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THE OOLOGIST 



This is the only one found in the 

 United States, 414 and 414a occurring 

 in Lower California. 414b is also 

 found in northern Lower California. 



601.1. Emberiza rustica Pallas. 

 Rustic Bunting. 



542d. Passerculus sandwichensis 

 nevadensis Grinnell. Nevada Savan- 

 na Sparrow. 



741c. Penthestes rufescens vivax 

 Grinnell. Valdez Chestnut-sided 

 Chickadee. 



764.1. Calliope calliope camschat- 

 kensis (Gmelin). Greater Kamchat- 

 kan Nightingale. 



No other species or sub-species 

 have been eliminated, nor any other 

 cancellations been made. The only 

 other changes up to the date of this 

 writing being in the scientific names, 

 which may be found in the Seven- 

 teenth Supplement, printed in "The 

 Auk" for July, 1920. 



J. Hooper Bowles. 



Jan. 11, 1923. 



Australian Nature Studies 



By J. A. Leach, D. Sc. Organizing In- 

 spector of Nature-Study and Senior In- 

 spector of Schools, Victoria, Etc., First 

 Edition. Critcheley Parker, 276 Flind- 

 ers Lane, Melbourne, 1922. 800, bound 

 500 pp. Col. plates and text illustra- 

 tions. 



The author had it in view when he 

 undertook the preparation of this 

 volume to supply "A Book of Refer- 

 ence for those interested in Nature 

 Study,' and the task has been most 

 satisfactorily completed. In addition 

 to six full-page colored plates of Aus- 

 tralian birds there are no fewer than 

 189 text "plates," each one of which 

 varies a number of minor line cuts, 

 some of them as many as thirty. They 

 are run in continuation with the text 

 matter where they occur and are need- 



ed to illustrate what is set forth in 

 the text. The titles of a few of these 

 will indicate the general character of 

 them and we have for example, "An, 

 Studies" (PI. 102); "Feathers" (PL 

 149-14 figs) ; Eggs of Animals (23 fig- 

 ures PI. 89), and so on. In short 

 there are hundreds of these instruct- 

 ive little cuts, and they very satisfact- 

 orily illustrate what is set forth in the 

 text. 



The "Table of Contents" gives us to 

 understand that the volume is divided 

 into three parts, viz: Part 1, Plant 

 Life; Part II, Animal Life, and Part 

 III, General Studies, this last being 

 devoted to Rock Studies; Shore 

 Studies; Lake Studies; Pond Life and 

 the rest. There is a most helpful in- 

 dex at the close of the volume, cover- 

 ing from pages 485 to 501 inclusive, 

 and at its commencement an interest- 

 ing preface. Among the statements 

 made in the latter we read that "As 

 the book was written with a view to 

 helping those interested in the educa- 

 tion of the young, technical terms 

 have been avoided, for there is no 

 room for such in the nature-study of 

 children under 12 years of age." This 

 must not be construed to mean, how- 

 ever, that the book was written for 

 children of that age, for it can be 

 effectually used by those in the high 

 schools and colleges, for Doctor Leach 

 says in his preface further along, that 

 "Having had unusual opportunities 

 and experiences in nature study as 

 teacher, lecturer, organizer and in- 

 spector, in addition to a wide field ac- 

 quaintance with the Australian fauna, 

 flora, and natural features, the author 

 offers this volume as an Australian 

 contribution toward the development 

 of a subject that has assisted in bring- 

 ing reality into schools and interest 

 into the lives of many children as 

 well as adults." 



Now comes up the question, what 



