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conidae. The Cal. Condor is said to be apparently extinct. 

 We can assure Dr. Reichenow that it is by no means extinct. 

 Accipiter cooperi is given, but not velox. Buteo lineatus is 

 likewise omitted, but the rare Buteo brachyurus is fully 

 treated. The treatment of the Gyrfalcons will also not meet 

 with the approval of our ornithologists. Striges: All of the 

 subspecies of the Strix flammea are given, but nothing is said 

 of the North American form, Pratincola. 



The Fibulatores are divided into two orders : the Parrots 

 and the Scansores. Only the former are discussed in the 

 present volume and our two forms are duly given, but it 

 should have been stated that the Carolina Parrakeet is appar- 

 ently extinct. 



It is, of course, a very unpleasant task to call attention to 

 such minor details and defects in a work of this kind, and 

 they certainly do not detract materially from the value of 

 the work, but in a critical review the minor points as well 

 as the major ones should be taken into consideration and 

 due attention given them. As it is, however, Dr. Reichenow 's 

 book will long stand out as a work of phenomenal learning 

 and knowledge and his system of classification will be recog- 

 nized as not only thoroughly scientific, but also as eminently 

 practical. He has presented us with a work for which we 

 all should be very thankful and which any student of orni- 

 thology will do well to use in the pursuit of his studies and 

 investigations. 



BIRD SURGERY. 



The accompanying illustration represents the wing bone of 

 the Greater Snow Goose (Chen hyperborea nivalis) found 

 when skinning the bird in the fall of 1912. The fracture, 

 made by a No. 4 shot, must have been made either during its 

 flight south or else upon its feeding grounds during the sum- 

 mer. The illustration shows how well nature heals its wounds 

 and how quickly. Harold H. Bailey, 



Newport News, Va. 



