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I.A.S. GAINS EIGHT LIFE MEMBERS 
One more I.A.S. record was broken this year — in just three 
months, we have added eight new life members to the roster. We are 
especially happy to welcome Helen Wilson of Chicago to this select 
group; she has served on the Board of Directors since 1964. Not satis- 
fied with becoming a life member herself, she also sponsored Joan 
Anesey of Chicago as a new life member. 
When Larry Lowry invited Mrs. Viola E. Pfeffinger of Peoria to 
become a member, she responded by taking out a life membership 
for herself and enlisting two other Peoria friends — Dr. and Mrs. 
Robert Easton — as new life members.... Jack P. Cowen of Chicago, 
a member of the Society since 1948, changed to life membership last 
month. 
Thomas E. Donnelley of Lake Forest enrolled as a regular member 
in 1962 before moving up to life membership. Last but not least, we 
welcome our first couple as life members: Mr. and Mrs. George M. 
Reich of Glencoe, who were sponsored as new members by Director 
Charles Lappen. Truly, our Society is multiplying! 
BOOK REVIEWS 
BIRD STUDIES AT OLD CAPE MAY: An Ornithology of Coastal New 
Jersey, by Witmer Stone. Reprint (paper-back — Dec. 1965) of the 1937 
edition, including a new introduction by Roger Tory Peterson; a list of 
51 Additional Species Recorded in Cape May County (1937-1963), by 
Ernest A. Choate; a Biographical Note on the author by James A. G. 
Rehn; and the original Preface. Reissued by Dover Publications, Inc., 
180 Varick St., New York City. In two volumes: Vol. I, xlii plus 484 pp. 
(loons through dowitchers), and Vol. II, vii plus pp. 485-941 (Stilt Sand- 
piper through Snow Bunting); 277 line drawings, 7 maps, and 229 half- 
tones on 121 plates; 53g x 8% inches; each volume $2.75. 
Witmer Stone (1866-1939) was a naturalist of the old school — ornithol- 
ogist, botanist, zoologist, geologist, and more — who enjoyed a life-long 
career in the field, serving as a Director of the Museum of the Academy of 
Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. His book spanned more than 50 years of 
observations at the Cape, covering about 350 species of birds (although 
some were recorded from other areas of New Jersey). 
His text is a model of field reporting, covering much more than the 
usual annotated record of dates, places, and species seen. Stone wrote 
easily and well; he had a pleasant narrative style that makes reading 
highly enjoyable. His accounts include a description of the species, habits, 
where and when found, nesting, migration, and historical status. 
Most of the comments are based on intensive studies from 1920 to 1930 
of the entire Cape May area. He also reviewed the many changes that had 
