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Winter Birds, by C. J. Maynard, Illustrated ;} 



The Black-capped Chickadee, 3 ; — The Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4 ; — 

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Experimental Lessons, Illustrated 8 



Lesson on Star-fish in an eighth grade class, by M. Eva Warren 8; — 

 The Star-fish, by Loena Snowman 9 ; — Star-fish, by Thomas Dowd, 

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Systematic Zoology for Teachers, by C. J. Maynard. Introduction 15 



Winter Geology, by Wm. D. Macpherson. Illustrated 18 



Insects in Winter ; — The Yellow-striped Locust, by Harry II. Whall 20 



Singular belief among the Bahama Creoles in regard to Indian stone imp] e- 



ments found on the Islands, by Wm. D. Macpherson. ^Illustrated 21 



Trees in winter by C. J. Maynard 22 



Comment and Criticism Editorial 23 



Book Notices; — A new magazine — Bird Lore 26; — Our Feathered 



Friends by Elizabeth and Joseph Grinnel 26 



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