, 1879-01-04

~ luUNl EFEu LOT E4LEREL& lTDI1 Luc AEHIu1lHl|At
whfel. would have made the treatment OF the
nhlect more complete. But, - Il Ia, this book
h tho most attractive, original, and sensible lfo
OF Socrates that wt have anywhere seen. f"9oc-
and Proofs Of the Phrdo OF Plato. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons. *1.5O)
BIRDS OF COLORADO VALLEY.
OrnItho1ogy Is a very old science. 1t dates
back IN its bsbllography. even In this country,
TO 1919, and perhaps to an earlier period. Since
that time contributions on tho North American
art fauna have successivcly followed one An
other with remarkable raptlity. Dr. Coues, tho
author OF the above work, states that 1t the
present .imo the works on this subject, treated
BY eminent sanants and various writer's, reach
the number Of 1900 volumes, pamphlets, and
papers. This excessive number does not In
cludo a1f, but simply those comoilcI by Or.
Coucs up to the present timo for his iorttcom-
Ing xork.--"A Universal photography OF
Ornlthoiogy." Only about 600 ofthese are at
tributesi to writcrs on American birds, 1earlnQ
large proportion to other authors throughout
tl,c w9rld lt!s evident from thts that the study
izcsl countries. That It IS especially popular In
America is cylncctl in Dr. fiaytlen's PREDATORY
no:c 10 tho work, In whch he says:
ltespectlnR tho biographies Of ''lifo h!atostes"
Of mrdp Which eon'iila,c tho main text u ths
nrrscn1 yulnmo. The aRsl.or's Wow that tha poe.
tscn Of tho subject should bc 20 far dtvcstcd OF
na as 70 hfes M c ,ee ena Wan, o. thS
The achoo'mcn In orhithotogy will doubtless meet
Uo,stbie 10 maKe @ natural hs.tptY enterta!ntnr
md attractive as we'll "a ins,tnctye with nd o.s
| In scientific psrciaiun, but with gr~as RnEn In
oe."s nasnss With e .tady e ns.p!s
sclcneer mag c3ert on tic higher grades Of mental
culture: nor In u matter OF little moment tn 10
na III hst ~ tncrna. mn, H.
Of tho s w'ae't possible e',aIaon W",,nn f.,
,, hna e.a, ~. 1a @ ,,. yi.ts ycts
nas nsen meM rsaug aor tho p.sss, unt. nW!nG
H. snc nn,s enEagS ar ~ seanv. t,a o;
.Mu "o'k Mas us'a,Gu ui.'n .Me p..t!. pcoeut
nnns;r. ei n,,5,,,,P =" - 'sedhs th anu eopse, aa
uchsave ~, na".iIanE .E u ZIG az ..t tnHna
y! tng !GIlo4 Ihucr Eotsstustattun. ny C1'o
sauo saney - Mplca the en!ala waterslea
Goiofaaot anu eolne u soutncrn CaAlofn1a.
1s g IN sMu5ee. H. W ling tlo'e ,si rsa.SaDio .Sa 10
tho i5ni,r,1 sat"s Iii Mcrc extrr%c. mcr. snn,n -,
tle county - afsert ] iaM scageH III 1y
!aountain lanacs =. l'nMienss ta e.esataon' ~
gasn @ G3mta;ns .3 oaMs1 .9l5y sais s aM aks. ~
IN m aI:,',o ~ oun .na az hs na ~ w W.
.onS1.uae, muM s"cy peaaoT a"s,F t .nsFa.o,,ss ,.,,s
rather Y according to tse s4. "'ay OF tae iana"
taa WIN . ~ ~ 70 nH ueEren @ 2. Ia Rsor.
r.. to ~ a,,,,i rarf.I 4inn. ,,nt s1ncns trs
inches Fot wesks IL suggestion the mercury
may nse over M ng luGcgfees % rartSne ~ o,IG1s
patts afs The i hoite.t anl sosc tho coolest Of
as1s tg ta;cSa,I a"i .,t"ts ht smnii nnc liz.
1T. snssa, !.n,tous iii ~ climate a. !. wi" .s,
that day's n,a1eh w1ll exhilt . difference ID
chusc,ts and Oregon.
nj tte cltuatr Ia much paler tban ala.
waeTe, and ii; tsat ths ta'I i a,ua,,iy ieas,i,;; j;
tssss tsst,' 65 Goass had large s!sIal
the Northwcst,nr tho author IN this volume
ge, eren \; s.a a;s and araw
tasIIv i,]nntify omy Of the bIr,ie JesGribrd, Tht
wnrt! /. asnnmina,s sI Fart First, sul cor,nrIses
oveT oog ps1ts VIII. .assmty ..u:1ohs ~ .t''
eiude4 9iros from odtsefes G. 70 ota'ae,Etntua'eA,
ff,ec ntatres rrns Mre
iarfs, wag,alIs, American wari,icrs, tan.arrt
swallows, wuxwings, grecple,a, md shrIkes
Wdtho,t nnr attrtnot nt .c,rr,inn' nt,n onr tind
drItahtIuI 6its Of Information On almost INV
page. Tne following no; be quoted. Ksierrins
TO tile ruby'cro"ncd sing'et ha Says:
onc Of the uuat remarkable things aoont tho
Il
| II IL really surprising that such ttny creature
should 10 eopabIe Of tho strung and sustained
notes It uttcrs ,ghcn In full song. The lower
| larynx, tho sound.pruduciag oirau, Ia not
mich bigger than q good-sixcl pin's.
brad, and tic muscles TINT ruove It
aso almost microscopic streda Of dcsf. u thu
sIfcesA " !he nanan M xoso Mf IN psonnf!.on 10
ssc sn ~ nv ~ , ~. W. nE VIZ Tn easo
nr1,tto .n"ai',ata, 'l,sc, NJ picti: ~. ron nniv
speax In general terms Vt .I,o power. purify. md
and iong CONTINUANCE. Many havs doubtless lis
tened to tho music w,tlont Sikncctlng tho authar.
8. snch VAS tha case excn with Audubon. who
ps5l hcarttct 'sluntc TO thG accomplished ittle
vocalist. anu says TURNER: Maen se4 yoa tl!as
~ s1ns c.,o.1.f, ~.y .na sp"o'uas ,c,, ,,car r1
u AZ atn' mi eoma un n' tn "ISm H. tM.b.
Tor Il il not only a. uoverful and clear. bur ,a,,cI,
n1orC varied and pleasing. 10 observe
tho manners Of y. rue{ crown Sne req only
pses, OF picco Of shsubbcry, such ~ the ttm!eo,
yellow rulnns: aud other waFblers loys 10 nnunt
Ihesc arc iis 1ayoe RESORTS, espae!ay III ING iai'
sna wintes, tnoaen n,s ~ eptnG eernsa t,'
aty sn., fn.' .,nnn ., ,ansenas m ~ .,.,
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