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And finally, on page 85, I again emphasized the true position of 

 these birds by reiterating that it is "rather probable that the Tubi- 

 nares should be placed in the neighborhood of the Steganopodes and 

 Herodii." 



Professor F irl nng r i I last review of this subject (Jcnn. 

 Zeitschr Xaturvv., 36, pp. 644-646, 1902), does full justice to the 

 subject as follows: "Stejneger-Cope ('85/'89) follow Iluxlev in 

 the rather unfortunate establishment of the Cecomorphjie, but Stej- 

 neger mentions particularly that the Tubinares perhaps are lietter 

 regarded as a special ordo with nearer relation to the Steganopodes 

 and Herodii. . . .On the strength of later coiisidcratioti^ 1 >till adhere 

 essentially to the opinion expressed l)y ine in IsSS, hnt I am iiiehned 

 to place their relationship to the < 'ieoniiroruio nioiv in the foreground 

 and that to the Laro-Liinieol;e nior ■ in th ■ backgronnd than then .... 



On the other hand, I eaiinot follow th<.-.c author. wIk, argue for 

 placing them too far from Laro-Limicohc," the group called 



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thisepocliof bin! books has pro.hieed. it marks, v.e hope, the l.egin- 



thos.- who n..u' ke..p bin! lists as a pastinie will take up the serious 



titles of >ome of which are as follows,-- The I'ramework of^lie Bird, 

 The Skull, 'i'he Foo.l of Birds, 'Vhr Sens. s. B<-aks an<l Bills, The 

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Mr. Beebe is curator of birds in the Xew York Zoological Park. 

 His position lias enablc.l him to observe at clo.se range tiie hal>its of a 

 great variety of binls, and also to (h.scover the needs of an in.piiring 

 public. .Mr. Be(>be is, however, nnich more than a keeper of animals; 

 he is a trained scientist and a skilful lecturer. He has succe(>dcd in 

 this book in arranging a large amomit of accurate information clearly 



the n>adcr's infrcst. 



' Beebe, C. William. The Kud. It I nn uidlucTDn. Xew York, 

 Henry Holt & Co. x + 496 pp. 371 figures. 



