The American Museum Journal 



CONTHNTS FOR JANUARY 



CoM'!'. ( 'ojix riiilit l'liiitii,ur;i|tli liy Mr. Ifolln M. IJcck 



Many .straiis«'lv t\vi>ti'd tret's arc scfii wlioii cliinljiii!; alioiil tin' ttiilc swciit regions of soiitlierii 

 Chile 



Frontispiece. I'ortr.iil of Mr. KNillo II. lieek. Field \,ii iii;ili.-t 4 



\;in;iti\e 1)1" ;i llird Quest ill tlie A'ieiiiity ol ( 'iipe I fDiii . . . K'oi.i.o II. Hkck 5 



An account of liow successful results were obtained in :i bleak ami iiiliospitalile coiintr.v, 

 remote from civilization (to be concluded in February) 

 Illustrations from pliolosraplis by the Author 



SeeiU's from tiie \'ii'iiiity ol" ('jipe Horn K'oLi.o II. \\\hk 17 



Reproductions in duotone from photographs taken on a bird <-olle(tinK trip around the 

 southern point of Soutli America 



Indiiiii Corn as a World Food Ci^auk Wisslku •^5 



Appreciation of Corn Amonfi the Indiaux of tin' l'i>i>er Mixsmiii, a recent book by Messrs. 



George F. Will and George E. Hyde 



With illustrations selected from the book reviewed 



Public Health Prohleins in Russia C-F. A. Winslow 31 



Conditions in Russia as seen by a member of the American Red Cross Mission, with sugges- 

 tions as to the help which America may render and the things most needed 

 Illustrations from photograi)hs by the Author 



The Storv of the IJed Sunllower T. D. A. Cockekell '-V.^ 



Chestnut-red, wine-red. orange, and primrose-colored sunflowers — results of breeding from 

 the ordinary sunflower and a wild red variety discovered in Boulder, Colorado, in 1910 

 Illustrations from photographs by the Author 



Xature's ^laiiic William PI Saffouij 48 



Rediscover} of a remarkable wood, first known in the sixteenth century, which produces with 

 water a beautiful opalescence not yet explained by science 

 Illustrated with color plate and photographs by the Author 



Uaine Farniin<i- for Pleasure or Profit II i;i;i{|;i;l' K. Joii 55 



A fascinating pursuit for anyone interested in wild life, and one which will aid greatly in the 

 conservation and increase of many species 

 Illustrations from photographs by the Author 



Giant ^ranunals of the Sea F. A. TiUCAS 63 



Review of a book on whale hunting by Ro.\ Cliapnian Andrews 

 Illustrations from Whali- Ilinilin;/ irjtli Gini and Camera 



Favorite Food Fishes Juirx T. Xiciiols 66 



Varieties most in demand and sources of the su|>ply in the New York market 



Mnseuin Xotes (59 



M.VRY CYXTIIIA DlCKKRSO.V. Editor 



Subscriptions shoiiUl be addressed to the American Miskim JiURN.^f., 77th St. ami 

 Central Park West, New York City. 



The Journal is sent free io all members of the American Museum. 



Entered as second-class matter February 2.">, 1917, at tlie I'ost Oflicc at New York, New 

 York, tinder the Act of Aiijjiist 24, 1912. 



