CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER 



Mary Cynthia Dickerson, Editor 



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Cover, Winter Haunt of Ruffed Grouse and Quail 



Scene in Massachusetts, photographed by Mary Cynthia Dickerson 



Kunz on Ivory and the Elephant W. D. Matthew 485 



Review of a recent book by George F. Kunz on ivory and the elephant, in art, in commerce, and in 

 science, with especial reference to the evolution of the elephant 

 Illustrations by courtesy of Doubleday. Page and Company 



American Indian Saddles Clark Wissler 497 



Study of the origin and adaptations of horse culture in the New World 

 lUustrations from photographs of exhibits in the American Museum 



The Gulf Stream off Our Shores Alfred Goldsborough Mayer 501 



ratrr?tlf f°"" rr"" f t'^T' ^^^^P^^''^-- °° *»>« ^e and range of creatures of the sea 

 lUustrations from photographs by the Author 



Color Plate, Some Fishes of Tropical Waters opposite 507 



Designed and supervised by John TreadweU Nichols, and drawn by Albert Operti. to show the striking 

 and varied colors of reef fishes as contrasted with free-swimming species which venture away rom 

 the protection of the reef ' 



The Problem of Bright-colored Fishes John Treadwell Nichols 



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A Perplexing Phenomenon - Mirage Chester A. Reeds 513 



Account of the various types of mirage with explanations of the deceptive eflfects they produce 



Insects — A Subject for Recreation or Research Frank E. Lutz 



Dissertation on the importance and interest of insects, biologically, economically, and as a hobby 



Reproductions in Duotone of Insect Studies 



stories of instinct and intricate structure, suggestive of the innumerable insect problems awaiting dis- 

 covery and solution <"<."ie u" 



From original photographs by Mary Cynthia Dickerson 



Common-sense Law in Game Protection John B. Burnham 533 



New "Engfand*" ^^^'''^ "^ ^^^ ^"^'^ ''''' °° ^^^ preservation of deer and winged game in New York and 

 lUustrations from photographs by Arthur A. AUen and Philip S. Farnham 



The American Museum and College Zoology J. H. McGregor 537 



Appreciation of the resources for study and research afforded by the American Museum of Natural 

 History to the colleges of the city of New York «•••"« 



Migration of Birds in Africa j^es P. Chapln 541 



Study of conditions affecting migration of birds in Africa, and the extent to which migration occurs 



Museum Notes r ^ /> 



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