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 A Review of Economic Ornithology in THE United States. By T. S. Palmer, Assistant Chief of Biological Survey. Reprint from Yearbook of Department of Agriculture For 1899. Pages 259- 292, 3 Pll. I Fig. After tracing, in the development of the Science of Ornithology in America, the beginnings and growth of the study of the economic value of birds, which lead to the establishment of the Division of Eco- nomic Ornithology and Mammalogy (now the Biological Survey) in the United States Department of Agriculture, Dr. Palmer reviews the work of this Division and then presents a broad general survey of the commercial value of birds to man. The use of birds and their eggs for food, the employment of their feathers for decorative purposes, and the gathering of bird-guano are here discussed in the light of numer- erous statistics of the utmost interest and importance. Having thus reviewed the strictly eco- nomic status of birds. Dr. Palmer consid- ers their destruction under bounty laws, their preservation under protective laws, and also the introduction of foreign birds. It is impossible to go into details, but we may briefly say that no general paper known to us so clearly defines the bird's economic standing. It abounds in facts and figures and should be in the possession of every bird-student and especially of these advocates of bird-protection who would base their arguments on sound, logical ground. — F. M. C. Abstract of the Proceedings of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club of Philadelphia. No. Ill, 1898-1899 Published by the Club. The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club meets at the Academy of Natural Sciences, in Philadelphia, on the first and third Thursdays of each month from October to May, inclusive. The average attendance during the two years covered by this report is shown by it to be about 20, ( and the character of the papers and notes presented, with the discussion thereof, prove the club to be a thoroughly active organization, doubtless the most active local bird club in this country. In addition to abstracts of the reports of meetings, this publication contains the following papers presented in full : 'Birds of the Blizzard of 1899,' 'Migration Data on City Hall Tower ' by William L. Baily, wherein are given the data connected with the 527 birds of 56 species which were killed by striking the tower from August 27, 1899 to October 31, 1899, and the ' Summer Birds of the Higher Parts of Sullivan and Wyoming Counties, Pa.' compiled by Witmer Stone, an extremely interesting list of 98 species of which no less than 13 are representative of the Canadian fauna. — F. M. C. Check List of the Birds of Ontario and Catalogue of Birds in the Biological Section of the Museum, Department of Education. Toronto By C. W. Nash. 8vo, pages 58. The author lists 302 species and sub- species of which all but nine are represent- ed in the museum of the Department of Education The annotations are good as far as they go but, to our mind, seem too brief for the large area covered, and the addition of definite records of migration from several points in the Province would add greatly to the value of the list for students.— F. M. C Check List of New York Birds. By Marcus S. Farr. Bulletin of the New York State Museum, No. 33 Vol 7. April, 1900. 8vo Pages 409 25 cents. This is a nominal list of the birds which have been recorded from New York State, 380 in number, published in advance of a more detailed work, as a convenient check-list for students. For this purpose it is printed on only one side the page, blank pages being left for the entry of otes. This plan of preliminary publi-