THE OSPREY. 



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Paradise. It contrasts with the only other 

 species of the genus in the following characters. 



C. lyogynis. 



Pectoral shield nearly as long as broad. 



Frontal plumes short, not obscuring contour 

 of head, not reaching bej'ond middle of bill. 



Tail eniarginate. 



Central tail-shafts crossed near base, diverg- 

 ing before tips. 



Outer web at tips of central tail-shafts 

 loosely coiled; greatest width, 8 mm., uniform 

 for greater portion of length. 



C. j'txi/i-t. 



Pectoral shield one-fourth as long as broad. 



Frontal plumes long", obscuring contour of 

 head, reaching forward beyond middle of bill. 



Tail rounded. 



Central tail-shafts crossed near base, coverg- 

 ing before tips. 



Outer web at tips of central tail-shafts tightlj' 

 coiled, discoid; greatest width, 12 mm., rapidly 

 narrowing to tip. 



The provenance of the new species is entirely 

 unknown: it probably inhabits some little ex- 

 plored part of New Guinea or a satellite island. 



A Monument to Pkofessok Spencek F. 

 Baikd was "resolved" as "desirable" by the 

 American Fisheries Society at their late annual 

 meeting held at Woods Holl. July 18-20. "The 

 society deems it appropriate that this memorial 

 should be located at Woods Holl, as a special 

 tribute to his zeal in furthering the interests of 

 marine biology and fish-culture," and "resolved, 

 that a committee with full powers be appointed 

 by the chair to determine the most suitable 

 form of the memorial, to raise the necessary 

 funds, and to proceed with the erection of the 

 monument." A committee of ten was appointed 

 with Dr. Hugh M. Smith of Washington as 

 chairman. 



Literature. 



BiKD Sti'dies with a Camera. With intro- 

 ductory chapters on the outfit and methods of 

 the bird photographer. Bv Frank M. Chapman. 

 New York. D. Appleton "& Co. 1900. [12mo. 

 pp. 1-218— cloth SI. 75]. 



In this neat little volume, Mr. Chapman gives 

 us his varied experiences with cameras in the 

 field. The 110 beautiful photographic repro- 

 ductions, to say nothing of the artistic vignettes 

 beginning the various chapters, speak loudly 

 for the author's patience and skill, and proclaim 

 a wonderful success to his manipulation of the 

 camera. 



Passing a very interesting preface and intro- 

 duction, the reader is brought face to face with 

 "The Outfit and Methods of the Bird Photo- 

 grapher." Here Mr. Chapman gives us the 

 benefit of his experience with cameras, and 

 tells us which are available for the purpose, 

 setting forth the special qualities of the divers 

 instruments, lenses, shutters, tripods, plates, 

 blinds and sundries; happily demonstrating that 

 it is not necessary to employ an expensive in- 

 strument, but that equally good results maj- be 

 achieved with one of moderate cost. The next 

 chapter is devoted to "The Methods of the Bird 

 Photographer". In it the bird photographer 

 will find many hints how to take pictures of the 

 haunts of birds at the various seasons, of their 

 nests and eggs, of their young, and finally of 

 the most difficult subjects, the adult birds them- 

 selves. 



In the second part, "Bird Studies with a 

 Camera," the author in ten chapters takes us on 

 his various expeditions and shows us in every 

 case what part the camera pla^-ed in each. In 

 "Bird Photography Begins at Home" he has 

 enlisted the birds which frequent suburban 

 homes as subjects for his illustrations. The 

 second chapter "The Chickadee: a Study in Black 

 and White," is a most delightful treatise, and 

 the seven pictures which accompany it are of 

 rare beauty. "The Least Bittern and some 

 other Reed Inhabitants," transports us to the 



marshy haunts frequented by this species, the 

 picture of the four 3'oung Red-winged Black- 

 birds with their hungry faces being especially 

 pleasing. "Two Herons" shows us the habits 

 and nests, with their divers contents, of a Black- 

 crowned Night Heron Colony- and the Home of 

 Great Blue Heron — while the next chapter leads 

 us to "Where Swallows Roost," in the Hacken- 

 sack marshes of Northern New Jersey. Then 

 we spend "Two Days with the Terns," on the 

 Weepeckets, in Buzzards Bay; at least we im- 

 agine we do. for the pictures which accompany 

 this sketch bring the scenes wonderfully close 

 to us. We only wish that the women who have 

 been guilty of wearing the mangled remains of 

 these beautiful birds might see the pictures of 

 these lovely forms and note their home life as 

 here represented; we feel assured that they 

 would become converts and cease wearing such 

 grim trophies of barbarism. The next three 

 chapters are devoted to "The Bird-rocks of the 

 Gulf of St. Lawrence," and we visit in turn 

 "Perce and Bonaventure," "The Magdalens," 

 and "Bird-rock" yroper. The last without 

 doubt is the most interesting chapter in the 

 whole book and the plate (85), showing Kitti- 

 wakes. alone would seem to be a sufficient reward 

 for a trip to the island. But there are so mauA* 

 others, all of which illustrate certain features of 

 the island and its inhabitants, that we may well 

 deem this chapter the most important illustrated 

 article which has ever been published on East 

 North American Sea-bird life. The last chapter 

 is devoted to "Life on Pelican Island, with some 

 Speculations on the Origin of Bird Migration." 

 Here again the views which the camera has pre- 

 sented for our perusal are most perfect, and the 

 series a complete one, showing pelican life from 

 its infancy to its grave. 



All these pictures are connected with sketches 

 written in the delightful style of the author, 

 thus making" it not only a book of pictures, but 

 one relating stories of pleasant hours well 

 spent. B, 



