WOOD'S " THE FUNDUS OCULI OF BIRDS "» 



R. M. STRONG 



Vanderbilt University 



This handsome monograph is a useful addition to the litera- 

 ture of sense organs as well as to ornithology. It gives elaborate 

 and extensively illustrated descriptions of the gross and micro- 

 scopic structure of certain eye structures for a considerable 

 number of birds. It is especially satisfactory to have such full 

 accounts of the peculiar eye structures of birds, and a morpho- 

 logical basis is furnished for much needed experimental work on 

 bird vision. 



Besides the sections on methods, material, etc., there are the 

 following chapters : 4. A Review of the Anatomy and Physiology 

 of the Organs and Tissues seen in the Fundus Oculi of Birds; 

 6. Ophthalmoscopy of Birds; 7. Macroscopic Appearance of the 

 Fundus Oculi of Birds in Prepared Specimens; 8. Photography 

 of the Fundus in Prepared Eyeballs; 9. Effects of Domestica- 

 tion on the Fundus Oculi of Wild Species ; 10. The Ophthalmo- 

 scopic and Macroscopic Appearance of the Fundus Oculi in 

 Various Orders of Birds; 11. Classification of the Ocular Fundi 

 of Birds; 12. The Ocular Fundus of Birds in its Relation to a 

 Classification of Aves; 13. Relation of Reptilian to Avian Fundi. 



The text figures are well executed and the numerous colored 



plates are beautifully done. The text print is good. Dr. Wood 



has been generous in financing the work himself. This interest 



of a clinician in the pure science bearings of his specialty deserves 



hearty commendation. 



1 The Fundus Oculi of Birds, Especially as Viewed by the Ophthalmoscope: A 

 Study in Comparative Anatomy and Physiology. By Casey Albert Wood, M.D. 

 Chicago, The Lakeside Press, 1917; 200 pp., 145 text figures and 60 colored plates. 



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