seum illustrates a number of the most common uses of these 

 writings and of the variations in style and form: 



1. A receipt for twelve sheep. From Drehern. Date, about 

 2250 B. c. This tablet, about an inch square, took the place of 

 the paper receipts constantly used in business today. 



2. A tag telling the contents of a basket, to which it was at- 

 tached by cords entering the holes on one side. From Drehern. 

 Date, about 2250 b. c. 



3. A temple record sealed with a cylindrical seal to prevent 

 changing of the records. The seal bears the name of the scribe. 

 From Jokha. Date, about 2300 b. c. 



4. A list of objects for use in the temple. The first two lines 

 have been erased by the finger nail of the scribe. This could 

 have been done only while the clay was fresh and before it was 

 baked. From Jokha. Date, about 2300 b. c. 



5. A cone which was thrust into the temple wall at Warka 



(the Biblical Erech of Genesis X:10). It reads: "For Sin-ga- 



shid, the mighty hero, the King of Erech, the King of Amanu, in 



the temple of Ishtar, which he built in the royal palace of his 



empire." Date, about 2100 b. c. 



P. M. Rea. 



LOCAL FAUNA 



Arkansas Kingbird.' — On Tuesday morning, December 9, 

 1913, I was attracted by the presence of an unusual bird in the 

 lot which adjoins my home. The little fellow seemed extremely 

 happy as he flew and circled over the dried grass and bushes of 

 this waste lot. I watched him at various times during that day 

 but it was not until a day or so later that I found time to care- 

 fully study him with the aid of glasses. After observing him for 

 quite a while and comparing him with various descriptions in my 

 book, I became convinced that it was the Arkansas Kingbird; but 



I note: The first record of the Arkansas Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) in South Carolina 

 is due to the keen observation and interest of Mrs Sharpe, who tells here the story of her ex- 

 perience with this accidental visitor. The final identification and capture of the bird was 

 made by Messrs. Burnham and Rhett Chamberlain. The skin is now in the Museum (Spec 

 7204). This important addition to the avifauna of the state is recorded by Mr. E. Burnham 

 Chamberlain in the April number of the The Auk (Vol. XXXI, No. 2). — Editor. 



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