Evening star., 1934-08-19

~ r. BEEBE'S descent of over
$500 feet into the oceans
depths off Hamilton, Ber-
- muda, has turned attention to
the career and writings Of
this versatile scientist. who is one
of the most beloved naturalists of our
time. The Public Library presents
list Of his better known works in the
library's book collection.
Beneath Tropic Seas"
Arcturus Adventure: An Account of
the New York Geological Society's
First Oceanographic Expedition, by
c. W. Beebe. 1925. M .B39.
Contains n illustrations from COL
ored plates, photographs and maps.
Beneath Tropic Seas; Record of
Diving Among the Coral Reefs of
Haiti, by c. W. Beebe 1923. NJ.
B3eb.
Adventures among the coral reefs
and fishes in the Bay of Port au
Prince on the tenth expedition of the
New York Geological Society.
bdIlQ VI WdU6I, Dy -. w.
Beebe. 1892. M26e .B39.
"The chapters are q series of word
pictures describing the natural history
of Bermuda. the cedars of Nonsuch
and the life of sea and shore, all
treated with the authors rare sensi-
tivenesS to beauty and atmosphere.
Jungle DAYS.
Jungle Peace, by c. W. Beebe. 1918
M9s6 .B3e.
"Dr. BeebeIS style is not eXcelled by
any other nature writer; it resembles
in its pictorial quality and music the
stories Of w. H. Hudson. In his low
ing kindness toward all created
things, he may be compared to Fabre. &"
Edge Of the Jungle, by C. w. Beebe.
1921. O.B395e.
There is fire, delicacy. poignancy
in stories Of flowers, butterflies and
forest sounds. He makes a poem Of a
butterfly's wing and a tragedy of the
life of an anti. F.
Galapagos: Worlds End, by C. w.
Beebe. 1924. M999 B39g.
Galapagos is a glorious book. 1t is
high romance, exact science. lascinat-
ing history. wild adventure. Il. S.
Gannett.
jungle Days, by c. W. Beebe. 1925.
OB3e5j.
ut is impossible for him to turn
over stone or look at the underside
of leaf without presenting his read
ers with fascinating and instructive
narrative of what he has seen"
Pheasant Jungles, by c. w. Beebe.
1927. .B393p.
Combine some of the most acute
Of the authors geological observations
with enhancing descriptions of nat
ural phenomena, accounts Of real sd-
venture and even frequent outcrop-
pings of humor."-R. c. Murphy.
"Birds and Bees"
Two Eird-lovers in Mexico, by c. w
Beebe. 1905. PE.B394t.
"Ornithological information, new
material on the food habits of the
Mexican species and also incidents OF
"a 0fSA dAA0 IdA1lP 1AAC dAAQ SIAliEoCo Va
the natives
Log Of the Sun: A Chronicle of Ma
lures Year, by c. w. Beebe. 1906
MY. .B396 /.
"Any one who absorbs this book
will become in his own person q fairly
accomplished naturalist, besides hav-
ing very good time in the process"
The Bird: Its Form and Function. by
G. w. Beebe. 1906. PE.B394b.
at is to the fascinating drama OF
the evolution of bird life that he de-
votes most attention, and it is this
feature of the book that will probably
be found the most interesting"
PheasantS: Their Lives and Homes
by c w. Beebe. 1926. PEB394p.
1.-THE combined life histories of the
pheasants, and the colorful record oi
an expedition during which nine mer
sacrificed their lives have been welded
by the author into one of the moSt
notable pathological works of al
timer. G. Murphy.