Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 



should send in their orders at once, as the price of these publica- 

 tions will probably be advanced in the near future. 



A publication of timely interest, especially for those who are 

 interested in the conservation oi bird life, is " The Domestic Cat ; 

 Bird Killer, Mouser, and Destroyer of Wild Life, etc.," by Edward 

 Howe Forbush, recently issued as Economic Biology — Bulletin 

 No. 2, of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. It is a 

 well-illustrated pamphlet of 112 pages, replete with facts and sta- 

 tistics of the cat's crimes and misdemeanors, and the dangers 

 which they represent as carriers of disease. 



A bird house contest is being held among the Boy Scouts of 

 Staten Island under the auspices of the Staten Island Bird Lovers' 

 Club. The contest will close on April 20— at which time the 

 houses will be assembled and judged at the Museum. As in the 

 contest held a year ago among the school children of the Island, 

 the non-prize-winning houses of the present contest will he ex- 

 posed for sale to members of the Association and the public— the 

 money to be handed to the respective builders of the nesting 

 boxes. 



In a campaign to create better — and if possible — ideal condi- 

 tions for wild bird life on Staten Island the Bird Lovers' Club tried 

 a novel experiment on the night of Sunday, April 9, 1916, in the 

 shape of a lecture in Italian for Italians exclusively. The lecture 

 was held in the assembly hall of Public School 13, Rosebank, and 

 was delivered by Dr. Attilio Caccini, of New York City. Both 

 colored lantern slides and motion pictures were used — the latter 

 showing Col. Theodore Roosevelt visiting the great bird rookeries 

 of the Louisiana coast. 



In the course of his talk Dr. Caccini pointed out the value and 

 beauty of the bird life of Staten Island, the necessity for protecting 

 birds and the attitude of the law in this country with relation to 

 the killing of wild birds. The lectures were received by an en- 

 thusiastic audience of both children and adults. 



Accessions to the Museum and Library since the last issue of 

 the Bulletin have been received from James G. G. Ross, Gustav 

 Grabe, Ira K. Morris, Arthur Hollick, L. McC. L. Mitchill, Wm. 

 R. Janeway, Charles F. Walter, Stephen D. Stephens, George 

 Sylvester, Winthrop Packard, and Estate of Mrs. Emma T. Kilmer, 

 through Rev. F. E. Grunert. 



