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of Prey, consists of 334 pages of text and 71 beautiful chromolitho- 

 graphic and 4 plain plates, and is altogether a most attractive and authori- 

 tative work. Like the original 'Naumann,' this cannot fail to mark an 

 era in the history of European ornithology. 



The Harriman scientific expedition to Alaska, mentioned in the 

 July number of 'The Auk' (p. 302), successfully completed its work and 

 returned about Aug. 1, as planned. Important discoveries were made in 

 various departments of science, and it is proposed to publish in due time 

 the scientific results of the expedition in two volumes, one to contain a 

 general history of the expedition and the other the technical papers. 

 A report on the mammals will be prepared by Dr. Merriam, and one on 

 the birds by Mr. Ridgway and Dr. Fisher, other specialists also reporting 

 for their respective departments. The volumes will be copiously illus- 

 trated, the cost of publication being generously defrayed by Mr. 

 Harriman, who has spared no pains to make the expedition a success, 

 both as a pleasure trip for his guests and as an expedition for scientific 

 research. 



We learn through Mr. Frank S. Daggett, Vice-President of the 

 Pasadena, Cal., Academy of Sciences, that " Mr. Joseph Grinnell, who 

 joined a gold hunting expedition into the Kotzebue Sound region in 

 the spring of 1S98, for the purpose of extending his knowledge of west 

 coast birds, has at last been heard from. The party wintered north of 

 the Arctic Circle, several hundred miles up the Kowac River, and were 

 ten and one half months without communication with the outside world. 

 A fine series of skins of many species of birds was preserved, including 

 summer and winter plumages, and young in all stages, besides nests and 

 eggs of many rarities. Those who know of Mr. Grinnell's painstaking 

 methods will look forward to his return and the appearance of his 

 articles and photographs with much interest. The ice of Kotzebue 

 Sound broke July 9, enabling their craft to pass south, through Berings 

 Straits to Cape Nome, where they arrived three weeks later. Here 

 Mr. Grinnell will continue investigations until late in September, 

 touching at Ounalaska, Aleutian Islands, on the home trip." 



As we go to press a meeting of the Hungarian and Austrian orni- 

 thologists is in session at Sarajevo, Bosnia, the meeting having been 

 called for September 25-29. The program includes: (1) Report of the 

 Hungarian Ornithological Central: («) Exhibition of maps and tables 

 with lectures on bird migration; (o) Proposal of cooperative methods for 

 observing and elaborating the phenomena of migration. (2) Report of 

 the Austrian Committee for Ornithological Observation Stations. (3) 

 Report of the Museum of Sarajevo : (a) Maps and explanatory lecture 

 on the migration of birds in Bosnia and Herzegovina; (b) Report on 

 ornithological investigations in the Balkan States, illustrated by a fine 



