THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. 



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laboratory lias prevented the work of the 

 AA from reaching 1 its highest efficiency. 

 1 need more room, better faeilities and an 

 assistant. To me there are no induce- 

 ments in my AA work that should not 

 apply to any lover of nature and of hu- 

 manity. I therefore appeal to you to co- 

 operate in this work, to aid in the erec- 

 tion of "The AA Home," as described 

 in the manual, to employ assistance and 

 generally to meet the expenses of the 

 work as outlined in the manual. A gift 

 may lie expended at the discretion of the 

 management (and I advise this) or it 



may be a Special Fund to be invested 

 along certain limited lines, as the donor 

 may desire. The records of receipts and 

 expenses may lie examined by any contri- 

 butor. In the case of a Special Fund, 

 a report will be rendered to the contribu- 

 tor monthly or quarterly as he may 

 desire. 



[/'/'// you please aid me in this great 

 work? If desired, I will gladly tell you 

 more in detail of my plans. 



Yours very truly, 



Edward F. Bigelow. 



PHOTOOKAPH OF NEST OF MOURNING 

 DOVE. 



This excellent photograph of nest of 

 mourning dove was taken by Dr. R. W. 

 Shufeldt. The nest is a flat structure, 



loosely put together. The bird usually 

 builds in the lower branches of a tree, 

 generally within ten feet of the ground, 

 rarely on the ground, in the eastern 

 states. 



NEST OF MOURNING DOVE. 

 Photograph by Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 



