Pocket Guide to the Common Land Birds 

 of New England. 



By M. A. WlLi^cox, Professor of Zoology, Wel- 

 lesley College, containing full description, 

 key and literary references. 



Nothing is more indicative of the spread of 

 popular culture in profitable and beneficent 

 directions than the constantly increasing inter- 

 est in the practical study of ornithology. Of the 

 numerous volumes that have been pviblished of 

 late on bird lore, none is so practical or on the 

 whole so well suited to the needs of the begin- 

 ner as the ' ' Pocket Guide to the Common Land 

 Birds of New England. ' ' The book is the out- 

 come of long experience in teaching college 

 women how to study common birds, and the 

 method of classification, based on the conspic- 

 uous colors or markings, is most ingeniously 

 arranged, in such a way that with the aid of the 

 artificial key the identity of any bird may be 

 easily traced. In all, Professor Willcox describes 

 eighty-nine different species, devoting a page or 

 so of text to each, and giving references to col- 

 lateral literature. Lee & Shepard, Boston. 



Bird Tablet. 



Josephine A. Clark, of the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, has recently published a bird tablet 

 for field use, which is as unique as it is useful. 

 Several well known ornithologists, among them 

 Mr. Brewster of Cambridge, Dr. Palmer and 

 Miss Florence Merriam encouraged the publi- 

 cation, and recommend it as a handy device in 

 connection with field work. The aim is to sug- 

 gest the observations to be made, and to save 

 writing. Of course it does not take the place 

 of a manual, but serves as a convenient accom- 

 paniment. The notes made in the field are in 

 shape to compare with a manual on returning 

 home and for preservation without copying. 

 Price, twenty-five cents. 



Handbook of the Sparrows, Finches, etc., 

 of New England. 



In this book the author, Mr. C. J. Maynard 

 assumes that it is better for those beginning the 

 study of ornithology to first become thoroixghly 

 acqiiainted with some one group of birds than 

 to acquire a smattering knowledge of many. 

 He has therefore selected the largest and in some 

 respects the most important family of New Eng- 

 land birds, particularly because there is no 

 season of the year when some members of it are 

 not to be found with us. As a teacher of 

 ornithology he recommends the study of this 

 single family and gives colored plates of all of 

 them, their size, comparisons, nests and eggs, 

 general habits and song. C. J. Maynard, pub- 

 lisher. West Newton, Mass. 



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