JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 47 



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A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study and Protection of Birds 



Vol. IX Published June 1, 1907 No. 2 



SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $1.00 a year; 25 cents a copy 



OFFICERS OF THE MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Pres., Prof. Leslie A. Lee, Brunswick W. H. Brownson, Portland 



Vice-Pres.. Dr. H. H. Brock, Portland Editor 



Sec.-Treas., J. Merton Swain, Skowhegan Frank T. Noble, Augusta 



Councillors, Gapt. H. L. Spinney, Seguin Associate Editor 

 Ora W. Knight, Bangor 



The Journal has received a copy of the "Warblers of North 

 America" by Frank M. Chapman. This is an octavo volume of 306 

 pages, illustrated with the beautiful Warbler plates which have been 

 appearing in Mr. Chapman's magazine, Bird-Lore, for the past 

 two or three years. These Warbler portraits are far and away the 

 best that have ever been produced, showing the exact location of 

 the different markings and a close approach to the real color in 

 every case. This is the most exhaustive work that is devoted 

 to the Warbler family alone. Mr. Chapman has planned a definite 

 program for each species and has carried it out for every member of 

 the family with unvarying accuracy. The characteristics of each 

 genus are outlined and then follow the description and life history 

 of the various species. First, there is a full description of the 

 plumage of male, female and young at different seasons of the year. 

 Then paragraphs are devoted to general distribution, summer range, 

 winter range, spring migration, fall migration, the bird and its 

 habits, song, nesting site, eggs, and nesting date. All these par- 

 ticulars are adhered to, without exception, for every bird. There 

 is no author who begins with so definite a plan, and who carries it 

 out with so much systematic accuracy. Mr. Chapman has made 

 use of his own large experience and has also drawn from all the best 

 authorities extant. So the whole together gives for each Warbler all 

 the most accurate data now at hand. Every student who expects to 

 know what there is to know about the Warbler family must of neces- 

 sity have this book constantly at his right hand. The thanks of 

 ornithologists are due to Mr. Chapman for this most valuable con- 

 tribution to bird literature. The book is for sale in Portland, by 

 Loring, Short & Harmon, and may also be obtained of any book- 

 . seller in Maine. 



