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that, not one retail milliner in fifty, 

 knows the State laws relative to the 

 sale of birds and parts of birds, and all 

 seem very much surprised, that there 

 is such a law in our State. A circu- 

 lar letter addressed to the milliners, 

 calling attention to the law and its 

 requirements would stop the sale of 

 much that is now sold contrary to the 

 law. 



By the way, we have called on a 

 large list of retail milliners, and many 

 laughable incidents have arisen there 

 from. All kinds of excuses are offered 

 and various opinions have been offered 

 as to our law, being a good law or not. 

 But ignorance of such a law, has been 

 plead in nearly every instance. 



Of course, we had hardly the nerve 

 to quote that old saying: "Ignorance 

 of the law, etc.," which came to our 

 mind. — Ed.] 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Am. Ornithology, II, No. 1, 2, 3, Jan. 

 Feb. and March '02. Auk. XIX, No. 1. 

 Jan. '02. Am. Botanist, II. No. 2, Feb. 

 '02. Birdlore, IV, No. 1, Jan. and 

 Feb. '02. Birds & Nature, XI, No. 1,2,3. 

 Jan., Feb. and March '02. Bulletin 

 No. 50, U. S. Nat. Museum. 

 Bryologist; V. No. 1 and 2, 

 Feb. and .March, '02. Bird-Killing. A 

 Method in Ornithology, by Reginald 

 C. Robbins. Condor, IV. No. 1, 2, Jan. 

 Feb., March and April, '02. Forest and 

 Stream, LVIII,, Jan. to March '02.. 

 Maine Sportsman, Jan.. Feb. and 

 March, '02. Mayflower, Jan., Feb. and 

 March, '02. Notes on R. I. Ornitho- 

 logy, III, No. 1. Jan. '02. Nature Study, 

 II, Nos.' 8, 9, 10, Jan., Feb. and March, 

 '02. Osprey, new series. I, No. 1 and 

 2, Jan. and Feb., 02. Oologist, XIX, 

 No. 184, 185, 186, Jan., Feb. and March. 

 02. Plymouth Review, VI, Jan., Feb. 

 and March. Proceedings Del. Orn. 



Club, No. IV, 1900. Plant World, V. 1, 

 2, Jan. and Feb., '02, Recreation, XVI. 

 1, 2, 3. 4, Jan.. Feb., March and April. 

 Rhodora, IV, 37, 38, 39, Jan., Feb. and 

 March. Wilson Bulletin, IV, No. 38, 

 March '02. Young Idea, XV. 3. March 

 '02. 



OUR EXCHANGE TABLE. 



The February and March issues of 

 Am. Ornithology contains a colored 

 chart of several of our N. A. birds, 

 which we believe will be of great help 

 to beginners. This chart is to be con- 

 tinued through the year. The Febru- 

 ary number contains a very interest- 

 ing article by C. A. Reed, entitled 

 Feathered Acrobats. It being a most 

 pleasing account of a nest of House 

 Wrens. It is profusely illustrated by 

 plates from life. 



The January and February numbers 

 of Bird Lore contains two reminiscent 

 articles on Dr. Coues which are very 

 interesting to bird students, besides 

 other interesting matter to students 

 and bird lovers. 



We note quite a change in the Os- 

 prey with the January number which 

 begins a new series. The January and 

 February numbers contain some inter- 

 esting notes to Maine bird lovers by 

 W. C. Kendall of the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission entitled "Random and Re- 

 miniscent Maine Bird Notes." An ar- 

 ticle "General History of Birds" is be- 

 gun in the January issue, which prom- 

 ises to be very interesting to ornitho- 

 logists and bird students. We believe 

 the new series is an improvement over 

 the old. 



The February number of the Oolog- 

 ist contains an article on the Brown 

 Creeper by C. H. Morrill, which is of 

 much interest to our members anil 

 .readers. An article in the January 

 number "A Novice's Note-book" by 



