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along the Lake front. Also the record of two Acanthis linaria, 
Redpoll, on December 29, 1903. These two northern species are 
decidedl}' nnnsnal in northern Ohio. 
On December 4, 1903, a single Hermit Thrush was found near 
Brownhelm, Lorain county, and on January i, 1904, a single 
Vesper Sparrow, at Kishman’s Switch on the lake shore. 
Mr. R. J. Tozer informs me that there is a large Crow roost 
in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, where hundreds of Crows 
remained all winter long. In Lorain county there have been 
many more Crows present during the present winter than ever 
before. 
[Oberlin, Ohio.] 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
Two volumes have recentl}- come to hand from the pen of \V. 
S. Blatchle}’, .State Geologist of Indiana. 
“ Gleanings from Nature” is published by the Nature Publish- 
ing Company of Indianapolis and is dedicated to the 800,000 boj’s 
and girls of the state of Indiana. The author writes in a popular 
way from personal observations on birds, snakes, fishes, flowers, 
insects, weeds, swamps and caves and treats them in an interesting 
and instructive manner, giving the information the 3’outhespecialh' 
is always desirous of knowing. Since we have read the book 
and compared the plants and animals mentioned with the flora 
and fauna of Ohio we find that almost without exception the 
forms treated are common to the two states, therefore, although 
it is written with special reference to the natural historj" of 
Indiana, it is almost as valuable for Ohio and doubtless for a 
number of other states. 
‘‘The Oi'thoptera of Indiana” is a reprint from the 27th 
Annual Report of the Department of Geolog}^ and Natural 
Resources of the .state of Indiana. 
The glossar}' and chapter on anatom}’ are features which add 
greatly to its usefulness as b}'' this means the characters used in 
the ke}’s and descriptions are made plain. One hundred and 
fort}’-eight species are given as occurring in Indiana, with full 
descriptions, and keys for determining each species. We find 
this work very appropriate for determining our Ohio Orthoptera 
and already we have recognized nearly a hundred of the forms 
given in it for Indiana. Students of the group cannot afford to 
be without a cop}’ and students in general Entomology will find 
it valuable. 
J. S. H. 
