Part 11

1891-1899. Bulletin 39, U. S. National Museum. Parts A to O.

Contain directions for collecting and preserving a great variety of animals, including marine animals, mollusks, insects, spiders, myriapods, reptiles, amphibians, birds, birds’ eggs and nests, mammals, etc.

ANONYMOUS.

1896. Manual for Army Cooks, pp. 306. Washington.

The Manual used by the cooks in the U. S. Army. It includes chapters on camp cooking, a subject of much importance in certain ecological surveys.

1905. Terms used in Forestry and Logging. Bull. 61, Bureau of Forestry, U. S. Dept. Agr. pp. 53.

Useful in the descriptions of forest conditions.

1904. Instructions to Field Parties and Descriptions of Soil Types. Bureau of Soils, U. S. Dept. Agr. pp. 198.

Useful in the description of soils in the study of subterranean animals.

BANKS, N.

1907. A “Census of Four Square Feet.” Science, N. S., Vol. XXVI, p. 637.

A criticism of McAtee (1907).

1909. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects. Bull. 67, U. S. Nat. Mus. pp. 135.

An excellent manual. Should be in the hands of every student of insects.

BRETSCHER, K.

1902. Beobachtung über die Oligochaeten der Schweiz, VI. Folge. Rev. Suisse de Zoöl., Ann. Soc. Zoöl. Suisse et du Mus. d’His. Nat. de Geneve, Tome 10, pp. (1-29).

1904. Die xerophilen Enchytraeiden der Schweiz. Biol, Centralbl., Bd. XXIV, pp. 501-513.

Quantitative studies of earthworms in the soil.

BRUNNER, J.

1912. Tracks and Tracking, pp. 219. New York. Outing Publishing Co.

An illustrated guide for the identification of mammal and bird tracks or foot prints. Devoted mainly to game and fur-bearing animals. Very valuable to the student of live animals in nature. Many of our smaller species are worthy of similar treatment.

BURNS, F. L.

1901. A Sectional Bird Census. Wilson Bulletin, N. S., Vol. VIII, pp. 84-103.

A quantitative study of the birds found breeding on an area of one square mile. Other similar studies should be made.

CHAPMAN, F. M.

1900. Bird Studies with a Camera. With Introductory Chapters on the Outfit and Methods of the Bird Photographer, pp. 218. New York.

The title clearly indicates the character of this book.

COMSTOCK, J. H.