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Punnett's Mendelism/— A useful i)0|)ular oxpositioii of Mrndrl's 



MenM, an account of his expcriniculs "in livl.ri<ii/iim- planis, the 

 rediscovery of his law of here(lil\ lonu- :,ftrr Mnul. T. ,lr;,il., with 



Mendelian theory since 1900, nor does the book contain a bibliog- 

 \Y. E. C. 



irds of Iceland.'— This substantial contribution 

 to faunal ornithology is a good example of the present-day "local 

 list," or re.'iiime of the avifauna of a circumscribed area. Iceland, 

 because of its position and physical features, affords an unusually 

 interesting field for study. The grass-lands, the moors, the barren 

 mountain tops, the glaciers, rivers, woods, and sea here provide a 

 variety of country, but the rigorous environment is unsuited to many 

 land birds. 



The author in his introduction, summarizes briefly the ornitho- 

 logical literature of Iceland, and at the end of the ciun)ter lists the 

 more important works dealing with Icelandic birds. The topograi)liy 

 of the island is then treated and the species peculiar to the different 

 areas are listed. An interesting feature is the hot springs which 

 never freeze in the winter and make it possible for certain species 

 to pass the cold season in their vicinity far lo the norili of their usual 



certain fresh-water ^ ducks, 

 ing Alcidje are for the most i 



Hiintzlch, HernhMrd. B< ilrw, zur K> vnhn. </< r Vo^k hn It I.hnui.. licrlin. 

 R. Friedlanderand Sohn. 1905. 8vo. vi + 341 pp.. 2G fig.s.. 1 map. 12 Marks. 



