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New Books. 



The Home Life of Wild Birds. A 

 new method of the Study and Photo- 

 graphy of Birds. By Francis H. Her- 

 rick, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 

 4to, cloth, gilt top, 168p, with 141 illus- 

 trations from original photographs from 

 nature by the author, $3.50 net. 



This is unquestionably one of the 

 most valuable "Bird Books" of the year, 

 not only for the working bird student, 

 but will be equally prized by the ama- 

 teur, the "Audubonian" and the scien- 

 tific and exclusive A. O. U. man. A 

 most happy combination: A necessity, 

 elegant for presentation purposes, un- 

 surpassed for the bird lover's parlor 

 table. The market has been flooded 

 with "bird books" and yet the publish- 

 ers of this volume claim a place for it at 

 the fore-front of such publications; it 

 admits of no competitor: all this be- 

 cause of the fact that Mr. Herrick has 

 perfected an invention that brings the 

 birds beneath his eye, and beneath the 

 eye of his camera, in a way hitherto un- 

 heard of. At an actual distance of 

 about two feet from the nest, the author 

 and his camera stand. From that point 

 of vantage they watch and record 

 every movement of the bird family 

 The domestic economy of nest life be- 

 comes a practical science, to be set 

 down on paper by pen and picture for 

 the practical needs of the scientist and 

 for the delight of the lay lover of na- 

 ture. 



The Woodpeckers. By Fannie Hardy 

 Eckstorm, Houghton, Mifflin and Com- 

 pany, Boston. Illustrated with five col- 

 ored plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 

 and 31 drawings by John L. Ridgway, 

 square 13mo, 140p, $1.00. 



A comprehensive account of a single 

 family of birds distributed throughout 

 North America; accurate and orderly, 

 yet written so as to stimulate original 

 observation and intelligent study among 

 young people. The author has made 

 an exhaustive study of the structure and 

 habits of the Woodpecker and of his 

 tools— bill, foot, tongue, and tail — con- 



cluding that he is a miner instead of a 

 carpenter as generally supposed. The 

 book is informing in contents and ani- 

 mated in style, and is certain to interest 

 boys and girls in the study of bird life 

 on their own account. 



Everyday Birds. Elementary Stud- 

 ies. By Bradford Torrey, Houghton, 

 Mifilin and Company, Boston. Illus- 

 trated with 13 colored plates from Au- 

 dubon and 3 from photographs, square 

 13mo, 112p, $1.00. 



"Everyday Birds" is a collection of 

 sketches of a number of well-known 

 birds, some biographical, and others 

 general, in character. The volume is 

 really an interesting bird-study book, 

 written in a manner to interest children 

 and older people in birds and bird-life. 

 The illustrations include twelve colored 

 plates from Audubon — the first consid- 

 erable reproduction of the colored draw- 

 ings from the ''Birds" of that author. 

 Mr. Torrey combines entire scientific 

 accuracy with much literary charm, and 

 readers of all ages will find it delight- 

 fully interesting. 



Bird Day, How to Prepare for It. 

 By Charles A. Babcock, L. L. B., Silver, 

 Burdett & Company, New York, square 

 13mo, cloth, 96p, 16 page illustrations 

 of common birds, 50c. 



As the author states: "The aim of 

 this book is to assist school children in 

 the accurate study of a few birds. It is 

 believed that if this be attained, further 

 study of birds will take care of itself." 

 It contains chapters on History of the 

 Movement of "Bird Day," The Value of 

 Birds, The Destruction of Birds, Plan 

 of Study, Further Suggestions, Direct- 

 ions for Written Work, Programs for 

 Bird Day, The Poets and the Birds, Ob- 

 jects and Results of Bird Day, and Some 

 Representative Birds, (notes, descrip- 

 tions and illustrations of sixteen com- 

 mon species.) 



Tabby's Defense. By Harriet EUot, 

 Abbey Press, New York, illustrated, 

 cloth, 13mo, 43p, 50c. 



The autobiography of a cat told in 

 simple language with a view to enlist- 

 ing the sympathy of children on behalf 



