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IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST, 



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New books and other publications will be reviewed in this department. 

 Authors wishing publica':ions reviewed should send them to the Editor, who 

 will examine them personally and give them Awe consideration. 



Shoemaker on Birds of Frank- 

 lin County Iowa, (A partic^i list 

 of the). This is an anno'ated 

 list of 150 species, the result of 

 five years observations made at 

 odd times. The annotations re- 

 late to the manner of oecuiTence 

 of the various species. Preced- 

 ing the annotated list (pj) 1-2) 

 Mr. Shoemaker describes the 

 general character and extent of 

 the region treated. It is attrac- 

 tively printed and we trust ma^^ 

 prove an incentive to ornitholog- 

 ical research in the county of 

 which it treats, as well as a stim- 

 ulant to other ornithologists in 

 the state to prepare similar lists. 



' 'Warren's Taxidermy. " A bul- 

 letin published by the state de- 

 partment of agriculture of Pemi- 

 sylvania and prepared by the zo- 

 ologist. B. H. Warren. The work 

 is divided into three chapters as 

 follows: (1) 'How to Collect. 

 Skin, Preserve and Mount Birds;' 

 (2) Laws relating Song and Wild 

 Birds;' (3) 'Game and Pish Laws;' 

 The first chapter conveys in a 



])]ain way the easiest method of 

 |)rej)aring and preserving birds' 

 skins. Commencing with the ru- 

 diments of the :u't. so that any 

 school boy will] its aid could 

 learn tije ])roces.'*. and further 

 along giving instruction that is 

 of value to the professional taxi- 

 dermist. This is the second edi- 

 tion of llie bulletin. The author 

 states that "the demand for the 

 first editioti so far exceeded oui* 

 expectations that this reprint is 

 necessary to avoid disappointing 

 a great many correspondents of 

 the department."' Should not this 

 be an encouragoinent for other 

 states to publish bulletins of a 

 similar nature? 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Beal, P. E. L, "The Meadow 

 Lark and the Baltimore Oriole." 

 (Yearboolc of the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture for 1895, pp 419- 

 430. pi. 2.) 



Judd, D. Sylvester, "Pour Com- 

 mon Birds of the Parm and Gar- 

 den. (Yearbook of the U. S. 



