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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo06amer (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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66 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL Anapite from Anapa, Black Sea, in pale green plates is not altogether new to the collection, as a poorer but broader sur- face was previously secured, but the development of the plates is much more crowded and characteristic in the new specimen. The mineral is a hydra ted phosphate of lime and iron. An elbow twin of Cassiterite like the familiar forms of Rutile from Parksburgh, Pa., is an interesting addition. This is from the classic locality of Morbihan, France, and though small is exceptionally perfect. Two crystal fragments of Lapis Lazuli showing rhombic dodecahedral planes are valuable additions, since crystals of this mineral are phenomenally scarce. Teallite from Bolivia is another noteworthy addition to the cabinet. It is a new species, being the sulphostannate of lead. The exact locality is unknown though in all probability it comes from Poopo. where Franckeite and Cylindrite are found. It occurs in thin elastic flexible and cleavable lamincT. An elegant wire silver from Kongsberg, Nor- way, and a superb group of Stephanite crystals from Pribram, Hungary, Natrolite of relativel)^ great size (for crystals), two unusual Beryls and an Indicolite Tourmaline, complete a small but valuable purchase, made with the assistance of the Bruce Fund. L. p. G. GROUP OF THE CRESTED CASSIQUE.
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HE Crested Cassique, Ostinops decumanus (Pall.), which is also known by the names of Oropendula, Japu and Yellow-tail, is a tropical American relative of our Orioles, its nest, as the examples in the group show, being similar in plan to the smaller, bag-like structure of our Baltimore Oriole. The Cassique, however, not only builds a larger nest, but one hundred or more nests have been found suspended from the branches of a single tree. In spite of the comparatively small openings of the nests, the birds enter them in nearly full flight and when the presence of hungry young birds demands frequent visits by the parents, a colony

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