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ters. Part II states "Why it is Worth While to Give Protection," 

 in terms of " Money Values " and "Esthetic and Moral Values." 

 Part III is concerned with " How We Can All Help to Protect 

 Birds." An Appendix is concerned with directions for organizing 

 bird clubs for purposes of protecting birds. The book is certain 

 to be of great value in the campaign for better protection to 

 birds. L. J. 



Conclusions from a Study of Ornithology. By Howard Jones, A.B., 

 A.M., M.D., Circleville, Ohio. 1915. Read before the Audubon 

 Club of Columbus, Ohio, February, 1915. Published by the Author. 

 The meat of this published address, which covers 22 printed 

 pages, may perhaps be indicated by the following quotation: "The 

 proper study of ornithology will give a new outlook upon the uni- 

 verse, a new attitude toward everything, because, we shall lay 

 aside our emotions and act upon our intelligence. We shall know 

 we are hunting the mystery of life and matter for ourselves, and, 

 that every fact learned is an effort to state that mystery in terms; 

 that every observation and discovery help us to spell some new 

 word. 'As we advance we shall see clearly that TRUTH, JUSTICE, 

 LOVE and AFFECTION are not eternal abstract principles shin- 

 ing like sunlight from a great distance across our path.' We shall 

 see clearly that life carries in itself these qualities. That they 

 are potentially in every living cell, ' that they are in us, move 

 with us, and that their horizon is our own.' " L. J. 



Simultaneous Action of Birds: A Suggestion. By Winsor M. Ty- 

 ler, M.D. From The Auk, Vol. XXXII, No. 2, April, 1915. Pp. 

 198-203. 



The argument is based upon the assumption that there is actual 

 simultaneous action of birds, and the ' telepathic action ' is invoked 

 to account for the supposed simultaneous action. The only proof 

 which we have that there is actual simultaneous action is the hu- 

 man eye, unless there be actual photographs — which the writer 

 has not seen. It seems unlikely that the human eye could be relied 

 upon in the case of such rapid motion as the quick turnings of flocks 

 of birds so often exhibit. Indeed, it would be the exceptional pho- 

 tograph which would prove reliable here. That there is a quicker 

 response to fright stimuli in birds than in man there is probably 

 no question, but that such response is instantaneous is open to 

 serious question. L. J. 



The Birds of Dickinson County, Michigan. By Frederick M. Gaige. 

 Reprinted from Sixteenth Report Michigan Academy of Science. 

 Pp. 74-91. 

 The list was compiled between June 30 and August 24, both in- 



