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Mr. James C'. Bell has been dele{i;ated to go to M(jreliead City, 

 North Carolina, to obtain casts and speeimens of the sharks of the Xorth 

 Carolina coast. The expedition was proposed by Mr. Russell J. Coles, 

 who is to collect extensively for the Ocean Leather Company, which 

 organization has offered generous cooperation. It is especially hoped 

 that Mr. Bell will be able to obtain large examples of the Hammerhead 

 Shark and the Tiger Shark, as well as specimens of the smaller varieties. 



THE BOOK SHELF 



A new book by Dr. Frank M. Chapman, which will undoubtedly 

 prove of great interest to bird lovers, has just been released by D. 

 Appleton *fc Company. It is entitled "What Bird is That?" 



Boni & Liveright have just issued Dr. Robert H. Lowie's "Primi- 

 tive Society." 



Dr. Wissler contributed an article on "The Antiquity of Man" to 

 a recent number of The Mentor. 



Dr. Whitlock has recently had a nurnber of articles on crystallog- 

 ra{)hy, precious stone cutting and similar subjects published in Science, 

 The Jewelers' Circular, The American Mineralogist, The American 

 Journal of Science, and other periodicals. 



ON THE CALENDAR 



June 2 — Meeting of the Keramic Society of Greater New York, 

 Academy Room. 



June 3 — Trip through the exhibition halls, and motion pictures of ex- 

 peditions, for crippled children of the New York City 

 Schools. 



June 15 — Meeting of the Horticultural Society of New York, Audito- 

 rium. 



