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feeling of startled surprise in being confronted with such famil- 

 iar personages as Cooper Hawk, Anthony Green Heron, and the 

 like. Omission of the apostrophe and final s is a great conven- 

 ience in the preparation of manuscript, but at first sight a list 

 looks bob-tailed without them. We would not be sorry, however, 

 to have Mr. Grinnell's system prevail. It is hard for one to ap- 

 preciate the great difficulties which must be overcome before 

 anything like a complete or correct list of the birds of a state sit- 

 uated like California can be made. The Cooper Club gives evi- 

 dence, in this list, of the stuff of which it is made and of the men 

 who compose its membership. Mr. Grinnell proves his right to 

 a place at the top. 



The Bird Calendar, by Clarence Moores Weed. The Nature 

 Calendar Series. Rand, McNally & Co., Publishers, Chicago, 

 New York, London. 



In this Bird Calendar Professor Weed recognizes "that the 

 most important part of Nature Study in schools is to get the pu- 

 pil to see for himself and to record his observations accurately." 

 This Calendar is designed to meet the need for some guide to the 

 young student of Nature. First of all a list of 80 species is print- 

 ed, with space at the bottom of each page for several more to be 

 written in if necessary, with space at the right for recording the 

 date of arrival and the date of nesting of each species. The right- 

 hand page is reserved for remarks. Following this list for mi- 

 gration and nesting records, a half-page is given for records for 

 each day from March 15th to June 30th. For each day two lines 

 are given to each of the following: New arrivals; New nests; 

 I saw these birds to-day ; I recognized the voices of these. At 

 the close of each month space is left for a summary of the month. 

 The last nine pages contain directions for "Observations on Nest." 

 The Calendar is in good form for permanent preservation and 

 should prove a valuable aid in the Nature Study work in the 

 schools. Single copies are 10 cents ; per dozen $1 ; per hundred $7. 



Our Birds in Their Haunts. Rev. J. Hibbert Langille, M. 

 A. Published by the Author at Kensington, Md. 



This well known book, written from the standpoint of a true 

 lover of the birds and all Nature besides, comes to us in a new 

 dress which adds to its attractive appearance. A better binding 

 than the old style makes a volume which school children can use 

 without fear of tearing it to i)ieces at once. It is a book well 

 adapted, for the most part, for use as a reader in the middle and 

 higher grades, tending strongly to stimulate intelligent study of 

 of the birds in particular and Nature in general. The keen sym- 



