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starlings or iiiyn s. liavc bccoiiu' very generally distributed among the 

 Polynesian Islands. Owing to the possible deleterious efTect of these 

 new-covers upon the native fauna, the im])ortance of investigating the 

 zoclcgy as well as the ethnology of Polynesia has become increasingly 

 apparent. 



Ornithological field collections in the Azores have been begun by Mr. 

 Jose G. Correia, of New Redford, under the auspices of Dr. L. C. San- 

 ford. The first shipment from these i.^^lands has reached the Mu.seum. 

 It includes a series of breeding specimens of Corj-'s sheanvater, a bird 

 originally described from the Atlantic coast of the United States and for 

 many years known only from examples taken en our coast. The breed- 

 ing grounds have however recenth' been discovered. Mr. Correia, who 

 was formerly a member of the crew of the New Bedford whaler Daisy, 

 which took Dr. Murphy to South Georgia in 1912 and 1913, plans to 

 extend his field of collecting to Madeira, the Canaries, the Cape Verdes 

 and other islands off the coast of Africa. 



We congratulate the new editor and the staff of X at ural History on 

 their splendid work in "catching up" in publication. We are pretty 

 sure that before the end of this year Xatural History will be appearing 

 on schedule time. This is a fine achievement, particularly in view of the 

 high standard which is being maintained for the magazine. 



For the September-October number we are promised two articles of 

 exceptional interest: one, by Dr. Kunz, devoted to the Radium Ex- 

 hibit held here a short time ago, will set forth all the steps necessary- in 

 isolating radium, and will contain a fine series of photographs; the other, 

 by Dr. Gcddard. will give the story of the remarkable collection of 

 golden objects from Peru which were recently purcha.sed for the Mu- 

 .seum, and will also be beautifullv illustrated. 



Mr. Albert Thomson has been very successful in his work in the 

 Snake Creek beds in Western Nebraska. He has obtained many inter- 

 esting specimens from the late Tertiary. These include five skulls of the 

 three-tced hor.se, two skulls of carnivora, and the skulls of a deer, an 

 alligator and a giant .snapp ng turtle. Palates, jaws and teeth were also 

 f( und in great numbers. 



