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teacher, and has several new features very help- 
ful to beginners, such as small cuts at the bot- 
tom of pages to explain terms, thus showing 
exactly what is meant, for example, by “ wing 
bars” or “rounded tail.” It also gives hints 
about the usual locality of a bird, whether creep- 
ing over a tree trunk, on the wing, or elsewhere. 
It takes particular note of size, having one sec- 
tion for birds about the size of an English spar- 
row, and so on. The pronunciation of the Latin 
names is carefully indicated. There -are several 
chapters giving’ descriptions of the external parts 
of a bird, and there is a glossary of scientific 
terms. 
The following list of points to observe in 
watching birds has been used to advantage by 
classes in bird study. A little familiarity with 
this will help one to remember what to look for. 
A similar, but fuller and more elaborate, list 
has been prepared, and bound up in tablets, to 
use in the field. It is for sale by Miss J. A. 
Clark, 1322 Twelfth Street, N. W., Washing- 
tony); C: 
