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44 Bull. Pan Am. Union 593 (1917)
A Year of Costa Rican Natural Hisotry

handle is hein.journals/bulpnamu44 and id is 641 raw text is: A YEAR OF COSTA RICAN NATURAL HISTORY 1 .0. A VALUABLE addition to Pan American literature has recently come from the press of The Macmillan Co. The title of the work is A Year of Costa Rican Natural History, and the authors are Amelia Smith Calvert, formerly fellow in biology at Bryn Mawr College, and Philip Powell Calvert, professor of zoology at the University of Pennsylvania. As the title would indicate, the book is primarily intended for those interested in the fauna and flora of Central America, but an examina- tion of its contents shows that many of its pages will appeal to a much larger class of readers. In addition to the valuable scientific material gathered by the authors there are graphic pictures of cities, towns, villages, and remote rural sections; descriptions of sugar, coffee, and banana plantations and the manner of conducting these industries; and, above all, interesting accounts of the people, their mode of living, customs, and other sociological features. While to the average reader the work may seem somewhat over- loaded with small details, that fault may be looked upon as a virtue by many naturalists who may anticipate the pleasure of similar excursions into these or other tropical regions for the purpose of making collections and prosecuting natural-history studies. The preface to the work suggests that its purpose is largely to give informa- tion to such as these, as well as to contribute to the record of the natural history of the region before progressive civilization has wrought its many changes and transformations. The purpose of their visit to Costa Rica is thus set out by the authors: Our primary concern in Costa Rica was a study of the dragonflies with reference to their seasonal distribution, which necessitated visits to the same localities at different times throughout the year, and our movements within the country were mainly for the purpose of carrying out that plan. Our investigations have not yet been com- pleted and we have little to say in these pages on that technical subject. What we here set forth are chiefly our more incidental observations recorded in our diary. Leaving consideration of the more or less technical features of the book to entomologists and other naturalists, a few of the many subjects of more general interest to be found in its pages are herewith noted, and the following excerpts will serve to show the pleasing I A Year of Costa Rican Natural History, by Amelia Smith Calvert, sometime fellow in biology, Bryn Mawr College, and Philip Powell Calvert, professor of zoology, University of Pennsylvania, and editor of Entomological News. With maps and illustrations. New York. The Macmillan Co., 1917. $3. 593

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