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Myer) Ye ee, ee ad Ee ee ee : 04 mec pate tages LoD Rte toeteltMe Mal may a ee ra wa . lhe teat te ghee 4 wey y yr eh) i me a. heh tet r tol ee ae De Crotty yen * ; ee eon 4 “~ Ss Senet : SoA J eer LT ete? eS ee ae en ee ee | S50") ihatogn . uepey » ry 4 yew TR eae hd weet ST ih iit ad aiall ieee ee fe aah tae ee at st y ns ¥; PiFision of Bir; gi) EY Ararat ae a oa || January. 1893. eee VOLUME I. — THE JOURNAL WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL CHAPTER ys. AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. WRN sc AN as, iS NY \N AANA WN SN SCS Gees CONSTITUTION” - - ~ 2 p uh o REPorRTS. ; ‘TREASURERS - - 5 2 wa # 7 JupGE oF ELECTION” - - - - f ee, PRESIDENT'S f - - - - ie PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS - = Ba: a by ante ScHEME OF Work. CHAIRMAN OF OOLOGICAL COMMITTEE : 2 Hy tlEO SECRETARY - a 2 eH a a ht ae Work ON WARBLERS-) - - - i 3 ee ‘List OF MEMBERS - - = & 2 13 R. M. STRONG, Publisher, Oberlin, Ohio. 6S eS EDN SRSA IS ce EN SARL tes A'S hs BB eae ie CONSTITUTION Wilson Ornithological Chapter of the Agassiz Association. Adopted December 1, 1892. ARTICLE 1.-_NAME,. This organization shall be known as the WILSON ORNI- THOLOGICAL CHAPTER OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. ARTICLE II.—OBJECT. The object of this Chapter shall be the promotion of American Ornithology and Oology, by systematic investiga- tions, and the publication of the results. ele Cig Soe VEE MSE See: SECTION I. The membership shall consist of Active, Associate, and Honorary members. SECTION II. CiausE 1. Application for Active membership should be made to the Secretary. CLAUSE 2. Active members may be admitted semi- annually, in Aprz/ and October, by a majority vote of the Active members, after recommendation by the Executive Council. CLAUSE 3. Active members shall be lmited in number by the Executive Council ; provided, that the number shall not exceed one hundred, nor be limited to less than twenty- five, except by a majority vote of the Active members. 2 THE JOURNAL. CLausE 4. Active members shall pay annually, in ad- vance, one dollar ($1.00) to the Secretary of the Chapter, for which amount they shall receive the Official Organ and all publications of the Chapter. CLausE 5. Non-payment of dues for one year shall can- cel any member’s name from the roll of the Active mem- bers ; provided, that the Secretary has twice notified the member of the indebtedness, with an interval of two months. | CLausE 6. Active members only are entitled to vote, and to hold an elective office. SECTION III. CLausE 1. Any student of birds, their eggs and nests, re- siding in North America, may be admitted to Associate membership by the President of the Chapter. CLAUSE 2. Associate members shall pay to the Secretary fifty cents, annually in advance, for which they shali re- ceive one number of the Official Organ, and all bulletins published by the Chapter. SECTION IV. CLausE 1. Honorary members may be proposed by the Active members, and elected at the regular annual election ; provided, that the number shall not exceed three annually. CLAUSE 2. Honorary members shall not be required to pay’ dues. ARTICUE IV.==B iE CATV Or Bi@r ies: SECTION I. The officers shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and three members of an Executive Council. SECTION II.—PRESIDENT. CLAUSE 1. The President shall have general manage- THE JOURNAL. 3 ment of the Chapter, direct the investigations, and pre- pare the results for publication in such form as may be directed by the Executive Council. CiausE 2. He shall appoint all committees, with the exception of the Executive Council. He shall preside at all meetings. He shall appoint persons to fill all vacancies, occasioned by death or otherwise, until an election shall be . held. He shall sign all documents which may require his signature. He shall appoint the publisher of the Official -Organ, subject to the approval of the Executive Council. - He shall cause to be published annually, in the Official Organ, a full written report of all his acts; and he shall perform such other duties as shall be required of him by this Constitution. STECTMUOINS ION == WAC 18 SPIRIT SIDI IN AP. The Vice-President shall preside at meetings in the ab- sence of the President; and in case of the President’s death, resignation, disqualification or neglect in discharging his duties, the Vice-President shall perform all the duties incumbent on the President, until the next regular election is held. SECTION IV.—SECRETARY. CrAvsuae Phe Secretary shall keep a record of all pro- ceedings, and prepare all the necessary reports of the chapter. CLAusE 2. He shall receive and turn over to the Treas- urer, all dues and assessments from the members. He shall sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer by the Executive Council. He shall make out annually a full report of all funds received and paid during the year. He shall per- form such other duties as may be required of him by this Constitution. i THE JOURNAL. SECTION V.——TREASURER. The Treasurer shall hold all funds received, subject to the order of the Executive Council. He shall pay out the same on all such orders bearing the Secretary’s signature. He shall keep a correct account of all funds received and paid by him, and publish a full annual report in the Official Organ. At the end of his term of office he shall deliver to his successor all books, funds, and papers belonging to the Chapter. | SECTION VI.—-EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. CLiause 1. The Executive Council shall consist of the President of the Chapter, who shall be Chairman ex-officio ; the Secretary; and three other Active members elected annually. 7 CUAUSE 2. --The’ Executives Council shalact. mpoame lt motions, petitions, plans, and propositions not conflicting with this Constitution ; and on matters referred to it else- where in this Constitution. ARTICLE V-——-STATE DIVISIONS: SECTION I. Organizations of all the members of the Chapter in any state may be perfected when ten members are enrolled from that state. SE CRON: Itz State Divisions may elect their own officers, and make- their own by-laws ; provided, that the by-laws do not con- flict with this Constitution, and are approved by the Ex- ecutive Council. | SECTION III. The President of each State Division shall, under the di- rection of the President of the Chapter, have charge of the investigations in that state. THE JOURNAL. 5 PURI ICICI S18) CINKOUN Sy SECTION I. Balloting for officers shall begin November 25th, and _ shall close December 1oth, annually. SECTION Il. At least thirty days previous to the opening of the elec- tion, the President shall appoint as Judge, any Active mem- ber, not an officer, nor a regularly nominated candidate, sresiding in the United States. SEC IOKOING WN The Secretary shall forward to the Judge a correct list of all members who are entitled to vote. SE CLION ave @rause 1. Within three days after the close of the election, the Judge shall forward a correct statement of the ballots cast with the original ballots, to the President. CiausE 2 The President shall sign the correct statement and order it published. He shall also forward to the Sec- retary the ballots and the list of newly elected officers. CrsAusE. 3. - lt/shiall be the duty of the Secretary to notity the officers of their election. SECTION V, Cause 1. All officers shall be elected annually. Criause 2. Their term of office shall begin January rst, and shall continue for one year, or until their successors are elected. EOC le Nal Xo? OE SIONS: ; SECTION I. The Executive Council shall constitute a committee which shall have power to expel any member who 1s proved unworthy of membership. 6 THE JOURNAL. SECTION Il. The decision of the Executive Council can be overruled only by a two-thirds majority of the Active members in good standing. ARTICLE VIH.—PROPOSI PIONS: SECTION I. When a member wishes to put a proposition before the Chapter, he shall state his proposition in writing, sign it, and after securing the signatures of two other Active members, transmit it to the President. SECTION Ii. The President shall number the propositions in the order received and publish them in the next issue of the Official Organ. SECTION III. CLausE 1. Within thirty days after their publication, Active members shall vote for or against them separately. CLausE 2. All votes shall be sent to the Secretary. SECTION IV. All propositions not receiving a majority vote against them,-shall be adopted as a code of by-laws of the Chapter, in accordance with which the Chapter shall be governed. ARTICLE IX.—AMENDMENTS. Any alteration or amendment to this Constitution must be presented to the President or Secretary in writing, sign- ed by at least two Active members, when it shall require a two-thirds majority of the members in good standing to adopt it. THE JOURNAL. - REPORTS. TREASURER’S REPORT. FROM MARCH IST TO DECEMBER 5TH, 1892. RECEIPTS. é On hand, : - - - - $17 80 From Active members, assessments, - 18 00 From Associate members, assessments, - ee OO. From subscriptions to Wilson Quarterly, - 200 From advertisements and exchange notices, - if SO Total receipts, - - - $44 30 EXPENDITURES. To printing April Quarterly, - - $42 50 Balance turned over to new Treasurer, Sor OO I understand that there are bills not yet reported and receipts not yet credited in the hands of the new officers. Lynps JONES, Acting Treas. REPORT OF JUDGE OF ELECTION, W. A. OLDFIELD. ON ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1892. Total number of votes cast 18. For President, number of votes, 18. Lynds Jones, 16, Bian I Burns, 2.- Lynds Jones elected. Hon sVice-lresident, number of votes, 17: - John A. Biyaneecr ©, Maxtield, 9, ~-Cs-C: Maxfield elected. Form oecretary, number of votes, 17.9 D. D: ‘Stone, “6. W.N. Clute, 11. W. N. Clute elected. Por Wreasuver, mimber or votes; 17.) 1. C. Greene, 4. eM Strong, 135° ik. M. Strong elected. For Executive Council, number of votes, 51. Ned 8 THE JOURNAL. Hollister, 3. Edward Wall, 4 Walter 5. Eli 2 ie B. Caulk,‘1o.. Allan W. Carpenter, 112 john di Saeeseae Wm. B. Caulk, Allan W. Carpenter, John HH. Sage eleeted I find the above statement correct. 7 Lynps Jones, President. PRESIDENT’S REPORT. In the following report no attempt will be made to go into details. Early in the year the Semz-Annua/, our official organ, passed into the Chapter’s hands and became the Quarterly, published by Mr. R. M. Strong, and edited by the Presi- dent and Mr. W. N. Clute. The President still edited a page, monthly, in the Zax7- dermist. On this page two amendments to the Constitution were proposed ; the one providing for Chapter control of the Semz-Annual, the other levying. an annual assessment of 50 cents upon Associate members. | In the April Quarterly the President made a preliminary, and in the July issue a final report of the work for 1891. Meanwhile, work on the Owls was under the direct super- vision of the President, the notes from which are nearly ready for publication. 3 A copy of a proposed new Constitution reached the President in July. He pleads guilty of neglecting it until October, when MS copies were circulated among the Active members... It was thé work of Frank Lk. Burns, and was finally adopted December rst. | Instead of the October Quarterly; card <*‘ bulletins ” were issued. In November three; two soliciting new members, one announcing candidates for offices the coming year. De- cember 3, another announced the result of the election, and sit Litt JOORMATL:. | 9 called for an election of new members, a list of which appeared in the bulletin. During the year 45 Active and 7 Associate members have been admitted, a new Constitution adopted, and new methods of work planned. Lynps Jones, President PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. I thank you for the honor of re-electing me a second time to the honorable position in which you have seen fit to place me. | We enter upon the new year under a new and definite Constitution, a largely increared membership, broadened facilities, and new methods of work. The interest shown in the proposed work assures me that work of a higher character will be done this year. We must and will push it until what we seek is won! We are bound to discover new things this year. We must increase the range of our investigations. There is great and urgent need for more observers. Then you can do far more than all the officers by inviting those whom you know to be ‘‘made of the stuff” that we want to join us as Active working members. Let every present mem- ber, new or old, bring in at least one new member this year, before the April election. Our Secretary, Mr. Willard N. Clute, of Binghampton, N. Y., will edit a page in the Popu- lar Science News. It will contain Chapter news and some reports. President Ballard generously offers the paper for 50 cents a year toclubs of six or more, if subscriptions are sent to Mr. Clute or himself. It is a fine chance to get a good paper, full of such news as all want, cheap. You will find it a good investment. TO THE JOURNAL. One feature of the year’s campaign is that Associate members are to be on an almost equal footing with the Active, except in voting. We want to draw out what ma- terial we know there must be in our Associate ranks. You are to have just as much to do in the investigations as any member, and you have the privilege of making petitions and offering plans of work. We mail to every person who has ever been connected with the Chapter, a copy of our first JourNaL. There are others to follow at intervals of three months, but here- after copies will be mailed only to pazd up members. As- sessménts should ‘be sent-to the Secretary, Mr> WN: Clute, Binghampton, N. Y. . $1.00 for Active and 50 cents for Associate members. Members and subscribers who have not received Quar- terltes to the amount of their subscriptions or assessments may order back numbers of the Quarterly or Semi-Annual, or current numbers of the JourNatL in full payment. Lynps Jones, President. SCHEME OF WORK. FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OOLOGICAL COMMITTEE. FRANK L. BURNS, BERWYN, PENN. Two years ago the President of the Chapter appointed the writer Chairman of this committee. Doubtless the members who have kindly contributed notes, have dispair- ed of ever seeing the oft-promised report in print. Allow me to explain the delay. During the season of 1890 I wrote to many Active and Associate members, soliciting notes on the breeding habits of the American Crow, and Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned TILL J OTN AT. iti Hawks. I received more or less complete reports from six states and ten observers. Though valuable, the notes seemed too few to form an interesting comparison; hence _ they were not prepared for publication. Iam requested to continue the work until a final and successful report is assured, by the active co-operation of the members. Our membership now extends into 29 states and Canada. Nearly all are active, working ornithologists. Many have -data and specimens from which notes can be taken at any - time. Could not all devote a little time and a few pages to this end ? I propose to further reduce the species, and the members are earnestly urged to contribute notes on the breeding habits of the American Crow and sub-species. I desire notes from many different localities for an elaborate com- parison on the breeding habits, nests and eggs, and any other interesting features. I will gladly supply all who desire to aid in the work with schedules and plans. All notes, however small or in- complete, are solicited. Frank L. Burns, Berwyn, Penn. FROM THE SECRETARY. At the beginning of my term of office as your Secretary, I am requested to say a few words to the members regard- ing the new plan of work for the year. In addition to the regular work, the Chapter offers, in 1893, two prizes and five honors for the best reports by Active members on any subject pertaining to ornithology or oology. The prizes have not yet been selected. The best report will receive first prize. Second best, second prize. The third best will take first honor, and the 12 THE JOURNAL. writer will receive 25 copies of it; the fourth best second honor, and 20 copies; the fifth best third honor and 15 copies ; etc. .divery member is entitled to one copy of these reports when published. Our Associate members have been remembered. Two paid-up active memberships for one year are offered for the two best reports from them. Every report that is of enough interest will be published whether it takes a prize or honor or not. : Our Chapter was established to encourage original re- search. We want original reports; nothing that can be found in books will answer. Reports must be sent to the President not later that September 1, 1893. Some one not a member of the Chapter will act as judge of the articles. A word to the Associate members. A majority of you I _ know either by correspondence or from your printed articles. All are capable of making good Active members. But the number to which Active membership is limited is being rapidly approached. Therefore your chances of being elected to Active membership are fast growing less. You can afford to loose no time in making your application. Yours, very truly, : WILLARD N. CLUTE. GENERAL WORK ON THE WARBLERS (MNIOTILTIDA:). We shall study this interesting group this year. I. Send to the President at once, a list of the Warblers found in your lacality, with notes on their relative a- bundance. II. Carry a field note-book in which enter notes in the field. Note carefully the first ones of a species seen as to number, sex, in bright or worn plumage, singing or not, where seen, weather, temperature, direction and force of THE JOURNAL. 13 wind. Make the same entries the next time it is seen, and so for every day. III. Write up carefully each day a journal of your ob- servations. Enlarge upon your pocket note-book entries, and as far as determined, note the age (whether young of the previous year or old birds); how migrating —slowly while feeding, or by long flights ;— night migration ; fluc- tuations in numbers ; last seen. Particularly note number, sex, plumage. IV. A few will remain to breed. Study their habits in your own way. Determine what becomes of the parents’ eggs when they hatch a Cowbird. Lynps Jones, A. B., President. WILLARD N. CLureE, Secretary. R. M. Srrone, Treasurer. ACTIVE MEMBERS. Adams, Stephen J., Bacon, Sam. E., Jr., Bent, A. C., Bowers, Lionel, Bringhurst, Wm., Brockway, Arthur W., Brown, Wm., Bryant, John A., Burns, Frank L. Burrows, DD. B., Campbell, Harvey, C., Carpenter, Allan W., Caulk, Wm B,, Clute, Willard N.. Comstock, Wm. J., Crone, John V., Cruzan,- We S., Davies, L. M., Dickinson, J. E., Donald, John A., Cornish, Me. 2d National Bank, Erie, Pa. Taunton, Mass. Columbia, Pa. 1505 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Hadlyme, Conn. Milton, Wis.. 1221 Oliver St., Kansas City, Mo. Berwyn, Pa. Lacon Ue Lansingburg, N. Y. 63% Arlington St., Cleveland. O. 621 N. Centre St., Terra Haute, Ind. Ir Jarvis St., Binghamton, N. Y. Norwalk, Conn. Marathon, Ia. Augusta, Texas. 21 Chestnut St., Cleveland Ohio. 1108 Winnebago St., Rockford, Ill. Decatur, Texas. C. C. MAXFIELD, Vice-President. 14 Eliod; Mis ys Ely, Chas. 25 Piske <4 abt Flournoy, Rom Galloway, J. C., Granton, John J., Greene, I. C.., Gregory, F. A., Grinnell joes Healey 7B aks 3 Henning, Carl Fritz, Hess, H. A., Hollister, Ned.,; Hull, Walter B , Hussey, Mary D., Jacobs, J. Warren Johnson, Wait C., Jones, Lynds, Keller, D. Frank, Knight, Ora W.., Lano, Albert, Lewis, Wm. H., Ibe IES IBS Martin, E. W., Maxfield, C: C., Mignin, C. F., ‘Nehrling, H., Norton, Arthur H. Oldfield, W. A., Peabody, dvev. 2 Peck, Geo. D., Pember, F. T., Posson, Neil F., Pratt. Rev. Geo. B., Pall are An we. Russell, Roy, Sage! JohnH: Schrage iby Scorso, Robert R., Semple, A. Mobray, ’ THE JOURNAL. Bloomington, Il. Perrineville, N. Y. City and Co. Hospital, San Francisco, Cala. 531 7th Ave., Clinton, Ia. Montgomery, O. Avondale, N. 2 Amherst, Mass. 1214 N. Court St.,.Rockford, Il. Pasadena, Cala. Phillips, Me. 2 Boone, Ia. 152.E..N. Y. St., Indianapolis, Ind. Box 181, Delavan, Wis. Box 47, Milwaukee, Wis. East Orange, N. J. Waynesburgh, Pa. Center Rutland, Vt. College Museum, Obderlin, O. MSDs Reading, Pa. _ (Care G. W. Knight), Bangor, Me. Madison, Minn. Pawtucket, R.-I. Pekin, Ill. Akron, O. Danbury, Conn. Akron, O. Milwaukee. Wis. Westbrook, Me. Port Sanilac, Mich. Owatonna, Minn. La‘ Porte? Citys ia: Granville, N. Y. Medina, N. Y. Lacon awl: Linn Co., Sodaville, Ore. Kokomo, Ind. Portland, Conn. Pontiac, Mich. Afton; Nog Poynette, Wis. 215 Old Boston Road, ’ Bs; Reg Maa Corea THE JOURNAL. Smithwick, J. W. P., Stone, D. D., Strong, R. M., Surber, Thad., Taylor, Truman R., Trostle, I. S., Upham, Geo. Nie Wall, Edward, Watts) ies Sans Souci, Nee. Eansinig a Nave Oberlin, O. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 90 William St., Rochester, N. Y. 4323 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. Coffeyville, Kan. Box 473, San Bernardino, Cala. Compton, Cala. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. Baldwin, Arthur, BarMtes, = Vinse Sc Beal, E. Irving, Steen ene. je, Brass, Frank N., Brigham, S. Willard, — Bowers, L. T., Campbell, Robert, Cantwell, Geo. G., Card, Fred, Caine, Clnas. le, Chase, Walter, Clark |e Ns Colton, WHl N., Cran, Claas, le Crosby WF... Davis, Miss Grace G., Dawson, W: L., Dickinson, W. S., Edwards, J. Lee, Eliot, Willard, Everett, E. A.. Fletcher, Robert, Greene, C. W., Grindell, A. B., Haskell G- 5. Hauger, O. P:, Hershey, Herbert E., Amboy, Ind. Orange, N. J. Bridgewater, Mass. More’s Hill, Ind. Kokomo, Ind. East Prov. Center, R. I. Columbia, Pa. Hanover, N. H. Colorado Springs, Col. Grinnell, Iowa. 126 State St., Madison, Wis. Hanover, N. H.. Meridian, Wis. Biddeford, Maine. Burlington, Iowa. Hanover, N. H. Northampton, Mass. 25 N. Pleasant St., Oberlin, O. Tarpon Springs, Fla. Marshallsville, Ga. Thonotosassa, Fla. Waseca, Minn. Hanover, N. H. Portsmouth, N. H. Plattsville, Wis. Kennebunk, Maine. Orleans, Ind. 908 1st Ave., Nebraska City, Neb. ) 16 THE JOURNAL. Holzinger, J. M., Howe," G:cPe Huffman, Sam. M., urd, “as Be Kittridge, Edward L., Lewis, John B., Marbles jE ie: Maxfield, Mrs. C.°C., McElfresh, Fred., McNairn, W. H., Miller, H. E., Miller, Will A., Jr., Neal, M. W., Oldright, Chas. D., Peck BY Plank, Will H., Poindexter, F. C., Reed, N. H.., Richards, L. D., Richardson, Walter L., Rogers, Geo. H., Rolfe, Wm., Sayers, Lewis, Sharp, Alda M., Sherman, Maurice S., Smith, Thorn, Smith, W. G., Taylor, Bako Vayhinger, Monroe, Wall, Ed., Washburn, Percy C., Weathern, Ey Pak Willard, Will A., Zimmerman, Chas., Winona, Minn. Waukesha, Wis. More’s Mill, Ind. Minneapolis, Minn. Miliord, N. H. Eubanks, Ky. 441 Thayer St., Ann Arbor, Mich. Danbury, Conn, Jacksoaville, Til. 4 Harvard Ave., Toronto, Can. Croton Falls, N. Y. Decatur, Texas. 441 Thayer St., Ann Arbor, Mich. Austin, Texas. Clifton Springs, N. Y. Kansas City, Kan. Wash. Co., Bartle, Ind. 16 and Canal Sts., Chicago, Il. Kirkwood, Wis. Pasadena, Bal. Madison, Wis. San Bernardino, Cal. Waynesburg, Pa. Gladbrook, Ia. Hanover, N. H. Portland, Mich. 1336:Ohiorsi Lawrence, Kan. Box 292, Columbia, SG Moore’s Mill, Ind. San Bernardino, Cal. Malden, Mass. West Farmington, Maine. Grinnell, Iowa. ~ Amboy, Ind. Se Shy COLLECTORS, ATTENTION ! Coue’s Key To N. A: Birds, price $7.50. Send 4 cents in stamps for 4. pp. vtie vee prospectus. This fine book should be in the hands of every Collector. Fine Shot Guns, Rifies and Revolvers. Bird collectors will do well to send to me for an illustrat- ed circular of Stevens Shot Guns and Rifles, At low prices. Send 2 cent stamp for postage. I. C. GREENE, Box 386. Amherst, Mass. Back numbers of the Semi-Annual and of the Wilson Quarterly may be had. by-applying to the. Publisher of the Journal. Price, 25 cents for each number or 50 cents a volume. : We have a number of fine engravings of birds in different sizes for sale, cheap. | They have been used only once and are in good condition. : ae Ad See Fe Se SS Se : eg pees Uo, 1898 VOLUME THE JOURNAL OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL CHAPTER OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. y aL WG, j raf eS % HH Ae Wid : it tate eae \ 1, My R oe vp ‘ he Z, ae Bak RK oN ¥ ANS Ni Sei ‘ 4" \ a Yd i WN \ . cy ‘ \ ~ Ay ARG Nt EP, \\ gis NY tj! ply! Epirorits, ee sie ae wanes LN ry a tea CORRECTIONS IN CONSTITUTION, iS A : s 2 List oF MEMBEKS; GTN he - : 2 2 t 2 4 Honorary, - : = z Seine S u Associate, - - > - E 2 See -—-B. M. STRONG, Publisher, Oberlin, Ohio. 21, / : } iii i iS hy i Troe JOURN The present style of printing the separate articles with- ‘ out heads, has been adopted for the sake of saving space and expense. Each article is so short that a heading seems super- - fluous. This number of the JOURNAL 1 is edited by the Presi- dent and Secretary jointly. At the recent election, twenty Active and three Honor-. ary merabers were elected to the Chapter. The names of the new members will be found in our regular list of member- ship. Members are requested to send their dues, as soon as - convenient, to the Secretary, Willard N. Clute, eu seraeiss 4 a WOM: After compiling the notes on the Owls into a report, they | were handed to President Ballard who kindly published them in.the May number of the Popular Science News, page 70. The report speaks for itself. No one can fail to recognize - the necessity for more and fuller and more carefully prepared reports upon the birds studied. We must show what we are capable of doing this year of the World’s Fair. Let the notes come in! — baa and is aa dahiahie for all aie wi ish’ to abreast of the progress in science. The magazine is the « , cial organ of the Agassiz Association, and this year wil ; tain bck news of. our Chapter.’ Prof. H..H. Ballard, ‘Pitt field, Mass., has offered the magazine to zew subscribers fron our Chapter at half price. The regular price is Te If yc wish to get it on ‘trial for a year send 50 cents to the abo address and state that you are a member of the Chapter. | site } Dog “ In or or Ena an ae may have a complete fle 0 eg : ne file of all back issues of all of our Diablo to oevaege bee member who will forward fifteen cents in stamps to Bay, the postage. — Send your order at once. ie om our ane Their crime is fraudulent methods in Oolo x. an is called to some important omissions | in. caeuehed: constitution. ; - i - Article III. section 3, clause 1, should read, «Any stu of birds,” etc., “may be admitted to Associate membershi eas a majority vote of the Executive Council. “ Ar ticle Yi section oy is entirely omitted. iH oy THE JOURNAL. 3 Clause 1—Any Active member may place in nomination during the month of September one eligible member for each elective office. No person shall be a candidate for more than one office at one election. Clause 2—In all cases in which less than two nomina- tions have been made for any office, the Executive Council shall have power to fill such vacancies by nomination. Clause 3—All nominations shall be sent to the President. Clause 4—It shall be the duty of the President to notify all Active members of the nominations at least thirty days previous to election. The following amendment to the constitution is offered: Article III. Section 1o—Any member in arrears for dues shall neither vote, hold office, nor receive the Chapter publi- cations. Your silence will give consent to this proposed amend- “ment. Butif you do not favor it your vote is to be sent to the President before June 30. Mr. Frank L. Burns its still at work on the breeding hab- its of the crow. Cannot every member send him a few notes that his report may be full and valuable? Do not delay, but send what you have at once. ‘ Now that so many new’~members have come in and so many new localities represented, we are sure of a very inter- esting report on the Warblers. By the time this JouRNAL reaches the members the migrations will be nearly over and nesting well begun. Get to work compiling your migration notes at once and send them in as soon as finished. The work of tabulating the reports will then begin. In studying the J THE JOURNAL. breeding habits, the food eaten by the parent birds and that given to the young should be carefuily studied at every op- portunity. Also learn how long a nest isin building, and what is the period of incubation of the eggs. Determine to what extent environment influences the nest material used — and the food eaten. Remember that two prizes are offered for the two best reports received, whether upon this study of the Warblers or upon any other species you may choose. SHE a4 MEMBERS. Below will be found a list of all members in good stand- ing. The names of those ‘who have not paid their dues for _ the current year have been dropped from the list; but we shall be glad to add them again upon payment of arrearages. | Lynps Jones, President, JoHN A. Bryant, Vice President. - Wituarp N. Cuore, Secretary. kh. M. Strona, Treasurer. ACTIVE MEMBERS. Adams, Stephen J. Cornish, Me. Andrews, Fred H. Elkton, Ore. Bacon, Sam. E. 2nd National Bank, Erie. Penn. Barton, H. E. Belcherstown, Mass. Beaumont, H. F. 210 McNairy St., Nashville, Tenn. Bennett, Bert Miller’s Corners, N. Y. Bent, A. C. Taunton, Mass. - Bringhurst, Wm. 1505 N. 15th St., Philadelphia; Pa. Brockway, A. W. Hadlyme, Conn. i Bryant, John A. 1221 Olive St., Kansas City, Mo. Buck, Henry R. - Wethersfield, Conn. Burns, Frank L. Berwyn, Pa. Burrows, D. B. Lacon, Ill. a Campbell, Harvey C. Lansingburg, N. Y. if ) Carpenter, A. W. 57 Windsor Ave., Cleveland, O. ‘ Caulk, Wm. B. 621 N. Centre St., Terre Haute, Ind. Clute, Willard N. Binghamton, N. Y. Colvin, Walter S. Lock box 628, Aurora, Mo. : Coon, Floyd Milton, Wis. ; Crone, John V. Indianola, Iowa. 1 Cruzan, W. 8. Sulphur Springs, Texas. Cuthbert, A. Fogmore, S. C. Davis, N. L. 514 Univ. Ave., Rochester, N. Y. Dickinson, J. E. Donald, John A. Durr, L. G. Elrod, M. J. Flournoy, Tom. Galloway, J. C. _ Garnier, R. L. Gregory, F. A. Hadley, Ellis F. Haley, E. L. Hauger, O. P. Henning, C. F. Higgins, H. C. Hollister, Ned Jones, Lynds © Johnson, Wait C. Knight, Ora W. Lano, Albert Lewis, W. H. Lyon, J. A., Jr. MeNairn, W. H. Menke, H. W. Miller, H. E. Mitchell, W. I. Mureh, Hy FY. = Norton, A. H. Oldfield, W. A. Peck, Geo. D. Pogue, Geo. M. ~ Pope, Will Posson, Neil F. Pris Dr vAs Ge Reed, Norris H. Renshaw, C. C. Russell, Roy Sage, Jno. H. Schrage, E. B. Scorso, Robt. R. Semple, A. M. Shearer, A. R. THE JOURNAL. 1108 Winnebago St., Rockford, Il. Decatur, Texas. Nashville, Tenn. Bloomington, Il. Clinton, iowa. 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Vans Harbor, Mich. Warren, Oscar B. Palmer, Mich. Young, D. A. Washington Heights, Ill. HONORARY. Ballard, Prof. H. H. Pittsfield, Mass. Bendire, Capt. Chas. E. - Washington, D. C. Langille, Rev. J. H. Kensington, Md. Nehrling, Prof. H. Milwaukee, Wis. ASSOCIATE. Baskett, James N. — Mexico, Mo. Behr, E. A. 428 Henry St , Brooklyn, N. Y. ‘Bridgham, 8. Willard Brown Univ., Providence, R. I. Carriger, H. W. Sonoma, Cala. @lark, Js IN: Meridian, Wis. Crandall, C. W. Woodside, Queens Co, N. Y. Davis, Miss Grace G. 1080 Dean St., Brooklyn, N Y. Dewein, Victor H. Peoria, Ill. Dickinson, W.S. Tarpon Springs, Fla. Durland, Kellogg 124 W.93 St., New York City. Everett, E. A. Waseca, Minn. Fero, Edgar A. Cohoes, N. Y. Green, L. N. Davenport, Iowa. Harrison, Whit. LaCrescent, Minn. Hoag, Benjamin Stephentown, N. Y. Hooper, Miss Julia M. West Bridgwater, Mass. Howe, R. M. Bloomington, Ind. Newman, Miss Blanche B. Hillsborough Bridge, N. H. Norton, A. H. W. SanAntonio, Texas. Perry, Geo. L. Wilmington, Mass. Pope, Arthur L. McMinnville, Ore. Rolie, Wn. San Bernardino, Cala. THE JOURNAL. Sharp, Miss Alda M. Windom, Roberts Co., 8. D. Shives, Arnon ' Gilbert Station, Iowa. Smyth, Percy A. Londonville, Orleans Co., N. Y. Strode, Dr. W. S. Lewiston. fll. Swain, J. Merten . East Milton, Maine. Upham, Geo. N. Coffeyville, Kans. VanWaener, Millard Gretna, N. Y. Walter, Miss A. May 516 Spruce St,. Scranton, Pa. Wood, Walter C. 241 First St., Detroit, Mich. SHE vy cece cee ewan ree paces cece tenn creas enter ener ase nn en aawemen eww ner en sateenneseneeeeeneeee offer them ie members at the ailawie ee Prices, guaranteed first-class new copies: Coue’s Key, $6.00; Ridgway’s Manual, $6.00; B. B. se R History of N. A. Birds—Land Birds, 3 vols., plain, $2: ( Bee colored, $44.00, Water Birds, 2 vols., plain, $22.00, eolore ae $50.00; Nutall’s Ornithology, 2 vols., $5.75; Oologist , 40 ets. oe per annum ; Collector, 40 cts.; Am. Mag. of Nat. Science, 20 % fo ets.; O. and G;, 80 cts: ; Giagtien 90 cts. % These are only a small part, but show average prices. Bie you want anything nct listed write at once for prices, ne oe To all who send me 5 cts. before June 25th, I wit pend + the California Traveller. and Naturalist, a 16-page monthly _ _ magazine devoted to natural science, onefull year from date, . In clubs of 30 or more I will send goods, my choice, to full value of money sent. A prize aggregating $5.00 to largest Linke getter. Ihave a bankrupt stock of guns on hand that I will _ sell at cost. They are fully warranted to be the best of oe kind and to be perfectly new. 10 Forehand & Wadsworth | | : oe guns ; 12 bore $8.00, sg and 25 shells, ee 00; inser- cs = ae fend shot (etn 10 guage, 32 onlone, 14 00; “5 ie ie Bee bore, $10.00; 2 Kaffir guns, breach josie. 12 bore, $4. WD “1 Winchester center fire rifle, $11.50; 1 Chas. ‘Daily foro gun, the best gun made, $230.00. A lot of revolvers and out- fit, reloading tools, shells, etc. I also haye a lot. of iS for oologists and taxidirmists ; eggs, stamps, etc. Fea Bestof references. All letters answered. “Prive: to Ist, “5th and 10th persons answering this ad. Piles ny Wine: en i J roy one & ia Ag oa ie aed ‘ aye ES ‘ Ties ra, Naseh ea as ap othe t “ . neta’ ba ns vide be Meath de eeeyin wes , ENB HMSO Bo ye Ale tee Geb