The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-10
INTERESTING VOLUME ISSUED
 REGARDING NORTHERN FLYERS


BlRD LlFE' IS the title of hanSomey
 A ed, clohbound volume, edited by Earnest Ingersol
 and publish by the National Association of Audubon societies ot New York copy of which the Daily Times has inst from the United States bureau education of the ka school and reindeer service
 In his introductory remarks to the volume IT Gbort po son. secretary of the National Association Audubon Societies. says in part:
 ''Ths volume of Alaska bird life has been ronad for Tree distribution the people Alaska This has been oone III pursuance of the established policy this association seek by all available measures to cultivate the part of the general American public appreciation of the vaue t mankind of our wild birds and animals
 "In offering this account of bird life in Alaska W., b attempted to furnish general sketch of the ubect rather than Scethc treatise The greatest has taken as to curac All of the writers whose contributions are here Dned are gwen certain uniformity and recognized authority in their subject The purpose primarily in view however IS educatOna to give those who an interest in the animal life of their country additional knowledge and to attract to the subject the attention of those largely from lack ot information have neglected what others have found be a delightful study.
 "The enjoyment derived from knowing the birds re cognzng them by name and observing the vavng barac erscs and habits of the different groups and species of ers satisfactory nducement for study an adequate re ward increasing knowledge progresses This alone might well be sufficient for publishing and distributing book of this kind. The association and the government have had however, additional and higher purpose in view namely to teach the people of Alaska and especially boys and girls there to understand and appreciate very import ant place which the birds of this counyor any country occupy in the list of national assets.
 To impress this truth the minds American peo pe to teach those who ignorant and encourage those who wise, and to form and enforce legislation tending to the conservation of this valuable part of the nations wealth. is the mission of the Audubon societies. with that purpose view that this and other publications of the national association issued and that its extensive work the schools of the country is carried
 I greaey to be hoped therefore, that the teachers in Alaska into whose hands this volume may fall will give ser attention it, and make of its contents in their school work Examination will show that careful attention has been paid by the editor the dcon foeseeng that the book is likely to be used reading classes as source of material for exercises in English composition and in other ways therefore good literary style desirable.
 Accompanying the coored plates which have been made by capable artists with critical for accuracy outlines of the figures which child may color with his paint brush crayons either from living bird from the potrapate No better way has been devised of fixing the coors of bird in the mind than hs and in many schools the coorng of these outlines takes the place of the ordinary drawng