b THE UNIX'ERSITY OF THE STATE OF N ICW YORK 



LIST OF SLIDES AND PHOTOGRAPHS 



LTnlcss otherwise indicated, the place named in the title is in 

 every case in New York State. 



Call no. 

 Nu 2 Topograpliy of a Bird. From drawing by Chester A. Reed in 

 FranlK M. Cliapman's Color Key to Norlh American Birds 

 Copyright, 1912, D. Appleton & Co. 

 By permission of the publishers 



Nu 4 Skeleton of a Fowl (Callus domesticus) 



Auk, Great (Plautus impennis) 

 This bird is now extinct, no living specimen of it having been 

 observed since 1842. A motive for including a picture of the 

 bird in this list is the opportunity to direct attention to the fact 

 that numerous other species also are likely to become extinct 

 unless adequately protected. See passenger pigeon, Nu PmP 

 and Nu PmP8. 



Nu AuG Adnlt (mnseum specimen); an Egg. American Mnsenm of 

 Natural History, New York. (1917) 



Note the short wings. The bird was flightless and hence 

 easily killed by early voyagers and fishermen wlho visited its 

 breeding grounds, which were distributed along the Atlantic 

 coast from the Arctic regions to Massachusetts. It was able to 

 escape its natural enemies on the sea by diving, but nature had 

 not provided against the coming of man to its nesting islands. 

 Compare with penguins. 



Baldpate (Mareca americana) 



Though not one of the commoner ducks of New York, the 

 baldpate, also called American widgeon, is found on the pro- 

 tected waters of Gardiners island occasionally during the 

 winter. It is found elsewhere in the State as a fairly common 

 migrant. Flesh esteemed as food. 18-21* 



Nu Bel Adult Male Dropping Down to Alight among Decoys on 

 Water. Gardiners island. (April 8, 1912) Harper f 



* Figures found in tliis position throughout the list indicate the length 

 of the bird in inches. They are not to be memorized but should be noted 

 frequently with a view to establishing a correct mental picture of the size 

 of the bird. 



fThe name appearing in italics in this position is that of the photo- 

 grapher. 



