. Bird-lore . adate to permit of proper organization, for thatthere was no lack of interest in the subject,was evinced by the number of papers onbirds presented before the Congress, as will beseen by the following titles: A ComparativeStudy of Birds with Respect to Intelligenceand Imitation, J. P. Porter; The Influ-ence of Domestication on the Behavior ofthe Ostrich, J. E. Duerden; Organizationof the Gull Community: A Study of theCommunal Life of Birds, F. H. Herrick; AStatistical Study of the Local Distribution andEcology of Birds, S. A. Forbes; Geo-graphic Variation in Birds, with Special Re
. Bird-lore . adate to permit of proper organization, for thatthere was no lack of interest in the subject,was evinced by the number of papers onbirds presented before the Congress, as will beseen by the following titles: A ComparativeStudy of Birds with Respect to Intelligenceand Imitation, J. P. Porter; The Influ-ence of Domestication on the Behavior ofthe Ostrich, J. E. Duerden; Organizationof the Gull Community: A Study of theCommunal Life of Birds, F. H. Herrick; AStatistical Study of the Local Distribution andEcology of Birds, S. A. Forbes; Geo-graphic Variation in Birds, with Special Refer-ence to Humidity, C. \V. Beebe; Remarkson the Geographical Origin of North Ameri-can Birds, Frank M. Chapman. In republishing several of the photographsillustrating Schillings Flashlights from theJungle, the National Geographic Magazinecalls attention to the fact that the flashlightapparatus employed by Schilling was in-vented by George Shiras, 3rd, the pioneer inthe flashlight photography of wild SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Edited by MABEL OSGOOD WRIGHT Address all communications to the Editor of the Sc))ooi Department. NationalAssociation of Audubon Societies, 141 Broadway, New York City OCTOBER AND PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER If you have not already set-tled the location for your lunch-counter, and begun to spreadit with tempting tid-bits, youshould do so at once. Whatever form this table maytake, either a partly roofed shelfsurrounding a tree, a bracketagainst the side of the house, ormerely an extension to the win-dow sill, it should be made ofweathered wood and be wholly free from the taint of new paint. Birds love the old and are distrustful of the new and glittering. It is a goodplan, when time serves, to make a collection of old boards or mossy shingles,that are so often discarded when old buildings are repaired, and keep themready; for there is nothing better than such material either for birds houses orfeeding-boxes. Also, do not wait until the natural food-supply is
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