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Guide Book contains,— for its index 

 alone occupies upwards of six pages of 

 fine print. As a preface we have an ac- 

 count of the "Equipment and Methods" 

 of the aquarium, followed by an elabor- 

 ate series of descriptions devoted pri- 

 marily to "The Collection," and follow- 

 ed by brief histories of the fishes and 

 other forms to be seen in the tanks, pools 

 and small aquaria there found to contain 

 them. 



The reproductions or cuts are all from 

 photographs from life, the latter having 

 been made by some of our most dis- 

 tinguished photographers of living forms 

 in nature and in captivity. 



How well some of the fish have been 

 taken may be judged from the cut of 

 the Nassau Grouper, illustrating this 

 brief notice, it having been furnished the 

 writer by Dr. Townsend to illustrate 

 what is here set forth, which will have 

 fully attained its object should it bring 

 such information as the writer trust it 

 will, to many a student of our aquatic 

 forms, a large proportion of which can 

 be studied in no other way. 



Notes and News 



At the 6ioth regular meeting of the 

 Biological Society of Washington, held 

 in the assembly hall of the Cosmos Club, 

 on Saturday evening, April 3d, Dr. R. 

 W. Shufeldt presented a paper entitled, 

 "Observations on the Cervical Region of 

 the Spine in Chelonians," which was il- 

 lustrated by lantern slides. 



The Hudson County Aquarium So- 

 ciety, founded less than two years ago, 

 has a membership of one hundred. Meet- 

 ings are held on the fourth Thursday in 

 the Jersey City Public Library, Jersey 

 City, N. J. The officers: President, 

 Harvey A. Van Cott ; vice-president, 

 James H. McConnell ; treasurer, Frank 



W. Hedden ; recording secretary, Wil- 

 liam A. Whitten ; financial secretary, 

 Mrs. F. W. Hedden ; corresponding sec- 

 retary, Mrs. M. Kiekert, 107 Linden ave- 

 nue, Jersey City, N. J. 



The largest aquarium south of Phila- 

 delphia has been established at Miami, 

 Florida. Fifty large exhibition tanks 

 have been installed, one being the largest 

 in America and the second largest in the 

 world. There are said to be about five 

 hundred species of fishes about Miami, 

 and investigations will be started to as- 

 certain the food values of each, not to 

 mention life-history and habitat studies. 

 Apparently the work will in the main 

 be confined to saltwater species. 



It is always encouraging when a busi- 

 ness house finds it necessary to move to 

 larger quarters. Success in business 

 usually follows a strict application of the 

 golden rule. So it is not surprising to 

 now find The Aquarium Stock Com- 

 pany in a finer store at 174 Chambers 

 street, better able than ever to supply 

 the needs of the aquarist. We note that 

 they can now supply imported dried 

 daphne for which many have inquired 

 during the past few years. 



Dr. Albert Hazen Wright, of Cornell 

 University, informs the editor that he 

 collected many specimens of Lucania 

 ommata in Okefinokee Swamp Georgia, 

 in IQ12. 



"The verra best music I effer heard 

 vvhateffer was doun at Jamie McLaugh- 

 lan's," said the piper. "There wass fif- 

 teen of us pipers in the wee back parlour, 

 all playin' different chimes. I thocht I 

 was floatin' in heevin." — Tit Bits. 



A man is worth what his ideas are 

 worth. 



