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Book News and Reviews 67

with two balirtones and

maps.——-J. 1)., Jr.

illustrated two

THE CDNDOR.—The leading article of the january number at ‘The Condorl is appropriately devoted to a memorial, by Taylor, of Chester Barlow, the founder of the journal, and is illustrated by a portrait Grinnell follows with an account of ltis writings. with a list of titles arranged in chronological order. literary activity extended over an even deer ade: and during this period he found time to publish more than titty articles, besides numerous editorials and short notes. Al- though he wrote in a sty e which could be enjoyed by the merest beginner, it is said. with much truth, that his work had a wider inﬂuence on scientiﬁc Ornithology

as frontispiece.

Barlow’s

than if he had conﬁned his energies en— tirely to systematic or philosophic ﬁelds.

The general ornithological articles of this number include ‘Nesting of the Townsend Solitaire,‘ by Anthony: ‘Nesting of the Abctt Towhee,‘ by Gilman: ‘Notes on Pine Siskins,‘ by Bowles. and tlte ‘Band- tailed Pigeon in San Diego County,‘ by Sharp. These are followed by numerous short notes, a feature which will be given more prominence in tuture, Another new feature is a series of portrai : of eastern orni- thologists, beginning with a portrait and brief. etch ot Mr. Robert ltiugrray.

‘The Condor‘ begins its tifth lume under new management, Walter K. Fisher taking the editorship and Joseph Grinnell becoming business manager. The journal has a bright future before it. and we wish it successi'l‘. S. P.

'I‘rtz Wusox BULI .‘l‘lk—ln No. +1 of the ‘Wilson Bulletin‘ Lynds Jones gives an account of ‘All Day with the Birds' in Lorain county. Ohior On May 7, 1902. in company w h the friends, he tramped almost can uouslv for over fourteen hours through woodland and ﬁeld, anti succeeded in observing rr; speeies. which exeeeda by one entryall previous recordsfor a singleday.

Among other noteworthy papers the fol- lowing may be mentiollet. ‘Among the Vultures of Asia Mitior,’ by ll. C racy; ‘ Some Bluebirds, Boxes and 'I‘rouhles.’ by

Frank Bruen: ‘Winter Birds.‘ by Lynds Jones; ‘TheCuban Tody,‘by 1. w, Dan- iel, Jr.; and 'My SummerBoarders,' by w. J. Mills.

As usual, there is considerable of interest in the departments of general notes and correspondence—A. K. F.

Book News

ERNEST Serow‘s interesting article on The National Zoo at Washington, ‘A Study of its Animals in Relation to their Environnlent,’ which originally appeared in “The Century.‘ has been re-published by permission or The Century Company and its author in the Smithsonian Report for moi.

WE understand that the “Author‘s Autograph Edition " of Dawson's ‘Birds of Ohio’ is being rapidly subscribed for. Inlormation concerning this work may be had of the \‘Vhtaton Publishing Company, taro 'I‘he Hayden, Columbus, Ohio.

THE tTlJmK COMPAYY will issue, this spring, an important work by w. E. 1). Scott, giving the results at his long-ran- tinued studies of the birds in his aviary and including some most valuable observa- tions on the inheritance of habit,

HoutiHTnx, Minus St CO. announce ior

early publication 'I‘ruo Bird stori by

Oliver Thorns Miller.

LITTLE, Bitmvx 6: (‘tr have in prepnr ration a one-volume edition of Chamber- lain‘s ‘Nuttall,‘ which contain all the text and illustrations of the two-volume edition.

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BIRDrS‘l‘l'lH». who are interested in the life-histories of birds will do well to sub- scribe to ‘Tlte Etnu,‘ the organ oi the Australian rnithologisls’ Uninn. edited by A. J. Campbell. antl published by

\Valker, May or Company. Melbourne.

Mk. E. R. WARREV. of 20 West Cara- millo St., Colorado Springs, Colorado. has issued a list or subjects, t'llieﬂy birds and

mammals. of wh’ prints or lantern-slides made from photo-

h he ran supply either

graphs from nnture.