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As an addendum to this list, mention might be made of Farmers' Bul- 

 letin, No. 513, entitled, "Fifty Common Birds of Farm and Orchard." 

 This has 31 pages and 50 colored illustrations. All but nine or ten of 

 the birds there pictured and described nest in Illinois and it would be very 

 desirable if this valuable bulletin were generally available for reference 

 and for class study in Illinois. It is for sale by the Superintendent of 

 Documents at fifteen cents a copy. 



The State Board of Agriculture of Massachusetts has in its employ the 

 distinguished ornithologist, Edward Howe Forbush and the bulletins 

 issued under his supervision are of unusual value. Two of the special re- 

 ports that Mr. Forbush has issued as bound volumes are entitled, "Useful 

 Birds and Their Protection," and "A History of the Game Birds, Wild 

 Fowl and Shore Birds of Massachusetts, Etc." These are described else- 

 where under the head of Suggestive List of Bird Books. They are sold at 

 cost for $1.00 plus postage. 



The annual reports prepared by Mr. Forbush are of interest far be- 

 yond the boundaries of Massachusetts. The Eighth Annual Report for the 

 year 1915 has some unusually valuable material relating to nesting boxes 

 with reports of success obtained with different types of boxes in various 

 parts of Massachusetts. The Ninth Annual Report for 1916 contributes 

 additional material of this kind. These reports are beautifully printed 

 and illustrated. 



Circular 47, February, 1917 edition, by Mr. Forbush, entitled, "Bird 

 Houses and Nesting Boxes" (24 pages with 44 illustrations), embodies the 

 best and most recent information obtained by experiments in Massachu- 

 setts. Circular 49, "Food Plants to Attract Birds and Protect Fruit," by 

 Forbush (21 pages, 7 illustrations), includes most of the material in 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 621, by McAtee, referred to above and much valu- 

 able comment and additional material. Then there are three bulletins of 

 Economic Biology also by Mr. Forbush, which are very important con- 

 tributions to the literature of bird protection. Bulletin 1, "Rats and Rat 

 Riddance" (87 pages, 35 illustrations), and Bulletin No. 2, "The Domes- 

 tic Cat, Bird Killer, Etc." (112 pages, 46 illustrations), and Bulletin No. 

 3, "The Natural Enemies of Birds" (58 pages, 13 illustrations), are 

 really indispensable aids. These and the annual reports and the circulars 

 named above, may be obtained free of charge, by addressing the State 

 Board of Agriculture, Room 136, State House, Boston. 



News From The Front 



The Secretary of the Maywood Bird Club writes : I am enclosing 

 check for five dollars in payment of dues of the Maywood Bird Club as a 

 Contributing Member of the Illinois Audubon Society. 



The Maywood Bird Club regards it a duty and an achievement in the 

 accomplishment of its purpose to become a member of the Illinois Audu- 

 bon Society and is glad to be one of a large company of bird lovers and 

 defenders joined in thought and purpose by one of the oldest state Audu- 

 bon Societies in the United States. 



The watchword of the Club is FORWARD WITH THE ILLINOIS 

 AUDUBON SOCIETY. Roy M. Langdon. 



