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elusive, 1909, while the writer of this report was attached to a field 

 party sent out by the Michigan Geological and Biological Survey 

 to investigate the biology of the region about Brown Lake, Dick- 

 inson County. The report deals with " Habitats and Habitat Dis- 

 tribution of Species," "Migration," "Effect of the Burn on the Lo- 

 cal Distribution of the Birds," and the systematic annotated " List 

 of Species." There are 88 species listed. The paper is a welcome 

 contribution to the distribution and ecology of the region in ques- 

 tion. L. J. 



Results of the Shiras Expedition to Whitefish Point, Michigan. 



Birds. By Norman A. Wood. Reprinted from Sixteenth Report 



Michigan Academy of Science. Pp. 55-73. 



" Whitefish Point is in Chippewa County, in the northern pen- 

 insula of Michigan." The birds are first grouped according to 

 habitat, and then arranged in systematic order, with annotations, 

 the dates of occurrence being given. We particularly commend 

 the method here employed of grouping the species according to 

 habitat preference. The paper is a valuable contribution to local 

 faunal and floral literature. L. J. 



Biological Division Zoology. From the Summary Report of the 

 Geological Survey, Canada, for the calendar year 1914. By P. A. 

 Taverner. With a repaging, 1-15. 



The particular part of this report with which we are concerned 

 is the report of " The Athabaska-Great Slave Lake Expedition, 

 1914," by Francis Harper, and the " Canadian Arctic Expedition, 

 1913-14," by R. M. Anderson. The whole report is devoted to biol- 

 ogy in general. It is worth noting that Mr. Taverner concludes that 

 the region which the expedition to Athabaska-Great Slave Lake vis- 

 ited was " found to lie almost entirely within the Canadian zone." 

 The U. S. Biological Survey has regarded it as Hudsonian. Mr. 

 Harper gives a list of 85 species of birds, and Mr. Anderson a list 

 of 52. The vegetation is also commented upon, and lists of other 

 Vertebrate animals given. L. J. 



Propagation of Upland Game-Birds. The National Association of 

 Audubon Societies. Bulletin No. 2, April, 1915. By Herbert K. 

 Job. Price 25 cents. 



This Bulletin contains detailed directions for propagating quail, 

 ruffed grouse, wild turkey, and pheasants, with brief remarks on 

 prairie chicken and doves and pigeons. Three pages on "Control 

 of Vermin" conclude the Bulletin. It is interesting to note that 

 the author includes domestic cats under the head of vermin. Nu- 

 merous illustrations add value to the paper. It is a paper that 

 can be highly commended. L. J. 



