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Rhodora, Vol. 4, No. 46. 



Summer Birds of Central Texas, A. 

 E. Schutze. 



The Greatest Flying Creature, Smith, 

 report by S. P. Langley. 



The Willson Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 4. 



The Relation of Birds to the Farm- 

 er, Prof. H. P. Atwater, Texas. 



AMONG OUR EXCHANGES. 



Ridgways second book on Birds of 

 Middle and Eastern North America 

 has been received. 



The Condor will be under the man- 

 agement of Mr. Joseph Grinnell for 

 the coming year. Edited by Walter K. 

 Fisher of Palo Alto, CaL, associated 

 with Howard Robertson. 



Vol. 3, No. 4, "Notes on R. I. Orni- 

 thology," completes this magizine, as 

 it was only intended as a supplement 

 to The Birds of R. I. published in '99. 

 Mr. Howe tells us that "The Mss. 

 for tbe new list is well under way, 

 and its issue during the coming spring 

 is practically assured. 



Plant Travellers, is a neat little 

 pamphlet by Prof. C. M. Weed, of the 

 N. H. Agr. College. In his treatise 

 of this subject, Prof. Weed gives the 

 birds due credit, as being one of the 

 important agencies for distribution of 

 plant life. 



The Summer Birds of Central Texas 

 by A. E. Schutze, is a very interest- 

 ing booklet, well illustrated from 

 photos of nests and eggs, made by the 

 author. He gives a short account of 

 each of the summer birds of Texas, 

 with particular reference to their nest- 

 ing habits and eggs. 



A circular, addressed to the milli- 

 ners and others, calling attention to 

 our recent State laws, relative to de- 

 struction of birds, and having them in 

 possession. This circular put out by 

 the State Fish and Game Com. h:ts 

 been sent to all milliners in the State 



and posted in conspicuous places. The 

 foot-note is as follows and convinces 

 us that Mr. Carleton of the commis- 

 sion, intends that these laws shall be 

 enforced. 



Note: "It is the purpose of the com- 

 mission to see that this law shall be 

 strictly enforced. Attention is called 

 at this time, to that part of the law, 

 prohibiting the selling or offering for 

 sale, or having in possession, any dead 

 bird or part thereof." This is an im- 

 portant step and must needs bring 

 good results, as the milliners cannot 

 plead ignorance, as they have almost 

 invariably done heretofore. 



ABSTRACT . PROCEEDNGS ...Or 

 SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING 

 OF THE MAINE ORNITHO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The seventh annual meeting of the 

 Maine Ornithological Society, consist- 

 ing of four sessions, was held in the 

 lecture room of the Portland Society 

 of Natural History, Nov. 28th and 29th, 

 3 902, with President Wm. L. Powers of 

 Gardiner in the chair. 



The following persons were elected 

 to membership at the first session, in 

 their respective classes. 



Active membership: Dr. William 

 Converse Kendall, Freeport, Me., (of- 

 ficial address, U. S. Fish Commission, 

 Washington, D. C), John A. Lord, 

 Taxidermist, Portland, Me., Marion 

 Soule and Edmund Welch, both of 

 Gardiner. 



Corresponding Membership: Sher- 

 man E. Phillips, Madison, N. H., and 

 Hon. John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, 

 N. Y. 



Associate Membership: F. E. 

 Sweetsir, Cumberland, Ctr., C. E. Lane 

 and B. F. Stantial, both of Brooks. 



The President's annual address was 

 read and appears in full, in this issue. 



