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Considering the above facts I can see no reason why pumilio should not stand 
and why Myosciurus pumilio (Leconte) has not priority over other names. Myos- 
ciurus minutvs (Du Chaillu) and Myosciurus minutulus Hollister should be con- 
sidered synon 3 uns. — Herbert Lang, American Museum of Natural History, 
New York. 
MAGPIE AS SENTINEL FOR RABBITS 
The following note sent me by Capt. Henry Savile of Cheltenham, England, 
shows that the magpie serves the British rabbits much as our blue] ay does sev- 
eral American fourfoots. 
‘T saw rather an interesting little thing the other day, showing that wild 
animals do communicate with each other. In the center of a large field was a 
rabbit warren. One evening, while dressing for dinner, I saw a black stable Cat 
stalking the bunnies. Just before it got within springing distance, and as it 
was lashing its tail from side to side, from a small coppice, out flew two mag- 
pies, gave a cry and every rabbit disappeared. I saw this six nights running, and 
my host told me it had been the same every night for some time.” — Ernest 
Thompson Seton, Greenwich, Conn. 
DEATH OF CHARLES B. CORY 
Charles Barney Cory, well known as one of the most prominent of American 
ornithologists, died in Ashland, Wisconsin, July 31, 1921. Although chiefly 
devoted to the study of birds, he had given considerable time to mammals and, 
especially by the production of his book on the “Mammals of Illinois and Wis- 
consin,” had placed all mammalogists in his debt. 
He was born in Boston, January 31, 1857, and was descended from old New Eng- 
land stock. His interest in natural history began in his teens and before he was 
twenty he had formed a considerable collection of birds. For many years he was 
possessed of an ample fortune which permitted him to follow his naturalist’s 
bent without let or hindrance. A large share of his attention in earlier life was 
given to Florida and the West Indies. His collections from these regions, 
although mainly ornithological, included many mammals, quite a number of 
which are still preserved in the Field Museum. He was the first to call attention 
to the differentiation of the Florida cougar to which he gave the name Felis 
floridana. This name being preoccupied, it was renamed in his honor, Felis coryi. 
For the last fifteen years of his life, after having suffered the loss of his fortune, 
he held the responsible position of curator of zoology in the Field Museum of 
Natural History of Chicago. Here he labored most assiduously in the study of 
birds and, after considerable other work, engaged in the preparation of a series 
of volumes under the title “Birds of the Americas,” only two parts of which had 
appeared at the time of his death. Among his earlier books were many known to 
naturalists the world over, as “Birds of the Bahamas,” “Beautiful and Curious 
Birds of the World,” “Birds of Haiti and San Domingo,” “Birds of the West 
Indies,” “Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin,” “Hunting and Fishing in Florida,” 
and “Naturalist in the Magdalen Islands.” 
He was a man of jovial disposition, fond of a good story, fond of music, fond of 
games of all kinds and interested in many things besides natural history. As a 
young man he gave much time to outdoor sports and in middle life he became 
passionately devoted to the game of golf in which he attained exceptional skill. 
Throughout a varied and active life, his love for animals, especially birds, was 
maintained to the end. — W. H. Osgood, Chicago, III. 
