¾ol. lO20XXXVII] J RecentLiterature. 325 among the most efficient more especiallyin the newer regions where they are still to be found in large numbers." He mentions52 spe- ciesof birdsamong which probably the crowand the crowblackbird are the most valuable. Mr. Davis has gathered together and abstracted most of the informationin economicpublications on the enemiesof Phyllo- phaga,but his total of 52 speciescan be largely increasedif we take into considerationunpublished records of the BiologicalSurvey. Phyllophaga adults and larvae have been found in the stomachsof 83 speciesof of the United States. The commoncrow is pre-eminentas an enemy of both adults and larvae. Other birds especiallyworthy of mention in the latter role (from a total of 15 species)are the Upland Plover, Rusty Blackbird and Robin, and in the former (from a total of 81 species)the followingnamed approximately in the order of their importance: Star- ling, Crow Blackbird, Meadowlark,Brown Thrasher,Robin, Nighthawk, Chuck-wills-widow,Whip-poor-will, Screech , Kingbird,the five species of Hylocichla,and theseten of about equal rank: Red-wingedBlackbird, Upland Plover, the two ,Flicker, Blue-jay, Catbird, Red-headed Woodpecker, Mockingbird, English Sparrow, Magpie and Towhee.-- W. L. M.

Pine-seed Eaters in British Garhwal.--An interesting note on this subjectby A. E. Omaston,may be calledto the attentionof ornithologists. The Chir Pine (Pinus longifolia),says • the author,is a tree whichproduces large quantitiesof edible seeds,but it is eaten by so many animalsthat one is forced to marvel how sufficient seed survives to bring about the complete natural regenerationwhich is so characteristicof the species. In this case,as in many others,nature is lavish, providingagains t all possiblelosses. Birds mentioned as important consumersof Chir seeds are: Eastern Wood-pigeon(Palumbus casiotis), a Nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila), two speciesof Pied-Woodpeckers(Dendrocopus kimalayensis and D. auriceps),and the Black and Yellow (Pycnorhamphus icteroides). The article contains also interesting notes on the local dis- tribution and habits of these birds.--W. L. M.

The Ornithological Journals.

Bird-Lore. XXII, No. 1. January-February, 1920. The Ring-Necked . By Verdi Burtch.--Has becomequite commonin westernNew York, whereit has taken the placeof the Ruffed as a game bird. BobbieYank. By Katrine Blackinton.--Accountof a White-breasted Nuthatch.

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The Staghorn Sumac. By E. A. Doolittle.--As a bird-attracting shrub. The Twentieth Christmas Bird Census,brings forth 169 lists from all parts of the country. We notice considerablediversity in the recording of Chickadees. From many localitiesquite beyondthe rangeof catolinen- sis they appear simply as "Chickadee." At Mr. Holly, N.J., they appear, no doubt correctly,as "Carolina Chickadee,"while at Moorestown,N.J., a few nailesfarther south, the record is of "Black-capped Chickadees." In such a winter as the past one both kinds no doubt occurredin central and southernNew Jersey,but at the two localitiesmentioned the Carolina is certainly the usual one. It would seem better to use "Chickadee" without any qualifying term where there would seem to have been a•x error. In connectionwith the lone Tree Swallow at Gatdiner's Island, N.Y., it may be of interestto know that this specieswas quite commonat Cape May Point, N.J., on December31, 1919,flying over the frozen lake and feedingon the wax myrtle berries as observedby the reviewer. As to the Northern Phalaropeat Telford, Pa., to which specialattention is calledin the introduction,a little investigationwould have shownserious doubt as to the correctness