Record. cxix 



The introduction begins with acknowledgments to contrib- 

 utors for assistance. This is followed by a bibliography, 

 which gives the titles of publications relating to birds of Mis- 

 souri. The third chapter explains the scope of the cataloo-, 

 which is a first attempt at listing all the species and subspe- 

 cies found within the State, based chiefly on the observations 

 of the author during the past twenty-eight years. It also 

 explains why, in addition to the names of the American Or- 

 nithologists' Union's Check-List, are given the synonyms 

 used by Wilson, Audubon, Nuttall, Baird and Coues. It states 

 that it was found advisable to prepare and include a detailed 

 treatment of the geographic distribution of each species and 

 subspecies in accordance with the latest sources of informa- 

 tion. It explains the terms used to indicate seasonal occur- 

 rence and relative abundance, and says that no attempt is 

 made to describe birds, as books of descriptive ornithol- 

 ogy are numerous. Besides a statement of the range of the 

 species in Missouri, dates of arrival and departure, manner of 

 occurrence as regards season and abundance, the catalog con- 

 tains such notes as may be helpful to the student in search 

 of the rarer birds. Then follow chapters on Faunal Areas, 

 Climate, Topography and Physical Conditions, Vegetation 

 and at the close chapters on the Decrease of Birds and on 

 Bird Protection. 



June 4, 1906. 



President Adolf Alt in the chair; attendance twenty. 



The following communication from Prof. G. C. Broadhead 

 of Columbia, Mo., was read: — 



♦'For twenty years I collected botanical specimens when- 

 ever I saw any interesting plants. I sent duplicates of these 

 to Dr. Engelmann, who was always glad to get them, name 

 them and write out the results in letters to me, with frequent 

 interesting and important items. The Academy of Science 

 might be pleased to receive these notes in the Doctor's hand- 

 writing, with his own signature. I therefore present them 

 to the Academy." 



(Signed) G. C. Broadhead. 



