788 The American Naturalist. [September, 
and over again on different days, and it only rarely happened that the 
birds were rewarded by a short suck of the coveted liquid —C. M. W 
Recent Publications.—Bulletin No. 27 of the U.S. Division of 
Entomology consists of reports on the damage by destructive locusts 
during 1891 in California, Colorado, Kansas and other Western States, 
The reports were prepared by Messrs. Bruner, Coquillet, and Osborn, 
field agents of the Division. 
The April, 1892, Bulletin of the Ohio Experiment Station consists 
of a discussion by Mr. F. M. Webster, of the “ Insects which pee 
in the stem of wheat.” Seven species are included. * * Mr. 
Lawrence Bruner’s report as entomologist to Nebraska Board 2 Agri- 
culture for 1891 consists of a short, illustrated treatise on corn insects. 
* * * Dr. J. B.Smith’s report for 1891 as entomologist of the 
New Jersey Experiment Station contains several excellent m 
discussions of injurious insects, with many good illustrations. * 
The March Bulletin of the South Dakota Station, and the a 
Bulletin of the Iowa Station contain valuable entomological articles. 
Baron C. R. Osten-Sacken' has a paper of additions and corrections 
to Dr. 8. Wendell Williston’s catalogue of the Asilidx of South Amer- 
ica published last year. ‘The shrimp, Palemon ornatus, has recently 
and suddenly appeared in great numbers in the Hunter River of 
Australia.. 
‘Berliner Entomolog. Zeitshrift for 1891, xxxvi, 417, 1892. 
