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illustrated with two haU-tones and two 

 maps.— J. D., Jr. 



The Condor. — The leading article of 

 the January number of 'The Condor' is 

 appropriately devoted to a memorial, by 

 Taylor, of Chester Barlow, the founder of 

 the journal, and is illustrated by a portrait 

 as frontispiece. Grinnell follows with an 

 account of his writings, with a list of titles 

 arranged in chronological order. Barlow's 

 literary activity extended over an even dec- 

 ade; and during this period he found time 

 to publish more than fifty articles, besides 

 numerous editorials and short notes. Al- 

 though he wrote in a style which could be 

 enjoyed by the merest beginner, it is said, 

 with much truth, that his work had a 

 wider influence on scientific ornithology 

 than if he had confined his energies en- 

 tirely to systematic or philosophic fields. 



The general ornithological articles of this 

 number include 'Nesting of the Townsend 

 Solitaire,' by Anthony; 'Nesting of the 

 Abert Towhee,' by Oilman; 'Notes on 

 Pine Siskins,' by Bowles, and the 'Band- 

 tailed Pigeon in San Diego County,' by 

 Sharp. These are followed by numerous 

 short notes, a feature which will be given 

 more prominence in future. Another new 

 feature is a series of portraits of eastern orni- 

 thologists, beginning with a portrait and 

 brief sketch of Mr. Robert Ridgway. 



'The Condor' begins its fifth volume 

 under new management, Walter K. Fisher 

 taking the editorship and Joseph Grinnell 

 becoming business manager. The journal 

 has a bright future before It, and we wish 

 it success. — T. S. P. 



The Wilson Bulletin. — In No. 41 of 

 the 'Wilson Bulletin' Lynds Jones gives 

 an account of 'All Day with the Birds ' in 

 Lorain county, Ohio. On May 7, 1902, 

 In company with two friends, he tramped 

 almost continuously for over fourteen hours 

 through woodland and field, and succeeded 

 in observing 113 species, which exceeds by 

 one entry all previous records for a single day. 



Among other noteworthy papers the fol- 

 lowing may be mentioned: 'Among the 

 Vultures of Asia Minor,' by H. C. Tracy; 

 * Some Bluebirds, Boxes and Troubles,' by 



Frank Bruen; 'Winter Birds,' by Lynds 

 Jones; 'The Cuban Tody,' by J. W. Dan- 

 iel, Jr.; and 'My Summer Boarders,' by 

 W. J. Mills. 



As usual, there is considerable of interest 

 in the departments of general notes and 

 correspondence. — A. K. F. 



Book News 



Ernest Seton's interesting article on 

 The National Zoo at Washington, 'A 

 Study of its Animals in Relation to their 

 Environment,' which originally appeared 

 in 'The Century,' has been re-published 

 by permission of The Century Company 

 and its author in the Smithsonian Report 

 for 1 901. 



We understand that the " Author's 

 Autograph Edition" of Dawson's 'Birds 

 of Ohio ' is being rapidly subscribed for. 

 Information concerning this work may be 

 had of the Wheaton Publishing Company, 

 1216 The Hayden, Columbus, Ohio. 



The Outlook Company will issue, this 

 spring, an important work by W. E. D. 

 Scott, giving the results of his long-con- 

 tinued studies of the birds in his aviary 

 and including some most valuable observa- 

 tions on the inheritance of habit. 



Houghton, Mifflin & Co. announce for 

 early publication 'True Bird Stories,' by 

 Oliver Thorne Miller. 



Little, Brown & Co. have in prepa- 

 ration a one-volume edition of Chamber- 

 lain's 'Nuttall,' which will contain all 

 the text and illustrations of the two-volume 

 edition. 



Bird-students who are interested in the 

 life-histories of birds will do well to sub- 

 scribe to 'The Emu,' the organ of the 

 Australian Ornithologists' Union, edited 

 by A. J. Campbell, and published by 

 Walker, May & Company, Melbourne. 



Mr. E. R. Warren, of 20 West Cara- 

 millo St., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has 

 issued a list of subjects, chiefly birds and 

 mammals, of which he can supply either 

 prints or lantern-slides made from photo- 

 graphs from nature. 



