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prisingly few. Above the falls the fauna changed rapidly ; the number 

 of species increased, and with every move up the river new forms 

 appeared. Flycatchers, Woodhewers, and Ant-thrushes were the domi- 

 nant forms, while there was a striking scarcity of Hummingbirds. Mr. 

 Cherrie's work was cut short by serious illness, which compelled his 

 withdrawal from the country with his work only begun. 



The Nebraska Ornithological Club was organized March i, 1899, 

 with eleven charter members, and Prof. Lawrence Bruner, Professor of 

 Entomology and Ornithology, University of Nebraska, as President. 

 The members are all active ornithologists; meetings are held every two 

 weeks, at which the members report their observations. It is intended, 

 through accession of members from other parts of the State, to make 

 the Club eventually a State organization. 



Part I of the ' Water Birds ' of Mr. Charles B. Cory's ' Birds of East- 

 ern North America ' is in press and will soon be issued by the Field 

 Columbian Museum. It is small quarto in size and profusely illustrated. 



A complete ' List of the Birds of Rhode Island ' is announced as in 

 preparation, to be published by subscription in September, by Reginald 

 Heber Howe, Jr., and Edward Sturtevant. The list is to be fully anno- 

 tated, and illustrated by photographs, and will contain a bibliography 

 of Rhode Island ornithology. 



We have received a prospectus of what will apparently be a very im- 

 portant work, entitled ' Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds, including the 

 Geographical Distribution of the Species and popular observations 

 thereon,' by Archibald James Campbell of Melbourne. It will form a 

 royal octavo volume of between 700 and 800 pages, with about 130 pho- 

 tographic reproductions of nests and nesting scenes, and 200 colored 

 figures of eggs. Judging by the sample pages and illustrations accom- 

 panying the prospectus, the work will be unusually attractive and of 

 standard value. 



A four-page leaflet entitled ' Hints to Young Bird Students,* en- 

 dorsed by eleven of the leading ornithologists of the United States, has 

 been issued under the supervision of Mr. Witmer Stone. It points 

 out that there is nothing to be gained by the collecting of large series of 

 birds' eggs, " except the extermination of the birds." It counsels care- 

 ful field work, and gives hints as to its prosecution. The large collec- 

 tions already available for study in museums, it is urged, " render it 

 entirely unneccessary for every bird student to form a collection. Those 

 who undertake any special line of study will soon learn what specimens 

 are required and collect accordingly, instead of amassing a large number 

 of specimens with no particular object in view." In the case of birds, 



