The American Museum Journal for May 
contains an illustrated article by Bashford 
Dean on “The Exhibition of Fishes” in the 
American Museum, in which modern mu- 
seum methods for exhibiting fishes are in- 
The old method of 
showing specimens in bottles is being dis- 
terestingly described. 
placed by the more rational one of making 
casts of the 
them as in life, placing them in groups and 
objects and, after coloring 
in imitation of their natural surroundings. 
This is in keeping with the groups of mam- 
mal and bird life. 
The young Milwaukee Society sends its 
birthday greetings to its four elder sisters. 
On behalf of the latter, we welcome Mil- 
waukee to the ranks. How soon will Boston 
follow? 
The Fourth Estate, New York, of June 8, 
1912, announces us thus: 
FISH RAISING 
“Tue Aquarium,” a magazine devoted to 
the interests of the study, care and breed- 
ing of aquatic life, has just been established. 
It is issued monthly at Philadelphia, except 
during July and August, by the Aquarium 
Societies of New York, Brooklyn, Chicago 
and Philadelphia. Eugene Smith of Ho- 
boken, N.J., is the editor-in-chief. 
Document No. 110 of the Bureau of Fish- 
eries, Washington, “Methods of Studying 
the Habits of Fishes, &c.,” by Prof. Jacob 
Reighard, of the University of Michigan, 
was read at the Fourth International Fish- 
eries Congress, held in September, 1908, at 
Washington, and was awarded the prize for 
the best method of observing the habits 
and recording the life histories of fishes, 
with an illustrative example. ‘The example 
selected was the Horned Dace (Semotilus 
atromaculatus). We recommend this paper 
as a model for such work and suggest to 
those intent on studying life histories of 
fishes to write the Fish Commiission for a 
copy of Document No. 110. 
In early numbers we hope to publish sev- 
eral articles by noted naturalists; articles 
on live-bcaring fishes, a series on labyrinth 
fishes, and a continuation of the series on 
plants started in this number. 
Those who read German have a rich field 
of literature on aquatic topics at their dis- 
posal. We hope from time to time to 
bring some of it to the notice of our readers. 
The “Moscow Society of Lovers of Aqua- 
ria and House Plants” is an old established 
Russian Society which issues a_ bi-monthly 
magazine from which we shall publish some 
articles in the future. 
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