and outlines the various lifezones 

 which affect the distribution of the 

 birds of Pennsylvania. Following 

 this we find a list of the collection, 

 which embraces 140 varie ties, also 

 giving the number of eggs in each set 

 and the dates on which they were 

 taken. A portrait ot the author forms 

 a fitting frontispiece to the title vol- 

 ume. Further along there are two 

 full page plates of groups of eggs ia 

 this coileftiou. 



"Heads," or "Olombia ii? the Wild- 

 erness. Aside from the religious 

 views — which of course we cannot tjive 

 space to review in a magazine of this 

 kind — this book is very interesting. 

 It relates in a very fascinating man- 

 ner the experience of a summer spent 

 in the wilder sections of the Adrion- 

 d&c Mountains. A party of tourists, 

 accompanied by two guides, take ex- 

 cursions through unbroken forests and 

 over beautiful lakes. They have 

 many thrilling adventures and exper- 

 iences. The author has a very charm- 



ing style of presenting details of camp 

 life and travel, description of scenery 

 and incidents. 



It is a work full of illustrative pur- 

 pose, and all lovers ot nature will 

 thoroughly enjoy its pages. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Jacobs, J. Warren, "Eggs of Native 

 Pensylvania Birds.' A World's Fair 

 Collection. Pp. i 10, pi. z. 



Schaeter, Theodore William, "Elec- 

 tric Light Bug or Belostoma." Re 

 printed from the Medical Index. Pp. 

 1-3, pi. I. 



VonSwartwant, Janet, "Heads, or 

 in the Wilderness", Pp. 1-163, Illus- 

 trated. New York: Columbia Publish- 

 ing Co. 



Field Sports. Vol. 10, No=.9-22, Jan. 

 4-Mar. 28, 1896. 



Game and Shooting, Vol. i, No. 12, 

 Feby., 1896. 



Gameland, Vol. 8, Nos. 24, Jan.- 

 Mar., I896. 



Le Naturaliste Canadien, Vol. 23, 

 Nos. 1-3, Jan. -March, 1896. 



Nidologist, Vol. 3, Nos. 5-7, ]an.- 

 March, 1896. 



Oologist, Vol. 13, 1-3, Jan. -Mar. '96. 



Oregon Naturalist, Vol. 3, Nos. 1-3, 

 Jan. -March, 1896. 



Rod, Gun, and Kennel, Vol. 6, Nos. 

 8-13, Jan. iiMarch 21, 1896, 



