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covering the development of the Jacana and Ani and elaborate studies of 

 the development of the several parts of the bird's wing, from embryo to 

 adult, in a number of species. There is also a study of a Grey-breasted 

 Martin colony which occupied a box near the laboratory. 



One must read the book to appreciate the amount of interesting and 

 suggestive data that it contains. With such results in the first season we 

 may confidently look for greater success in the future, and with the experi- 

 ence gained in 1916 Mr. Beebe should be able to plan definitely for the 

 solution of certain problems when he makes his next visit to " Kalakoon 

 House." The science of zoology and ornithology in particular is deeply 

 indebted to the six members of the New York Zoological Society whose 

 liberality made the establishment of this station possible, while hearty 

 congratulations are due Mr. Beebe and his staff upon the manner in which 

 they have availed themselves of the opportunities that were offered them. — 

 W. S. 



Catalogue of the Childs Library. 1 — In this handsomely printed 

 volume Mr. John Lewis Childs presents a catalogue of his well known 

 library. Nearly one third is devoted to ornithological works, following 

 which are the parts relating to various other branches of natural history. 

 Mr. Childs' series of large illustrated folios is very complete, including the 

 Shattuck copy of Audubon's ' Birds of America,' Elliot's monographs, 

 Gould's ' Hummingbirds ', etc. We notice one unique volume of especial 

 interest, a series of original water colors of the commoner birds of Floral 

 Park, by Alan Brooks and one additional plate depicting their eggs. A 

 large number of separata are listed in the bound volumes of ' Ornithology '. 

 The catalogue will be of especial interest to bibliographers and to those who 

 wish to ascertain the extent of their own desiderata. — W. S. 



Preliminary List of the Birds of Tennessee. 2 — This little pamphlet 

 consists of a list of 270 species with a very brief mention of the character 

 of their occurrence in west, middle and east Tennessee, in three parallel 

 columns. According to the ' fore word ' it is compiled to serve as a working 

 basis for the collecting of data from which the Tennessee Ornithological 

 Society expects, in due time, to prepare an authoritative list of the birds 

 of the state. Only English names are used but these follow the nomen- 

 clature and order of the A. O. U. ' Check-List '. The list seems well calcu- 

 lated to serve its purpose and presumably the compiler has consulted most 

 of the meagre literature dealing with the birds of Tennessee, but as he 

 states that " the published material consists of a few local lists covering 



1 Catalogue of the North American Natural History Library of John Lewis Childs, Floral 

 Park, New York. Published by John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York. 1917. 

 Small 4to, pp. 1-150. 



2 Preliminary List of the Birds of Tennessee. Compiled by the Tennessee Ornithologi- 

 cal Society. 1917. Issued by the Department of Fish and Game, W. D. Howser, State 

 Warden. Nashville, Tenn. 8vo, pp. 1-28. 



