'"\.^ x \ Recent Literatim 439 



Columba veto, hoc \ri o, ramum arboris decerptum in fontem projecit, 

 super quo jedenc Formica lucep autem quidam post hoc, calamis 



compositis, ad columbam comprehendam ibat. Hoc autem viso, formica 

 aucupis pedem momordit; ill<' vero dolens, e1 calamof projecit, et, ut 

 columba statim fugeret, auctor fuit. Affabulatio: Fabula significat, 

 opertere benefactoribus gratiam referre." 



Which, freely translated, reade aboul as follows: 



\n .nil, being thirsty, went down to a well, but, being carried along bj 

 the Mou of water, was nearly drowned. A dove, however, seeing this, 

 picked a twig from a nee and threw it into the well, and the ant, sitting 

 upon it, made its escape. Later a bird catcher, armed with arrows, in- 

 tended to secure the same dove. Bui when the anl saw this, she bit the 

 foot of the bird hunter. Feeling the sudden pain, he dropped the arrows, 

 and caused the dove to fly away .'it once. Moral: It is of importance bo 

 show gratitude to your benefactors. 



As .Kso|> flourished (if he flourished .'it all) aboul 600 B. C., it will be 

 -ecu thai this remarkable tale is old indeed. It may with propriety be 

 suggested I hal aspiring nal uralists and especially those interested in zodlogy 

 devote pari of their earliest attention to this cheerful ancienl mythologist, 

 or .it Leasl to the collection of fn.Ues bearing his name. They will ko far 

 toward proving the truth of the old saying that " nothing is new under the 

 sun." 8. M. Gronberoer, Washington, I). C. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Ridgway's ' Color Standards and Color Nomenclature.' ' — 

 Twenty-seven years have elapsed since the publication of Mr. Ridgways' 

 " Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists." Although this work al once 

 became the standard for almost all descriptive work involving color names, 

 the author realized its imperfections and within two years set about gather- 

 ing materials for the more comprehensive treatise which is now before us. 

 Probably no one in this country is better qualified for the task than Mr. 

 Ridgway as he combine- the artist's knowledge and appreciation of color 

 with a large experience in matching colors in nal nre and a keen perception 

 of minute differences in color tones. 



• olor Standards | and | Color Nomenclature I By I Robert Ridgway, M.S., 

 O. M /. s, etc | Curator of the Division or Birds, United States | National 

 Museum. | With Fifty-three Colored Plates | and | Eleven Eundred and Fifteen 

 Named Colors. | Washington, D. C. | 1912. | Published by the Author. | s\,, ,,,,. 

 1—13. pll. I l. lit. Price ss c i, with orden, postage extra, registered 20 cts. 



