54 THE OSPREY. 



REVIEWS. 



Bird Portraits by Ernest Seton-Thompson with descriptive text by 

 Kalph Hoffmann. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1901. [4to, pi. 1-20; pp. 1-40. 

 Cloth with fancy cover design. Price, $1.50.] 



In Bird Portraits we have a collection of twenty excellent half tone repro- 

 ductions of drawings by a master artist representing the following species: 

 Song Sparrow, Flicker, Brown Thrasher, Barn Swallow, Chimney Swift, 

 Kino-bird, Baltimore Oriole, Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted 

 Grosbeak, Redstart, Ruby-throated Humming Bird, Bob-white, Goldfinch, 

 Blue Jay, Brown Creeper, Butcher Bird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Herring 

 Gull and Chickadee. 



Each plate is accompanied by a well-written biographical sketch of the 

 subject by Ralph Hoffmann. 



We are somewhat surprised to note that Mr. Seton-Thompson represents 

 the Barn Swallow as nesting in small colonies under eaves of barns, a fact, we 

 believe, heretofore not recorded. The Orioles' nest, too, we would have 

 stretched somewhat to permit the lady to sink completely out of sight, while 

 we would have allowed the Hummer, poising before the flower, to bring his 

 wino-s much farther downward than here represented, but no doubt the author 

 had his reasons for each of these, and we heartily join our voice with others 

 in praise of such a happy collection of pleasing views. 



Audubon Bird Chart No. 2, and Common Birds. Second Series. New 

 York and Boston. The Prang Educational Company. 



Some time ago the publishers issued an "Audubon Bird Chart" under the 

 auspices of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. This contained life size 

 figures, fairly accurate both as to characteristic attitudes and color, of the 

 following twenty-six birds. 



Barn Swallow, Black-and- White Creeper, Bluebird, Blue Jay, Bobolink, 

 Chickadee, Catbird, Chimney Swift, Cedarbird, Chipping Sparrow, Downy 

 Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Golden-winged Woodpecker, Gold- 

 finch, Humming Bird, House Wren, Kingbird, Purple Finch, Phoebe, Red- 

 eyed Vireo, Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, 

 Summer Yellowbird, Wood Thrush. 



The chart, which is 29 x 42 inches, was accompanied by a small pamphlet 

 of twenty-five pages prepared by Mr. Ralph Hoffmann for the Audubon 

 Society, giving short biographies of each figured form. 



A second chart has been published this year by the same company figur- 

 ing the following species: 



