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The collection of five "lions" owned by the New York Zoological 

 Society in the Bronx Zoological Park, New York City is a fine 

 one, and one that is not duplicated the world over. Four of these 

 animals are of the California variety while the fifth is a Steller's 

 sea-lion. 



"Flip," the Steller's sea-lion so-called by his keeper because 

 of the largeness of his nippers, is an animal highly prized by the 

 Society. "Lions" of this type rarely live in captivity, and have 

 never been known to dive. They inhabit the shores of the 

 northern Pacific from Behring strait to California and Japan. 

 California lions do well in captivity and all dive. "Flip" has 

 proven the rule by being the exception. He is not only "waxing 

 fat" and growing in his confinement, but has become tame, 

 learned many tricks, and developed the art of high diving to a 

 marked degree. 



News and Notes 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, 3356 Eighteenth St., Washington, D. C, 

 has recently been selected as editor of the ' ' Department of Wild 

 Flowers" of the American Forestry- Magazine of Washington, D. C. 

 His duties will begin with the November number; and not only 

 will Popular Botany be dealt with on the broadest possible lines, 

 including wild flower conservation, botanical clubs for children, 

 teachers, and others, but insects and birds will occasionally be 

 touched upon as occasion demands. Good letters and flower 

 photographs from correspondents will be published, flowers identi- 

 fied, etc. 



The Council of A. A. A. S. Association at its meeting in Columbus 

 last December, voted to admit to membership in the A. A. A. S. 

 during the calendar year iqi6 only, without the payment of the usual 

 $5 admission fee, such members of the various affiliated societies as 

 may wish to join with us. 



This means that any subscriber to The Nature-Study Review 

 may become a member of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, by paying the membership fee of $3.00 

 to L. O. Howard, Washington, D. C. This entitles to a year 

 subscription to Science or to Popular Science. 



