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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo04amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The American Museum Journal Vol. IV AI'RIL, 1904. No.
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I HE Supplement accompanying this number of the Journal consists of a Guide-Leaflet upon "Birds' Xests and Eggs," which has been prepared by Mr. Frank M. Chapman, Associate Curator of the De- partment of Mammalogy and Ornithology. After a general discussion of the subject, based largely upon the ma- terial in the IMuseum which is exhibited in the form of groups, the author gives a complete list of the birds known to breed within fifty miles of New York City, with notes upon their nesting habits. This guide-leaflet will be found of value to all students of birds and bird-life, but it will be of especial use to persons interested in local ornithology. THE HOUSE-LIFE OF THE CHUKCHEE OF SIBERLV. The ordinary Chukchee house consists of a large circular skin tent, with a square inner room, also of skins, placed at the back of the tent and opposite the entrance. In winter the inner room forms the living-room and is carefully protected against the cold. Little furniture is used, the people sitting about on skins and brush mats laid flat on the ground. Occasionally a table is seen, which is simply a board raised two or three inches above the ground. The most important articles in a Chukchee house are the lamps. These are usually of clay or sandstone, hollowed out with an adze. In the center is a bridge with a cleft reaching nearly to the bottom. The lighting-material is blubber from sea-animals or tallow tried out from reindeer-bones. The latter is much preferred, as it burns with a clear, soft light and with little smoke. Wicks are made of moss, thoroughly dried, and spread in a thin layer across the front edge of the lamp. The 35

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